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Jonathan Carter, M.D.

Jonathan Carter, M.D.

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgery Programs
  • Division of General Surgery
  • Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship

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(415) 353-2165
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  • 1991-1995 Stanford University B.S. Electrical Engineering, conferred with distinction
  • 1995-1996 Stanford University Master's program in medical systems
  • 1996-2000 Stanford University School of Medicine M.D. Medicine
  • 2000-2001 University of California, San Francisco - Intern, General Surgery
  • 2001-2007 University of California, San Francisco - Resident, General Surgery
  • 2007-2008 University of California, San Francisco - Chief Resident General Surgery
  • 2003-2006 University of California, San Francisco - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Transplantation Research Lab
  • 2008-2009 University of California, San Francisco - Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery Program
  • Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Surgical Hospitalist Program
  • Achalasia
  • Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Extended Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
  • Gallbladder Surgery
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Gastrointestinal surgery
  • Hernia Surgery
  • Laparascopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
  • Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band®)
  • Metabolic Surgery for Type II Diabetes
  • Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery
  • Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
  • Revisional Bariatric Surgery
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Laparoscopic gastric and esophageal surgery
  • Single-incision laparoscopic surgery
  • Clinical outcomes of bariatric surgery

Dr. Jonathan Carter is Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF and Program Director of the Advanced GI Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship .  He specializes in advanced laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery to treat diseases of the gallbladder, bile ducts, esophagus, intestines, stomach, and abdominal wall (hernia).

Carter earned undergraduate and medical degrees at Stanford University. He came to UCSF in 2000 for residency and fellowship training in laparoscopic surgery. At UCSF, he received the Julius R. Krevans Award for Clinical Excellence and the prestigious Fred H. and Esther E. Nusz Achievement Award. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed papers and was awarded the Young Investigator Award at the American Transplant Congress in 2005.   He also received the 2008 Haile T. Debas resident teaching award.

Dr. Carter is certified by the American Board of Surgery.  He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.  He joined the faculty in 2009.

Dr. Carter is a member of the Bariatric Surgery Program, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Surgical Hospitalist Program within the Division of General Surgery.

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Dr. Jonathan Carter discusses why Americans are increasingly obese and explores diets, medicines and surgical responses to this disease. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public"

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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 34
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  1. Nimeri A, Oviedo R, Vosburg WR, Fam J, Blalock CA, Altieri MS, Augustin T, Hallowell P, Carter JT, Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. ASMBS statement on metabolic and bariatric surgery for beneficiaries of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with a review of the literature. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 Sep 26. View in PubMed
  2. Wu KC, Cao S, Weaver CM, King NJ, Patel S, Kim TY, Black DM, Kingman H, Shafer MM, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Schafer AL. Intestinal Calcium Absorption Decreases After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Despite Optimization of Vitamin D Status. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 01 17; 108(2):351-360. View in PubMed
  3. Wu KC, Cao S, Weaver CM, King NJ, Patel S, Kingman H, Sellmeyer DE, McCauley K, Li D, Lynch SV, Kim TY, Black DM, Shafer MM, Özçam M, Lin DL, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Schafer AL. Prebiotic to Improve Calcium Absorption in Postmenopausal Women After Gastric Bypass: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 03 24; 107(4):1053-1064. View in PubMed
  4. Carter J, Chang J, Birriel TJ, Moustarah F, Sogg S, Goodpaster K, Benson-Davies S, Chapmon K, Eisenberg D. ASMBS position statement on preoperative patient optimization before metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 12; 17(12):1956-1976. View in PubMed
  5. Koko K, Carter JT. Routine preoperative resting echocardiography does not predict adverse cardiopulmonary events after bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jun; 17(6):1133-1137. View in PubMed
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