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Guy A. Carter, MD

Associate Professor, Section of Pediatric Cardiology

Cardiology

 

BS:  1963, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN.

MD:  1967, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Pediatric Internship:  1967-1968, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.

Pediatric Residency and  Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: 

             1968 - 1971, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN.

Research Fellowship in Cholesterol Metabolism and Atherosclerosis: 

             1973 - 1974, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

             Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.

 

Following graduation from Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Carter completed a Pediatric Internship at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, then returned to his home state of Indiana to complete his training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.  At Riley Hospital for Children, Dr. Carter with Dr. Don Girod and Dr. Roger Hurwitz extended the procedure of percutaneous cardiac catheterization into the infant less than 10 pounds, and published the first report of this procedure.  After completion of his residency training and fellowship in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology, Dr. Carter served for two years in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.  During this time Dr. Carter practiced both pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.  The pediatric cardiology practice at Portsmouth, VA interacted closely with the developing program in pediatric cardiology at the Eastern Virginia School of Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia.  Upon leaving the military service Dr. Carter undertook a research fellowship in cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.  During this time Dr. Carter was actively involved in the Muscatine, Iowa research component of the Iowa SCOR Grant in atherosclerosis research, and was also actively involved in the clinical research center at the University of Iowa school of medicine and the Lipid/Atherosclerosis Clinic within the Section of Adult Cardiology.  The Muscatine program involved the long-term evaluation of schoolchildren to define the incidence of early occurrence of risk factors for atherosclerosis in schoolchildren.  Dr. Carter remained at the University of Iowa School of Medicine until 1978 when he was recruited to the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Shortly before this date the University of South Dakota School of Medicine had expanded to a four-year program, and in joining the faculty Dr. Carter became the first Pediatric Cardiologist to be in a  full-time Practice within the State of South Dakota.  In 1988 Dr. Carter joined the Fargo Clinic in Fargo, ND where he joined the existing partnership of Dr. William Norberg and Dr. Gerald Atwood.  There his practice was expanded to include both Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care, including both the management of children following cardiac surgery and children with other severe illnesses.  In Fargo Dr. Carter was also a member of the faculty of the University of ND School of Medicine in Grand Forks, ND.   Dr. Carter joined the faculty of the University of Missouri school of medicine in 1993.

 

While at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine Dr. Carter developed a specialty interest in non-invasive methodologies for the diagnosis of congenital heart defects in children, particularly in the applications of echocardiography.  Also at the University of South Dakota, Dr. Carter had the opportunity to work with the faculty and staff at other major medical centers including the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, including the Children’s Hospital of Omaha, as the diagnostic capabilities of the echocardiography facilities in Sioux Falls developed.  This association with other centers also included the opportunity for cooperative publications such as publications with the Mayo Clinic describing the occurrence of supravalvular aortic stenosis in an extended family without Williams syndrome.  In conjunction with radiology, adult cardiology, and Perinatalogy in Sioux Falls the echocardiography facilities developed capabilities in the diagnosis of congenital heart defects in children utilizing two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography as well as diagnostic capabilities for recognizing congenital heart defects in neonates through the use of fetal echocardiography.   Dr. Carter continued to expand his capabilities in non-invasive diagnosis of congenital heart defects in children while at the Fargo clinic with the addition of transesophageal echocardiography in the operating room.  The utilization of fetal echocardiography has been further expanded at the University of Missouri school of medicine working with the section of Perinatalogy with Dr. Hess and Dr. Floyd.  Dr. Carter was a contributor to Dr. Hess’ textbook on fetal echocardiography.

 

At the University of Missouri Dr. Carter continues in the clinical practice of Pediatric Cardiology with an emphasis on non-invasive diagnosis, fetal echocardiography, congenital heart defects in the adult, and the management of hyperlipidemias in childhood.