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Cameron Carter, MD, Psychiatry, Sacramento, CA

CameronS.CarterMD

Psychiatry Sacramento, CA

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Director, UC Davis Imaging Research Center; Director, UC Davis Center for Neuroscience.

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  • Office

    2230 Stockton Blvd
    Sacramento, CA 95817
    Phone+1 916-734-2972

Education & Training

  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1989
  • University of Western Australia Faculty of Medicine
    University of Western Australia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1993 - 2004
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Multicenter Study of Ketamine Effects on Functional Connectivity: Large Scale Network Relationships, Hubs and Symptom Mechanisms  
    Ragy R Girgis, Richard J Maddock, John D Ragland, Daniel C Javitt, Cameron S Carter, Joshua T Kantrowitz, Jeffrey Lieberman, John H Krystal, Lawrence S Kegeles, Willia..., ScienceDirect
  • Association of Age at Onset and Longitudinal Course of Prefrontal Function in Youth with Schizophrenia  
    Tara A Niendam, J Daniel Ragland, Cameron S Carter, JAMA
  • Oxford University Press Has Registered This DOI Pre-Publication  
    J Daniel Ragland, Cameron S Carter, Oxford University Press
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Lectures

  • 7th Annual Psychotic Disorders Conference: Advanced Strategies for the Management of Psychosis 
    UC Davis Health System, Sacramento, California - 9/13/2012

Press Mentions

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Targets the Amygdala
    Emotion-Focused Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Targets the AmygdalaApril 17th, 2023
  • NS/ Human Brain Organoids Respond to Visual Stimuli When Transplanted into Adult Rats
    NS/ Human Brain Organoids Respond to Visual Stimuli When Transplanted into Adult RatsFebruary 15th, 2023
  • Scientists Gaining Better Understanding of How Most Common ADHD Medication Works
    Scientists Gaining Better Understanding of How Most Common ADHD Medication WorksDecember 8th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Interdisciplinary Training Program In Neurotherapeutics (6 Of 6)National Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2011
  • Pathophysiology Of Cognitive Disability In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
  • High Field MRI Scanner For Integrative NeuroscienceNational Center For Research Resources2010
  • Brain-Based Measures For Treatment Development Of Impaired Cognition In SchizophrNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
  • Cognitive Control In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2010
  • 2/5-Cognitive Neuroscience TASK Reliability &Clinical Applications ConsortiumNational Institute Of Mental Health2008–2010
  • Core--NeuroimagingNational Institute On Aging2006–2010
  • Cognitive Neurogenetics Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
  • Interdisciplinary Training Program In NeurotherapeuticsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2007
  • Frontal Cortical Dysfunction In Schizophrenia: Neuroendophenotypes And IllnessNational Institute Of Mental Health2007
  • Brain-Based Measures Treatment Development Of Impaired Cognition In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2007
  • Brain-Based Treatment--Impaired Cognition SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2006
  • Frontal Cortical Dysfunction In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2006
  • Cognitive Neuroscience Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2005
  • Cognitive Neuroscience Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2003
  • Pathophysiology Of Cognitive Disability In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2003
  • FMRI Investigations Of Reward-Contingent Decison-Making In Child And Adolescent.National Institute Of Mental Health2002
  • CNS Catecholamines And Cognitive Dysfunction In SchizophreniaNational Center For Research Resources1997–2000
  • Neuromodulation, Topography &Symptoms In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
  • Effects Of Caffeine On Attention To Threat Related StimuliNational Center For Research Resources1991