Are You a Faculty Member?
If you are a faculty member and would like to make a change to your faculty profile, please login to Profile+ with your UT Southwestern Id and password. Questions? Please email Web Services at webservices@utsouthwestern.edu.
Bruce Carr, MD
Endowed Title: Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-648-4747
Office Fax: 214-648-8066
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Dr. Bruce Carr is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He also holds the Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Carr earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and received both his residency and fellowship training at UT Southwestern. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Dr. Carr is internationally recognized as an authority on reproductive endocrinology and has been acknowledged for his contributions to research and training of specialists in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Seminars in Reproductive Medicine and co-editor of the foundational texts Essential Reproductive Medicine and the Textbook of Reproductive Medicine.
Dr. Carr is a member of the New York Academy of Science, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Dr. Carr's practice focuses on diagnostic and treatment options for patients with infertility or endocrine problems, including those associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). His patients benefit from years of laboratory and clinical research. Among the topics he has investigated are the regulation of the expression of steroidogenic enzymes, the regulation of ovarian and adrenal androgen production, hormone therapy and menopause, endometriosis, leiomyomas, and infertility.
Education
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1980) |
| Residency | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1975) |
| Internship | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1972) |
| Medical School | University of Michigan Medical School (1971) |
Research Interests
Publications
Carr BR, Breslau NA, Givens C, Byrd W, Barnett-Hamm C, and Marshburn PB. , Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , 1995; (80):1169-1178
Carr BR and Blackwell RE (eds) , , 1993; (2nd edition):1-645
Parker CR Jr, Illingworth Dr, Bissonnette J, and Carr BR. , New England Journal of Medicine , 1986; (314):557-560
Carr BR, and Simpson ER. , Endocrine Reviews , 1981; (2):306-326
Parker CR, Simpson ER, Bilheimer DW, Leveno K, Carr BR, and MacDonald PC. , Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , 1979; (49):146-148
Rainey WE, Carr BR, Sasano H, Suzuki T, and Mason JI. , Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism , 2002; (13):234-239
Schaffer J, Fabricant C, and Carr BR. , Obstetrics and Gynecology , 2002; (99 (5 Supp 1)):947-949
Attia GR, Rainey WE, and Carr BR. , Fertility and Sterility , 2001; (76):517-524
Lobo RA, Bush T, Carr BR, and Pickar JH. , Fertility and Sterility , 2001; (76):13-24
Carr, BR and Bradshaw, KD , Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine , 2001; (15th ed.):2154-2172
Related Links
Honors/Awards
(2000)
(2000)
Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and 16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility and 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (1998)
(1992)
by S. Naifeh and G. W. Smith, Woodward/White Inc. (1992)