History
For more than 80 years, Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates has provided comprehensive eye, ear, nose and throat care to generations of Carolinians. In 1923, three physicians became a part of Charlotte medical history when they formed the multispecialty group, Charlotte Eye Ear and Throat (CEET) Hospital on Seventh Street in downtown Charlotte.
The 37-bed CEET Hospital was formed by the partnership of James P. Matheson, MD, Clarence N. Peeler, MD, and Henry L. Sloan, Sr., MD. This was the first multispecialty hospital of its kind in the area, which also housed an optical department, laboratory and waiting room.
The physicians of the first multispecialty facility boast several accomplishments.
1923: Dr. James Matheson, Dr. Clarence Peeler, and Dr. Henry Sloan, Sr. form a partnership and name it Charlotte Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital on Seventh Street in downtown Charlotte. This 37-bed facility was the first specialty hospital in the area, offering additional hospital bed space and doctor’s offices as well as an optical department, laboratory and operating room.
1923: Dr. (Honorary) Wendell Roberts, Director of the Laboratory and X-ray Department, receives national attention for inventing a triangulation or three-dimensional fluoroscope that helps radiologists and doctors locate foreign bodies on X-ray.
1923: Dr. Al Dorenbusch pioneers the nasal approach to tear duct surgery.
1948: CEET welcomes Dr. Beverly Armstrong, the only otolaryngologist in the Southeast who performed the fenestration operation for improvement of hearing for patients with otosclerosis.
1951: Dr. W.E. Roberts proves that glass in the eye can be photographed on X-ray film. Dr. Verling Hart is reknowned for his expertise in endoscopy.
1952: Dr. Armstrong designs the first tympanostomy tube to alleviate middle ear problems.
1966: CEET Hospital moves to East Third Street with 62 beds and three operating suites. Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates and the CEET hospital split into separate entities.
1992: Clinical research department is established to conduct phase II-IV clinical research trials on eye and ear, nose and throat disorders.
1998: Clinical research department changes name to Southeast Clinical Research Associates to reflect expanding services and broadened fields of study.
1985: Pineville office opens.
1991: University area office opens.
1994: Matthews office opens.
1997: Merger with Laurel Eye Associates results in Monroe office opening.
1998: Belmont & Rock Hill offices open.
1999: Merger with Randolph Ear Nose & Throat Associates adds two additional offices.
2000: Headquarters relocates to new 80,000 square foot office building in the heart of Charlotte’s SouthPark area; Huntersville office opens.
2003: Merger with Children’s Eye Care and Strabismus, office in the Arboretum area of south Charlotte opens; Lancaster, SC office opens; Belmont office moves to new location on Spruce Street.
2006: Blakeney office opens.
2007: Monroe office moves to a new state of the art facility at 1632 E. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC.