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Jonathan Carter, MD, General Surgery, San Francisco, CA

JonathanToddCarterMD(He/Him)

General Surgery San Francisco, CA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor of Clinical Surgery University of California - San Francisco

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  • Office

    400 Parnassus Ave
    General Surgery Faculty Practice
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-353-2161
    Fax+1 415-353-2505

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2000 - 2008
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityMA, Medical Systems, 1995 - 1996
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • University of California - San Francisco Patient Safety Award University of California, 2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • New Member's Research Prize Pacific Coast Surgical Association, 2011
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Single-Incision Laparoscopic (SILS) Versus Conventional 3-port Laparoscopic Appendectomy for the Treatment of Acute Appe...  
    Carter J, Kaplan J, Nguyen J, Lin M, Rogers S, Harris H, J Am Coll Surg, 5/1/2014
  • A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Single-incision Laparoscopic (SILS) Versus Conventional 3-port Laparoscopic Appendectomy for the Treatment of Acute Appe...  
    Carter JT, Kaplan JA, Lin MY, Rogers SJ, Harris HW, J Am Col Surg, 5/1/2014
  • The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Transplant Patients  
    Lin MY, Carter JT, Rogers SJ, Posselt AM, Transplantation, 11/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Picture Is worth a Thousand Words: Embedded Images within Operative Reports Improve Understanding and Quality
    Huang E, Carter J, Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Salt Lake City, UT, 1/1/2014
  • Bone Mineral Density Declines after Gastric Bypass Surgery despite Optimized 25-OH Vitamin D Levels
    Yashar N, Wheeler A, Black D, Stewart S, Vitulano-Szefc G, Rogers S, Carter J, Posselt A, Chang H, Shoback D, Schafer A, American College of Physicians Northern California Chapter Scientific Meeting, San Jose, California, 1/1/2013
  • Predictors of Longer Hospital Stay after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: An Analysis of 9,593 Patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)
    Carter JT, Elliott S, Kaplan J, Lin M, Spina C, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S, ObesityWeek / American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Living PRIDE: Improving the Patient Experience at UCSF 
    1/1/2014
  • Robotic Surgery: Hope or Hype? 
    1/1/2014
  • Update on Sleep Apnea and Bariatric Surgery 
    1/1/2014
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Other

  • Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP after Gastric Bypass Surgery for Choledocholithiasis 
    Carter J, Kaplan J, Elliott S, Rogers S, Cello J, Digestive Disease Week
    1/1/2013
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy after Prior Laparoscopic Gastric Band Erosion 
    Elliott S, Lin M, Carter J, Posselt A, Rogers S, 2012 Meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
    1/1/2013
  • Central Pancreatectomy with Pancreatogastrostomy for Traumatic Transection of the Pancreas 
    Alemi F, Carter J, Corvera C, 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
    Orlando - 1/1/2013
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Professional Memberships