Jonathan Carter, MD
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

After earning his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, Carter completed a residency in surgery and a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at UCSF.

Carter is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. As a UCSF faculty member, Carter has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers in the subject areas of esophageal disease, bariatric surgery, hernia and medical information science.

Carter received the 2008 and 2015 UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' Excellence in Teaching Awards, as well as UCSF's annual patient safety award in 2014 and 2016. He received the Julius R. Krevans Award for patient care at UCSF, as well as the prestigious Fred H. and Esther E. Nusz Achievement Award.

See a UCTV video of Carter, who discusses Obesity in America – Diet, Drugs or Surgery.

• ASMBS position statement on preoperative patient optimization before metabolic and bariatric surgery.
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2021 Carter J, Chang J, Birriel TJ, Moustarah F, Sogg S, Goodpaster K, Benson-Davies S, Chapmon K, Eisenberg D
• Preventing Recurrence in Clean and Contaminated Hernias Using Biologic Versus Synthetic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair: The PRICE Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Annals of surgery 2021 Harris HW, Primus F, Young C, Carter JT, Lin M, Mukhtar RA, Yeh B, Allen IE, Freise C, Kim E, Sbitany H, Young DM, Hansen S
• Routine preoperative resting echocardiography does not predict adverse cardiopulmonary events after bariatric surgery.
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2021 Koko K, Carter JT
• Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in an Academic General Surgical Program: Implications for Acute Care Surgeons.
  Surgical innovation 2020 Ross JT, Liang NE, Lebares CC, Carter JT, Harris HW, Cello JP, Rogers SJ, Lin MYC
• Increases in PYY and uncoupling of bone turnover are associated with loss of bone mass after gastric bypass surgery.
  Bone 2019 Kim TY, Shoback DM, Black DM, Rogers SJ, Stewart L, Carter JT, Posselt AM, King NJ, Schafer AL
• Safety of concomitant cholecystectomy with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass: a MBSAQIP analysis.
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2019 Wood SG, Kumar SB, Dewey E, Lin MY, Carter JT
• Changes in Lean Mass, Absolute and Relative Muscle Strength, and Physical Performance After Gastric Bypass Surgery.
  The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2019 Alba DL, Wu L, Cawthon PM, Mulligan K, Lang T, Patel S, King NJ, Carter JT, Rogers SJ, Posselt AM, Stewart L, Shoback DM, Schafer AL
• Perioperative pregnancy interval, contraceptive counseling experiences, and contraceptive use in women undergoing bariatric surgery.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2018 Mengesha BM, Carter JT, Dehlendorf CE, Rodriguez AJ, Steinauer JE
• Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy safer than laparoscopic gastric bypass? a comparison of 30-day complications using the MBSAQIP data registry.
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2018 Kumar SB, Hamilton BC, Wood SG, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Lin MY
• Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Bone Mass and Microarchitecture Occur Early and Particularly Impact Postmenopausal Women.
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2018 Schafer AL, Kazakia GJ, Vittinghoff E, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Kim TY, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Pasco C, Shoback DM, Black DM
• Bone Marrow Fat Changes After Gastric Bypass Surgery Are Associated With Loss of Bone Mass.
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2017 Kim TY, Schwartz AV, Li X, Xu K, Black DM, Petrenko DM, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Posselt AM, Carter JT, Shoback DM, Schafer AL
• Near-perfect compliance with SCIP Inf-9 had no effect on catheter utilization or urinary tract infections at an academic medical center.
  American journal of surgery 2017 Kaplan JA, Carter JT
• Obesity and the role of bariatric surgery in the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a review of the literature.
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2016 Springer BD, Carter JT, McLawhorn AS, Scharf K, Roslin M, Kallies KJ, Morton JM, Kothari SN
• Expanded indications for bariatric surgery: should patients on chronic steroids be offered bariatric procedures?
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2015 Kaplan JA, Schecter SC, Rogers SJ, Lin MYC, Posselt AM, Carter JT
• Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Elective or Emergency Paraesophageal Hernia Repair.
  JAMA surgery 2015 Kaplan JA, Schecter S, Lin MY, Rogers SJ, Carter JT
• Intestinal Calcium Absorption Decreases Dramatically After Gastric Bypass Surgery Despite Optimization of Vitamin D Status.
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2015 Schafer AL, Weaver CM, Black DM, Wheeler AL, Chang H, Szefc GV, Stewart L, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Shoback DM, Sellmeyer DE
• Electronic medical records and quality improvement.
  Neurosurgery clinics of North America 2015 Carter JT
• A prospective, randomized controlled trial of single-incision laparoscopic vs conventional 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2014 Carter JT, Kaplan JA, Nguyen JN, Lin MY, Rogers SJ, Harris HW
• Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and efficacious for pretransplant candidates.
  Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2013 Lin MY, Tavakol MM, Sarin A, Amirkiai SM, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM
• Safety and feasibility of sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients following liver transplantation.
  Surgical endoscopy 2012 Lin MY, Tavakol MM, Sarin A, Amirkiai SM, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM
• Predictors of long-term outcome after laparoscopic esophagomyotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2011 Carter JT, Nguyen D, Roll GR, Ma SW, Way LW
• Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater: biological behavior and surgical management.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2009 Carter JT, Grenert JP, Rubenstein L, Stewart L, Way LW
• Tumors of the ampulla of vater: histopathologic classification and predictors of survival.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008 Carter JT, Grenert JP, Rubenstein L, Stewart L, Way LW
• Technique for placement of lumboperitoneal catheters using a combined laparoscopic procedure with the Seldinger micropuncture technique.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008 Maa J, Carter JT, Kirkwood KS, Gosnell JE, Wang V, McDermott MW
• Design and implementation of an inpatient physician documentation system using off-the-shelf components.
  AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium 2007 Cucina RJ, Bokser SJ, Carter JT, McLaren KM, Blum MS
• SynopSIS: integrating physician sign-out with the electronic medical record.
  Journal of hospital medicine 2007 Sarkar U, Carter JT, Omachi TA, Vidyarthi AR, Cucina R, Bokser S, van Eaton E, Blum M
• The surgical hospitalist: a new model for emergency surgical care.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2007 Maa J, Carter JT, Gosnell JE, Wachter R, Harris HW
• Outcome of patients with hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections referred for liver transplantation.
  Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2006 Terrault NA, Carter JT, Carlson L, Roland ME, Stock PG
• Expanded criteria donor kidney allocation: marked decrease in cold ischemia and delayed graft function at a single center.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2005 Carter JT, Chan S, Roberts JP, Feng S
• More than 500 consecutive laparoscopic donor nephrectomies without conversion or repeated surgery.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2005 Melcher ML, Carter JT, Posselt A, Duh QY, Stoller M, Freise CE, Kang SM
• Laparoscopic procurement of kidneys with multiple renal arteries is associated with increased ureteral complications in the recipient.
  American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2005 Carter JT, Freise CE, McTaggart RA, Mahanty HD, Kang SM, Chan SH, Feng S, Roberts JP, Posselt AM