Dr James Charles

Biography

James is an Aboriginal (Kaurna) man from Adelaide S.A. He completed a Bachelor and Masters of Podiatry and the University of S.A. and has been working and living in Newcastle, NSW for the past five years, and recently moved to Albury. His passion is Aboriginal foot health, and he has worked as a podiatrist in many Aboriginal communities around Australia, in urban, rural and remote areas. He has recently been conducting Aboriginal foot health research in Sydney, Newcastle and Forster, investigating a wide range of variables that have an impact on Aboriginal foot health e.g. diabetes, smoking and obesity but focused on foot structure and function.

Research Interest

Podiatric Surgery and Pharmacology