Dr. Carlos Jorge, MD, ABAARM, FAARFM

Dr. Jorge is a co-founder of Companion Health, PLLC a new innovative membership based functional primary care center in Charlotte, NC. Companion Health is changing healthcare one client at a time by taking a deep medicine approach to all clients. Most recently he was co-founder and partner at Ballantyne Medical Associates in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Jorge is triple board certified in family medicine, clinical lipidology, and functional medicine & anti-aging.  

Dr. Jorge is the former Medical Director of Presbyterian Novant Heart and Wellness and Corporate Medicine located in Charlotte, North Carolina.  He was also the Co-Chair of the Presbyterian Novant Heart and Wellness Committee in charge of integrating primary care physicians and specialists with a comprehensive and advanced approach to cardiovascular wellness and prevention. In addition, Dr. Jorge led the Work Well. Be Well! Initiative to create an integrated model of corporate wellness and patient-centered medical homes. 

He is an active member of various groups and boards including the National Lipid Association, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Practice, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. He is a previous clinical advisor to the Cleveland Heart Lab at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Jorge originates from the Dominican Republic where he attended medical school and graduated Cum Laude from the National University Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU) in 1999. He completed his residency in 2002 at the Northwestern University affiliated family practice program at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, where he also served as chief resident.