Dr. Charles Modlin, M.D., MBA: Inaugural Medical Director of the Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) at MetroHealth

Dr. Charles Modlin, M.D., MBA, serves as the Inaugural Medical Director of the Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) at MetroHealth where he provides operational and thought leadership, perspective and vision on the multi-dimensional matters of diversity and health equity through the lens of a clinician. His role is key to the development of programs to promote and strengthen an inclusive and diverse culture and promote health equity for all. He also practices clinical urology at MetroHealth.

Dr. Modlin is formerly a 27-year veteran and member of Cleveland Clinic’s Surgical Staff, Associate Professor of Surgery, and is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon & Urologist and served on Cleveland Clinic’s Board of Governors, Board of Directors and Board of Trustees and served as the elected President of the Medical Staff of Cleveland Clinic. He founded Cleveland Clinic’s Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC) and in 2003 established Cleveland Clinic’s famed Annual Minority Men’s Health Fair (which as of 2022 he established at MetroHealth) that has provided free health screenings, health examinations and health education to thousands of predominantly African American males for the early detection of disease to enhance and save lives. In 2011, he was named by The Atlanta Post as one of the Top 21 Black Doctors in America. Dr. Modlin was the First African American Staff Urologist in the History of Cleveland Clinic AND the First and Only ever Black Transplant Surgeon in the History of Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Modlin graduated from Northwestern University and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, completed a six-year residency in Urologic Surgery at New York University, a three-year fellowship in kidney transplantation surgery at Cleveland Clinic and joined the Cleveland Clinic Staff in 1996. He has completed organizational leadership development training certification at the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Modlin is a noted national leader for the elimination of health disparities and promotion of health equity. Honors include Appointment to the Ohio Commission on Minority Health by two Ohio Governors, Northwestern University Presidential Alumni Medal, the Inaugural 2009 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Distinguished Humanitarianism in Medicine Award, 2007 MLK Greater Cleveland Partnership Community Service Award, Call & Post 100 Top Influential Leaders, numerous Cleveland Magazine Best Doctors recognitions, recognition in the Inaugural Edition of Who’s Who in Black Cleveland as One of Cleveland’s Most Interesting, and the prestigious 2015 Black Professional Association Black Professional of the Year recognition, The Soul of Philanthropy Award in 2021, among many other recognitions and awards. Governor Mike DeWine in March 2020 appointed Dr. Modlin to serve on the Ohio Governor’s Minority Covid-19 Strike Force (MSF) where he chaired the Education, Communications & Outreach Subcommittee.

Dr. Modlin has also dedicated his life to mentoring the younger generation who aspire to achieve their goals in life. As such, he is a published author of a success navigation and mentorship book, entitled “It Isn’t Difficult To Do It IF You Know How To Do It”, in which he provides practical and advanced advice, wisdom, guidance and life and career navigation success guidance based upon his lived experiences in order to help facilitate the younger generation in successfully navigating their success journeys.

Though the health fair is geared toward men and minority health concerns, MetroHealth welcomes anyone to attend. For more information, please visit https://www.metrohealth.org/mmhf