PeterRCarterMD

Summary

• Peter Carter, MD is a retired orthopaedic surgeon based in Dallas, TX, with a subspecialty in hand surgery. He completed his medical education at the University of California, Berkeley, New Mexico School of Medicine, Parkland Hospital Straight Surgery internship. He completed an Orthopaedic residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed a hand fellowship with J. William Littler at the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. Dr. Carter has extensive experience in various hand and wrist surgeries, including functional reconstruction, traumatology, oncology, and more. His special interest is Pediatric Hand Surgery and he was a founder of the Scottish Rite for Children Hand Surgical Service in Dallas, TX. We have trained over 200 hand surgeons now practicing around the USA and other parts of the world. He has been recognized for his contributions to medical literature, with several publications in respected journals like The Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume, and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, which have been cited numerous times by other publications. He is the author of Common Hand Injuries and Infections now in its 3rd edition and Reconstruction of the Child's Hand.