Additional Title:
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Chief of Division of Thoracic Surgery, Director of Robotic Surgery
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Location:
Baltimore, MD
Phone (Primary):
410-328-6366
Fax:
410-328-0693
1991-1995 B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1995-1999 M.D., Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH (formerly Dartmouth Medical School)
1999-2000 Internship, General Surgery, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA
2000-2002 Resident, General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
2002-2004 Research Fellow, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
2004-2006 Resident in General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2009-2011 Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgical Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
5/10-6/10 Fellow in Thoracic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2014 F. Griffith Pearson Fellow, American Association of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Shamus Carr, MD, FACS, is a thoracic surgeon and Director of Robotic Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He is also the Associate Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery for the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Carr specializes in minimally invasive surgical procedures, including those for lung cancer, benign and malignant esophageal conditions, mediastinal tumors and chest wall deformities. His research interests span the gamut of general thoracic surgery, but he has primarily published in the areas of lung cancer, esophageal conditions, and pleural mesothelioma.
Dr. Carr earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed residencies in general surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania, both in Philadelphia, and a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Carr completed a fellowship in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where he was later also an F. Griffith Pearson Fellow. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Maryland, Dr. Carr was an assistant professor (clinical) of surgery at the University of Utah and investigator in thoracic oncology at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Carr’s career is also distinguished by his service to his country, having risen to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy before his honorable discharge in 2009. He has also served as a head of the Department of General Surgery at the US Naval Hospital in Guam, and he is a staff surgeon at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Carr is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Local Principal Investigator: RTOG 0839 – Randomized Phase II Study of Pre-Operative Chemoradiotherapy +/- Panitumumab (IND#110152) Followed by Consolidation Chemotherapy in Potentially Operable Locally Advanced (Stage IIIA, N2+) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Robotic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Disease (Benign), Chest Wall Deformities, Esophageal Cancer, Lung Nodules, Mediastinal Tumors, Hyperhidrosis, Diaphragmatic Hernia/Paraesophageal Hernia, Reflux, Diaphragm Disorders, Malignant Pleural effusions, Pneumothorax
Local Principal Investigator: RTOG 0839 – Randomized Phase II Study of Pre-Operative Chemoradiotherapy +/- Panitumumab (IND#110152) Followed by Consolidation Chemotherapy in Potentially Operable Locally Advanced (Stage IIIA, N2+) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
1996-1999 AFHPSP Scholarship Winner, Dartmouth Medical School
2000 Resident Research Award, Eisenhower Army Medical Center
2002 Resident Teaching Award
2002 Chest 2002: Winner Best Poster in Category
2003 Chest 2003: Winner Best Poster in Category
2004 Presentation – Philadelphia Academy of Surgeons Annual Meeting
2004 Fellowship – American Society of Artificial Internal Organs
2004 Presentation – American College of Surgeons 90th Annual Clinical Congress
2008 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
2009 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
2011 Highest Total Test Score, TSDA In-Service Exam
2014 F. Griffith Pearson Fellow-American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Graham Foundation
2014 Castle Connolly – America’s Top Doctors, Thoracic Surgery
2015 Castle Connolly – America’s Top Doctors, Thoracic Surgery
2016 Castle Connolly – America’s Top Doctors, Thoracic Surgery