Originally from New York , Dr. Charles Lamb has made South Bend his home since joining CardioThoracic Surgery P.C. over a decade ago. Since that time he has been an attending cardiothoracic surgeon at Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center, Elkhart General Hospital, St. Joseph Community Hospital of Mishawaka and LaPorte Hospital.

After graduating cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lamb earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. His medical training continued with an internship and residency in General Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and a residency in Thoracic Surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Before entering private practice with CTS, Dr. Lamb was Clinical Associate in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Lamb holds board certification with the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is licensed in the state of Indiana. His professional medical society memberships include the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Indiana State Medical Association, St. Joseph County Medical Society and St. Joseph County Academy of Surgery. He is also a member of the American Heart Association's Council on Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery.

With his wife, Candes, and their three sons, Dr. Lamb enjoys golf, boating and travel.