"Dr. Richard Rhodes finished his pre-med training at Kent State University. He then received his D.O. in Medicine from Des Moines University, where he worked his way through medical school as a radio and television announcer.
He continued his post-graduate training at Warren General Hospital in Warren, Ohio and remained on their staff for 31 years.
Dr. Rhodes began his medical practice in a rural community in Ashtabula County, Ohio. While there, he was appointed the medical coroner and also interim sheriff. He was also the physician for Don King’s boxers, including Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, and Tim Witherspoon, all of whom were Heavyweight Champions.
In 1974, Dr. Rhodes developed the Emergency Department at Warren General Hospital, a 220 bed teaching hospital in Ohio, and served as Director of Emergency Medicine there for 16 years. During this time, he founded Emergency Physicians Inc. and managed the Emergency Departments in 7 hospitals in Ohio, Kansas, and Indiana. He was a member of The American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association, and was certified in family practice. He was also listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest.
Dr. Rhodes subsequently left Ohio and moved to Charleston, South Carolina with his wife Mary Jo and his family. He became Regional Medical Director for Doctors Care and was responsible for overseeing 11 medical centers for 10 years.
He was recently appointed a Top Physician by The International Association of HealthCare Professionals and included in the publication The Leading Physicians of the World while practicing family medicine at Health First in Charleston, S.C."
