Charles B. Inlander is the president of the People's Medical Society. As chief executive officer since the organization's founding in early 1983, Mr. Inlander has guided the People's Medical Society to its status as the largest consumer health advocacy organization in the country.

Mr. Inlander also serves as a faculty lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Civil Justice Foundation and the National League for Health Care. He serves on the editorial board of, and writes a column for, Nursing Economics magazine. He has also been a contributing editor to Medical Self-Care magazine. His articles have appeared in scores of publications, including the New York Times.

Prior to joining the People's Medical Society, Mr. Inlander had established a national reputation as an advocate for the rights of handicapped citizens. By appointment of the United States District Court, he planned, organized and implemented the deinstitutionalization of the District of Columbia's institution for the mentally retarded. He also has served as executive director of the Institute for Research and Development in Retardation and as executive with the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens.

A native of Chicago, Mr. Inlander is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C. He has been interviewed on radio and television programs including "Donahue," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Today," "Good Morning America," "CBS Morning News," "Inside Edition" and most recently "Geraldo!" and NBC News' "A Closer Look."

Mr. Inlander is the co-author of a number of best-selling books, including Your Medical Rights (Little, Brown, 1990) and Medicine on Trial (Prentice-Hall, 1988; Pantheon Books, 1989).


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