Charles A. Berry (September 17, 1923 – March 1, 2020) was the Director of Life Sciences at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was known as the "astronauts' doctor".

[2][3][4] Working in the field of Aerospace Medicine, he participated in medical support of the Apollo space program.

[5] He then served as a member of the Mercury Astronaut Selection Committee in 1959 and then provided medical expertise to NASA.

He served as Chief Physician at the Johnson Space Center from 1962 until 1971, and as Director of Life Sciences at NASA Headquarters between 1971 and 1974.

After leaving NASA, he served as president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 1974 to 1977.