Bruce Carr, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-648-3639

bruce.carr@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Dr. Bruce Carr is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the recipient of the Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is also the Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern and serves as an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology where he participates in the oral examination of physicians seeking board certification in the speciality of reproductive endocrinology. He is recognized internationally as an authority on reproductive endocrinology and has hundreds of publications and lectures to his credit. Dr. Carr’s practice focuses on diagnostic and treatment options for patients with infertility or endocrine problems, including those associated with aging like menopause. 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

FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1980)
ResidencyUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1975)
InternshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1972)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Michigan Medical School (1971)

Research Interests

Infertility
Menopause - Osteroporosis
Polycystic Ovarian Disease
Regulation of Steroidogenesis
Uterine Leiomyomas

Publications

Featured
Oral Contraceptive Pills, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists, or Use in Combination for Treatment of Hirsutism: A Clinical Research Center Study.

Carr BR, Breslau NA, Givens C, Byrd W, Barnett-Hamm C, and Marshburn PB. , Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , 1995; (80):1169-1178

Featured
Textbook of Reproductive Medicine

Carr BR and Blackwell RE (eds) , , 1993; (2nd edition):1-645

Featured
Endocrine Changes During Pregnancyin a Patient with Homozygous Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia

Parker CR Jr, Illingworth Dr, Bissonnette J, and Carr BR. , New England Journal of Medicine , 1986; (314):557-560

Featured
Lipoprotein Utilization and Cholesterol Synthesis by the Human Fetal Adrenal Gland.

Carr BR, and Simpson ER. , Endocrine Reviews , 1981; (2):306-326

Featured
Inverse Relationship Between LDL-Cholesterol and Dehydroisoandrosterone Sulfate in Human Fetal Plasma.

Parker CR, Simpson ER, Bilheimer DW, Leveno K, Carr BR, and MacDonald PC. , Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , 1979; (49):146-148

Dissecting Human Adrenal and Androgen Production: A Review.

Rainey WE, Carr BR, Sasano H, Suzuki T, and Mason JI. , Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism , 2002; (13):234-239

Vaginal Vault Prolapse After Nonsurgical and Surgical Treatment of Mullerian Agenesis.

Schaffer J, Fabricant C, and Carr BR. , Obstetrics and Gynecology , 2002; (99 (5 Supp 1)):947-949

Effects of Lower Doses of Conjugated Equine Estrogens and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate on Plasma Lipids and Liproproteins, Coagulation Factors, and Carbohydrate Metabolism.

Lobo RA, Bush T, Carr BR, and Pickar JH. , Fertility and Sterility , 2001; (76):13-24

Disorders of the Ovary and Female Reproductive Tract.

Carr, BR and Bradshaw, KD , Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine , 2001; (15th ed.):2154-2172

Metformin Directly Inhibits Androgen Production in Human Thecal Cells.

Attia GR, Rainey WE, and Carr BR. , Fertility and Sterility , 2001; (76):517-524

Honors/Awards

Appointed member, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

(2000)

First recipient and Holder of the Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

(2000)

First prize paper

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)

Chairman, NIH Reproductive Endocrinology Study Section

(1992)

Listed in "The Best Doctors in America"

by S. Naifeh and G. W. Smith, Woodward/White Inc. (1992)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Board Obstetrics and Gynecology

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Society for Gynecologic Investigation