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Brendan G. Carr, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital
Core Member, Firearm & Injury Center, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Co-Director, Firearm Usage & Safety Experiments (FUSE) Lab, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Core Faculty, Center for Resuscitation Science, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Curriculum Director, K12 EMERGE (Enabling Medical Research Growth in Emergency Medicine), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Selection Committee for new faculty, Department of Neurology, Division of Vascular Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
933 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Office: 215.573.3976
Fax: 215.573.2265
Fax: 215.573.2265
Email:
carrb@upenn.edu
carrb@upenn.edu
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education:
BA (Psychology)
Loyola College, 1994.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
Loyola College, 1996.
MD (Medicine )
Temple University , 2001.
MS (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2008.
BA (Psychology)
Loyola College, 1994.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
Loyola College, 1996.
MD (Medicine )
Temple University , 2001.
MS (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2008.
Post-Graduate Training
Pre- Medical Program, Bryn Mawr College, 1996-1997.
Resident in Emergency Medicine , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2001-2005.
Fellow in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 2005-2006.
Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA , 2006-2008.
Pre- Medical Program, Bryn Mawr College, 1996-1997.
Resident in Emergency Medicine , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2001-2005.
Fellow in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 2005-2006.
Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA , 2006-2008.
Certifications
American Board of Emegency Medicine , 2006.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Emegency Medicine , 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Injury EpidemiologyEmergency Care System Design
Description of Clinical Expertise
Trauma ResuscitationEmergency Medicine
Selected Publications
Rising, KL, Wiebe DJ, Victor TW, Hollander JE, Carr BG.: Seeking a second opinion: Use of the same versus a different hospital for patients requiring recurrent emergency department visits. To be presented at the 2013 American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum. (Poster Presentation) October 2013.Rising, KL, Wiebe DJ, Victor TW, Hollander JE, Carr BG.: Patient Returns to the Emergency Department: The Time-to-Return Curve. To be presented at the 2013 American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum. (Poster Presentation) October 2013.
Carr BG, Welch RD: Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage, Value in Health Care, and Being Important. Annals of Emergency Medicine 61(5): 518-519, May 2013.
Gaieski DF, Edwards JM, Kallan MJ, Carr BG.: Benchmarking the incidence and mortality of severe sepsis in the United States. Critical Care Medicine 41(5): 1167-74, May 2013.
Mills AM, Holena DN, Kallan MJ, Carr BG, Reinke CE, Kelz RR.: Effect of Insurance Status on Patients Admitted for Acute Diverticulitis. Colorectal Disease 15(5): 613-20, May 2013.
Carr, B.G.: Evaluation of the Impact of Telemedicine on Access to Stroke Care in Oregon. American Academy of Neurology 65th Annual Meeting, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA March 2013 Notes: poster presentation.
Clement RC, Carr BC, Kallan MJ, Wolff C, Reilly PM, Malhorta NR.: Volume-outcome relationship in neurotrauma care. Journal of Neurosurgery 118(3): 687-93, Mar 2013.
Rubinson L., Mutter R., Vibound C., Hupert N., Uyeki T., Creanga A., Finelli L., Iwashyna, T., Carr B., Merchant R., Katikineni D., Vaughn F., Clancy C., Lurie N.: Impact of the Fall 2009 Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Pandemic on US Hospitals. Medical Care 51(3): 259-265, Mar 2013.
Mullen MT, Kasner SE, Kallan MJ, Kleindorger DO, Albright KC, Carr BG.: Joint Commission Primary Stroke Centers Utilize More rt-PA in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association 26(2): e000071, March 2013.
Johnson NJ, Salhi RA, Abella BS, Neumar RW, Gaieski DF, Carr BG.: Emergency department factors associated with survival after sudden cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 84(3): 292-7, March 2013.
