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Keith Carter, MD, FACS

Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Professor of Otolaryngology
  • Chairman and Head, Department of Ophthalmology
  • Lillian C. O'Brien and Dr. C.S. O'Brien Chair in Ophthalmology

Education

  • BS in Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • MD in Medicine, Indiana University, IN
  • Internship, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
  • Resident in Ophthalmology, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Fellow in Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Research Interests

  • Cutaneous Neoplasms
  • Anophthalmic Socket Reconstruction
  • Orbital Inflammatory Disease

Licenses & Certifications

  • ABO Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology
  • NBME Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, IA
  • State of Indiana Registered Pharmacist (inactive), Indiana Board of Pharmacy, IN
  • State of Michigan Medical License (inactive), Michigan, MI

Selected Publications

  • Parikh RN, Pham C, Carter KD, Shriver EM. (2024). What Are Artificial Intelligence-Driven Large Language Models Saying about ASOPRS Surgeons? Implications for Scope of Practice. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 40(5):586-589. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.000000000000274. PMID: 39240205.
  • Lee G, Kardon RH, Nellis JK, Pham CM, Sales CS, Carter KD, Shriver EM. (2024). Quantitative Assessment of Subjective Symptoms and Corneal Sensitivity in Chronic Orbital Pain Patients. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 40(1):88-92. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002515. PMID: 38241621.
  • Lee AG [Author], Boldt HC, Golnik KC, Arnold AC, Oetting TA, Beaver HA, Olson RJ, Zimmerman MB, Carter KD [Members of The University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology Task Force on the Cempetencies]. (2006). Structured Journal Club as a Tool to Teach and Assess Resident Competence in Practice-Based Learning and Improvement. ACGME Bulletin pp 20-2. Available here: https://www.acgme.org/globalassets/PFAssets/bulletin/bulletin04_06.pdf
  • Abramoff MD, Folk JC, Lee AG, Beaver HA, Boldt HC [Collaborators: Beaver HA, Greenlee E, Johnson T, Olson R, Carter KD, Oetting TA]. (2008). Teaching and assessing competency in retinal lasers in ophthalmology residency. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging: The Official Journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye 39(4):270-80. PMID: 18717431.
  • Abramoff MD, Folk J, Lee AG, Boldt HC, Beaver HA, Greenlee E, Johnson T, Olson R, Carter K, Oetting TA. (2007). Teaching and Assessing Resident Competency in Retinal Lasers. Presented at Annual Meeting, American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA
  • Simmons BA, Clark TJE, Kuiper JJ, Zimmerman BM, Nerad JA, Allen RC, Carter KD, Shriver EM. (2021). Closure Technique and Antibiotics in Frontalis Sling Infection and Exposure. Ophthalmology 128(3):480-482. DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.06.066. PMID: 32682836.
  • Yom KH, Shriver EM, Carter KD, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Ko AC. (2021).  The Effect of Photographic Visual Aids in Preoperative Patient Counseling in Oculoplastic Surgery. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 37(3S):S70-S75. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001817. PMID: 32976331.
  • Yom KH, Shriver EM, Carter KD, Korn BS, Kikkawa DO, Ko AC. (2021). Reply re: The Effect of Photographic Visual Aids in Preoperative Patient Counseling in Oculoplastic Surgery. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 37(2);191. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001935. PMID: 33661776.
  • Mortensen ZQ, Simmons BA,  Shriver EM, Carter KD, Downes, SJ. (2022). Scleral contact lens as initial management in a neonate with a large congenital upper eyelid coloboma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 38(1):e10-e13. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002057. PMID: 34570047.
  • Keen JA, Correa T, Pham C, Claussen AD, Hansen MR, Carter KD, Shriver EM. (2024). Frequency and Patterns of Hearing Dysfunction in Patients Treated with Teprotumumab. Ophthalmology 131(1):30-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.08.001. PMID: 37567417.