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Julia F Charles

Julia F Charles, MD, PhD

Rheumatology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Locations

  1. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Rheumatology Clinic
  2. Brigham and Women's Rheumatology Arthritis Center

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, Rheumatology (Internal Medicine), 2007
  • Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2004
  • Medical Education: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 2001

Board Certifications

  • Rheumatology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

99 ratings, 54 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 2/7/2026

    Dr. Charles was exceptional in terms of her expertise, wisdom and medical planning. I was grateful for the appointment and came away feeling confident about next steps.

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Dr. Charles was exceptionally thoughtful, kind, and supportive.

  • Reviewed on 1/28/2026

    Dr. Charles is incredibly well prepared and knowledgeable about my health status and my needs and is very attentive and detail-oriented. She's one of the best doctors I've ever seen.

  • Reviewed on 1/25/2026

    She is a wonderful doctor-extremely knowledgeable and great at answering questions as well as caring. I feel that she knows me and provides excellent care. I have and will continue to recommend her highly to others.

  • Reviewed on 1/25/2026

    It's a privilege to have Dr Charles as a provider. She responds promptly and timely. She's a caring professional and I feel has my best interests and health recommendations in mind. She listens to my concerns and always discusses all applicable options with me. I truly feel cared about by Dr Charles. Thank you for having her as a provider.

  • Reviewed on 1/12/2026

    Dr Charles is very caring and provides excellent care. She always listens and shows concern for my issues, always asks if I have questions.

  • Reviewed on 1/16/2026

    Excellent, very good communicator explaining my condition.

  • Reviewed on 1/10/2026

    Good experience as usual

  • Reviewed on 12/22/2025

    Dr. Julia Charles is a blessing to all in her care. She is kind, brilliant and very confident. I feel so fortunate to be under her care; my health condition has improved dramatically.

  • Reviewed on 12/14/2025

    Dr Charles provided me with valuable information and heard my concerns. Together we arrived at the best solution. I am most grateful for her attention and care.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Dr Charles listened, explained my medical condition, talked with me about solutions and was honest with me. I truly have a better grasp of what I should do.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Very thorough and caring.

  • Reviewed on 12/7/2025

    I couldnt feel more confident with my care in the hands of Dr. Charles. She is thoughtful, so caring, explains everything..ie next steps of your care, etc. And always follows up almost immediately. Oh..did I mention how brilliant she is? She is a gem.

  • Reviewed on 12/7/2025

    Dr. Charles is amazing, and the clinic staff are polite and wonderful. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 11/19/2025

    Dr. Charles is extremely knowledgeable, thorough, explains things well, and I always feel like I've had an excellent visit and I appreciate her as a doctor and researcher.

  • Reviewed on 11/17/2025

    Dr.Julia Charles is an oustanding, caring, knowledgable, patient,professional,friendly, and a wonderful doctor,she explained everything to me.I am happy to have her as my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 11/12/2025

    very thorough and thoughtful

  • Reviewed on 11/9/2025

    Very Thorough. Extremely impressed by her knowledge, explanations, options, care, perception of my feelings and understanding of the importance of trust. She is an exceptional doctor. I'm pleased and grateful to be under her care.

  • Reviewed on 11/8/2025

    Dr. Charles is very compassionate and knowledgeable. She seems to care for you when speaking with you and is very caring and professional with her exam.

  • Reviewed on 11/7/2025

    I like Dr Charles very much. She is always very thoughtful and listens to my concerns and always has helpful suggestions.

  • Reviewed on 10/31/2025

    Dr. Charles was very knowledgeable and took the time to discuss a personalized treatment decision and plan.

  • Reviewed on 10/27/2025

    Dr Charles is thorough, caring and communicates well.

  • Reviewed on 10/27/2025

    Dr. Charles is kind, brilliant and an amazing doct

  • Reviewed on 10/22/2025

    This was my first visit with Dr Charles. She was wonderful. She asked me multiple questions. We discussed my recent test and she was able to answer all the questions I had about my issues. I left her office much reassured about my concerns.

  • Reviewed on 10/20/2025

    Dr. Julia Charles is so caring and so thorough. She is the best!

  • Reviewed on 10/5/2025

    Dr. Charles is a fantastic, caring, smart, informed and thoughtful practitioner. She listens, considers, discusses and respects. I am lucky to have her as my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 9/21/2025

    Exceptionally knowledgeable in her field, yet able to clearly explain medical facts in understandable terms without "dumbing down" the explanation. Compassionate and helpful.

  • Reviewed on 9/4/2025

    It is too difficult to get appointments. The wait time is approximately 4-6 months. I have yet been able to get an in-person appointment and still waiting for someone to get back to me.

  • Reviewed on 9/4/2025

    Dr Julia Charles went over and above to see me and relieve the insatiably pain I was enduring. Dr Julia Charles saw me at 4:30 on a Friday afternoon. I think this says volumes about this caring compassionate, selfless professional. Everyone should laud her praises as she set the example of what professionalism is. I am so indebted to her.

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    Dr Charles is an outstanding clinician; knowledgeable and open to discussion of my medical goals and our current regumen

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    Attentive and knowledgeable

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    Dr. CHARLES was very attentive to my needs as I'm grieving my deceased husband. So she listened to me intently and made some nice recommendations. I really appreciate her.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    She is amazingly thorough, always listens to what I have to say and explains my treatment options thoroughly. AND - she is caring. She even promptly answers the questions I send her way via Gateway! On a scale of 1-10 she really is a 15.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    Dr. Charles is very patient and explained things clearly. She is a good listner and showed care to what the patient needs. I look forward to next visit to her

  • Reviewed on 7/23/2025

    Excellent provider

  • Reviewed on 7/22/2025

    Dr. Charles is an excellent provider. She is a competent and compassionate physician. I highly recommend my friends and family to her for treatment.

  • Reviewed on 7/21/2025

    very knowledgeable and caring. gives comprehensive medical care.

  • Reviewed on 7/7/2025

    Dr Charles was thoughtful fir my complicated case and assured me what i dont have which put me at ease.

  • Reviewed on 7/6/2025

    Dr. Julia Charles is the best. She puts her patients at ease and talks with them in language that is easy to understand. She has a wonderful personality!

  • Reviewed on 7/5/2025

    Dr. Charles was wonderful. She took time to listen and address my concerns. She explained everything about my condition and made recommendations for treatment which she also fully explained. She was very knowledgeable and informed.

  • Reviewed on 6/26/2025

    Dr. Charles is kind, caring and professional. She is very knowledgable and offers expert guidance. I can't say enough about how much I appreciate her.

  • Reviewed on 6/22/2025

    She is a GEM! I trust her

  • Reviewed on 6/18/2025

    Dr. Charles is as good a doctor as any I've encountered, and better than most. That is, she clearly knew her stuff; knew my history; was able to elicit my concerns and answer my questions; and relate professionally to my situation.

  • Reviewed on 6/8/2025

    Dr. Charles is so kind and patient. Anybody would be so lucky to have her as a doctor. I consider myself extremely lucky . She is extremely thorough and a very caring kind individual as well.

  • Reviewed on 5/28/2025

    Dr. Charles is a wonderful clinician. She listens carefully and always addresses my concerns in a way that makes it easy to understand. I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Charles in my corner.

  • Reviewed on 5/25/2025

    Outstanding encounter with this provider. Her evaluation was very thorough and her assessment was astute. She discussed recommendations with me and finalized decisions after discussing options and inviting my input.

  • Reviewed on 5/18/2025

    I feel lucky to have Dr. Charles as my doctor. She has looked carefully at my whole situation, and has worked to come up with the best plan for my complicated situation.

  • Reviewed on 5/11/2025

    Dr Julia Charles was warm, engaged, and an excellent educator.

  • Reviewed on 5/10/2025

    Excellent!

  • Reviewed on 5/2/2025

    She was very, seemed very knowledgeable, was very patient, took plenty of time with me about my questions. I didn't feel rushed at all. I really appreciate that. I really like her as a provider.

  • Reviewed on 4/17/2025

    Dr. Child is a wonderful provider. I'm very lucky to have her. She is helpful, she listens. I can't think of a better person to have as my physician.

  • Reviewed on 4/14/2025

    Dr. Charles is extremely knowledgeable on osteoporosis and practical in the advice she gives. That's it. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 4/14/2025

    Dr. Charles is my favorite doctor!

  • Reviewed on 3/29/2025

    Dr. Charles is an expert clinician and a very compassionate physician. A wonderful combination.