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Alexis (Byrne) Carter, MD, Pathology, Atlanta, GA, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

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Pathology • Atlanta, GA

Molecular Genetics, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Physician Informaticist

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Summary

  • Alexis Carter, MD, is the Physician Informaticist for the Laboratory at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the largest children’s health systems in the United States. She is board certified in clinical informatics, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology and clinical pathology. Dr. Carter is the current chair of the Informatics Subdivision, Test Directory Editor and Publications Committee member for the Association of Molecular Pathology. In the College of American Pathologists, Dr. Carter is a member of the Informatics Committee and was a member of the working group that developed the validation guideline for Whole Slide Imaging. She currently works as the Secretary for the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute’s working group for a new standard on two-dimensional barcoding for both clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory specimens. Dr. Carter is a member of the Office of the National Coordinator’s TIGER teams for Laboratory Regulations and Laboratory Reporting under Meaningful Use. She is a former chair and current member of the International Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Special Interest Group for SNOMED-CT International (formerly the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation). She is a former president of the Association of Pathology Informatics and a current faculty member of the American Medical Informatics Association’s Clinical Informatics Board Review Course. She is a member of several other national committees on pathology informatics, an editorial board member of the Journal of Pathology Informatics and reviewer for multiple scientific journals in both molecular diagnostics and informatics.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Clinical Informatics (Pathology), 2004 - 2005
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Molecular Genetic Pathology, 2003 - 2004
  • Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University
    Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1998 - 2003
  • Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
    Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1998
  • University of Georgia
    University of GeorgiaBS, Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1999 - 2012
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2005 - 2012
  • American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
  • American Board of Pathology Clinical Informatics
  • American Board of Pathology Molecular Genetic Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Poster Award Association of Clinical Chemistry, 2010
  • Best Scientific Session in Pathology Informatics 2008
  • Fall Informatics Award College of American Pathologists Foundation, 2000-2002, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Forensic implications of biochemical differences among geographic populations of the black blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen).  
    Byrne AL, Camann MA, Cyr TL, Catts EP, Espelie KE, J Forensic Sci, 40, 372-377
  • Choroid plexus carcinoma presenting as an intraparenchymal mass: A case report.  
    Carter AB, Price DL, Tucci KA, Lewis GK, Mewborne J, Singh HK, J Neurosurg, 95(6), 1040-1044
  • Digital Pathology: Data Intensive Frontier in Medical Imaging.  
    Cooper LAD, Carter AB, Farris AB, Wang F, Kong J, Gutman DA, Widener P, Pan TC, Cholleti SR, Sharma A, Kurc T, Brat DJ, Saltz JH, Proceedings of the IEEE 100(4), 991-1003

Books/Book Chapters

  • Pathology Informatics: Theory & Practice. 
    Chapter: Pathology Informatics: an Introduction 
    Carter AB, McKnight R, Henricks WH, Moore GW, Saltz JHEditors: Pantanowitz L, Balis UJ, Tuthill JM.ASCP Press, Chicago, IL
  • Pathology Informatics: Theory & Practice. 
    Chapter: Information Systems for Special Laboratories 
    Pantanowitz L, Tuthill JM, Carter AB, Monzon FAEditors: Pantanowitz L, Balis UJ, Tuthill JM.ASCP Press, Chicago, IL

Abstracts/Posters

  • Database Design for a Molecular Pathology Laboratory [abstract].
    Carter AB, Harrison JH, Kant JA, 40th annual meeting of the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Software for the Laboratory: the Blood and Bone Marrow Counter.
    Carter AB, Schniederjan S, Mann KE, Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Diagnostically Lossless Compression of Pathology Image Slides.
    Carter AB, Williams SM, Jayant N, Advancing Practice, Instruction and Innovation through Informatics Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Other

  • Clinical Requests for Molecular Tests: The Three-Step Evidence Check, Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. 
    Carter AB, Early online release; doi: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0691-SA
  • Choroid plexus carcinoma. 
    Carter AB, Halliday BE, ASCP Check Sample: Surgical Pathology I, 28(3), 37-54
  • Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. 
    Carter AB, Christie JD, Kragel PK, ASCP Check Sample: Surgical Pathology II, 26, 43-64
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Press Mentions

  • AMP Issues Consensus Clinical Validation Guideline Recommendations for Next-Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics Pipelines
    AMP Issues Consensus Clinical Validation Guideline Recommendations for Next-Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics PipelinesNovember 16th, 2017
  • A Gap in Need of a Fix: EHRs and Genomics
    A Gap in Need of a Fix: EHRs and GenomicsJanuary 19th, 2022

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Alexis Carter, Dr. Alexis Carter, MD, Dr. A Carter, Dr. Alexis B Carter