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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-777-9733
Summary
- John Jeffrey Carr - aka "Jeff Carr"; I am physician-scientist working in the area of cardiovascular medicine developing and validating imaging biomarkers for use in genomic / personalized medicine and as clinical decision support tools. Clinically, I am engaged in noninvasive cardiovascular imaging with CT, MRI and ultrasound.
Current publication in JAMA Cardiology: Association of Coronary Artery Calcium in Adults Aged 32 to 46 Years With Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Death
http://ja.ma/2kBs9Pr
For more information: http://labnodes.vanderbilt.edu/member/profile/id/10852
Education & Training
Wake Forest UniversityMSc, Clinical Epidemiology, 1994 - 1998
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 1993 - 1994
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1989 - 1993
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1997 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2013
FL State Medical License 1998 - 2005
AL State Medical License 1997 - 2000
SC State Medical License 1997 - 2000
VA State Medical License 1997 - 2000
PA State Medical License 1993 - 1994- American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Vanderbilt University Endowed Chair
- Best Doctors in America Best Doctors
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 76 citationsEffect of Simvastatin (80 mg) on Coronary and Abdominal Aortic Arterial Calcium (from the Coronary Artery Calcification Treatment with Zocor [CATZ] Study)James G. Terry, J. Jeffrey Carr, Ethel O. Kouba, Donna H. Davis, Lata Menon
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2007-06-15 - 717 citationsCalcified Coronary Artery Plaque Measurement with Cardiac CT in Population-based Studies: Standardized Protocol of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Cor...J. Jeffrey Carr, Jennifer C. Nelson, Nathan D. Wong, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Yadon Arad
Radiology. 2005-01-01 - 16 citationsGlomerular filtration rate and albuminuria predict mortality independently from coronary artery calcified plaque in the Diabetes Heart StudyAmanda J. Cox, Fang-Chi Hsu, J. Jeffrey Carr, Barry I. Freedman, Donald W. Bowden
Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2013-04-18
Journal Articles
- Original Research Coronary Artery Calcium Scores and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Stratification in Smokers: MESADavid Herrington, Elizabeth C Oelsner, Matthew Budoff, Joseph Yeboah, John W McEvoy, Parveen Garg, J Jeffrey Carr, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Calcium Buildup in Young Arteries May Signal Heart Attack RiskDecember 15th, 2019
Atherosclerosis in Young Patients Increases Risk of Early DeathFebruary 8th, 2017
Grant Support
- Longitudinal Changes In Pericardial Adiposity And Subclinical AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Bioimaging Resource CoreNational Institute On Aging2010–2011
- Personally Controlled Sharing Of Medical Images In The Rural And Urban SoutheastNational Institute Of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering2009–2010
- Genetics Of Bone And Vascular Calcium In Type 2 DiabetesNational Center For Research Resources2004–2007
- Genetics Of Bone And Vascular Calcium In Type 2 DiabetesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2002–2004
- Gencac - Arterial Calcium Reading CenterNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2004
- Genetics Of Bone And Vascular Calcium In Type 2 DiabetesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001
- Gencac - Arterial Calcium Reading CenterNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001
- Reader Accuracy With Video Display Of MammogramsNational Cancer Institute1999–2000
Committees
- President, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2013 - 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyFellow
- Member
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- North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (NASCI)Member
External Links
- Coronary Artery Calcium and CHD and Deathhttp://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2601071?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=806922082&utm_content=content_engagement%7Carticle_engagement&utm_campaign=press_release&linkId=34376181
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