
Preston Leroy Carter MD FACS, ASMBS
Bariatric Surgery, Breast
staff surgeon, senior bariatric surgeon, Madigan Army Medical Center
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5000 Fitzsimmons DrMadigan Army Medical CenterTacoma, WA 98431
Phone+1 253-968-2200
Fax+1 253-968-0232
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Education & Training
- Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1975
- Madigan Army Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1970 - 1971
- University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 1973 - 2022
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsStemming the Tide of Opioid Addiction-Dramatic Reductions in Postoperative Opioid Requirements Through Preoperative Education and a Standardized Analgesic Regimen.Rowan R. Sheldon, Jessica B. Weiss, Woo S. Do, Dominic M. Forte, Preston L. Carter
Military Medicine. 2020-03-02 - The Halifax Explosion a century later: Lessons for our time.Preston L. Carter
American Journal of Surgery. 2017-12-15 - 34 citationsRoutine intraoperative leak testing for sleeve gastrectomy: is the leak test full of hot air?Jason Bingham, Michael S. Lallemand, Morgan R. Barron, John Kuckelman, Preston L. Carter
American Journal of Surgery. 2016-05-01
Press Mentions
- Clearing a Cancer Care Path for 25 YearsOctober 23rd, 2019
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