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Jonathan Carter, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Contact Information
UCSF Surgery Faculty Practice
400 Parnassus Avenue, room A655
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353-2161
Academic Office:
521 Parnassus Avenue, Room C347
San Francisco, CA 94143-0790
(415) 476-0974
jonathan.carter@ucsfmedctr.org
Education
- 1991-1995 Stanford University B.S. Electrical Engineering, conferred with distinction
- 1995-1996 Stanford University Master's program in medical systems
- 1996-2000 Stanford University School of Medicine M.D. Medicine
Residencies
- 2000-2001 University of California, San Francisco - Intern, General Surgery
- 2001-2007 University of California, San Francisco - Resident, General Surgery
- 2007-2008 University of California, San Francisco - Chief Resident General Surgery
Fellowships
- 2003-2006 University of California, San Francisco - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Transplantation Research Lab
- 2008-2009 University of California, San Francisco - Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery
Program Affiliations
- Bariatric Surgery Program
- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Surgical Hospitalist Program
Clinical Expertise
- Advanced laparoscopic surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
- Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
- Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- Hernia Surgery
Research Interests
- Clinical outcomes of obesity surgery
- Periampullary malignancies
- Laparoscopic gastric and esophageal surgery
- Surgical treatment of diabetes
Biography
Dr. Jonathan Carter is Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He specializes in advanced laparoscopic and foregut surgery to treat conditions of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, and bile ducts.
Dr. Carter completed undergraduate, graduate, and medical school at Stanford University, where he was the recipient of numerous academic awards before coming to UCSF in 2000 for residency and fellowship training. He is the recipient of the Julius R. Krevans award for clinical excellence and the prestigious Fred H. and Esther E. Nusz achievement award. After completing residency in 2008, Dr. Carter underwent additional fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Carter's research interests include benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus, morbid obesity, the surgical treatment of diabetes, stomach cancer, and disorders of the biliary system. He has authored over 20 papers, received NIH NRSA research funding, and was awarded the Young Investigator Award at the American Transplant Congress in 2005. Dr. Carter also teaches medical students and residents and is the 2008 recipient of the Haile T. Debas resident teaching award.
Dr. Carter is a member of the Bariatric Surgery Program, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Surgical Hospitalist Program within the Division of General Surgery.
Selected Publications
- Alfrey EJ, Lee CM, Scandling JD, Witter MM, Carter JT, Markezich AJ, Salvatierra O, Dafoe DC. Expanded criteria donors: an update on outcome in single versus dual transplants. Transplantation Proceedings 1997; 29: 3675-3677
- Lu AD, Carter JT, Weinstein RJ, Prapong W, Salvatierra O, Dafoe DC, and Alfrey EJ. Excellent outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: a report of the first 50 dual transplants at Stanford University. Archives of Surgery 1999 Sep;134(9):971-5; discussion 975-6
- Lee CM, Carter JT, Weinstein R, Pease H, Scandling JD, Pavlakis M, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Dual kidney transplantation: older donors for older recipients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 189(1): 82-92.
- Lu AD, Carter JT, Weinstein RJ, Stratta RJ, Taylor RJ, Bowers VD, Ratner LE, Chavin KD, Johnson LB, Kuo PC, Cole EH, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: an analysis of the dual registry patients. Transplantation 2000 Jan 27;69(2):281-5
- Lee CM, Carter JT, Randall HB, Hirose R, Stock PG, Melzer JS, Dafoe DC, Freise CE, Alfrey EJ. The effect of age and prolonged cold ischemia times on the national allocation of cadaveric renal allografts. Journal of Surgical Research, June, 2000. 91:(1) p83-88.
In the News
Dr. Jonathan Carter Leads Team Performing City's First Single-Incision Gallbladder Removal
UCSF Today - Jun 09, 2009
"Surgeons at UCSF have
taken a major step down the path toward less invasive procedures,
performing San Francisco's first gallbladder removal using only a
single, small incision hidden within the navel.The procedure, which took place in May, is a significant advance in the field of minimally invasive surgery, said UCSF gastrointestinal surgeon Jonathan Carter, MD, who led the surgical team........."
