Preston Leroy Carter MD FACS, ASMBS

Bariatric Surgery, Breast

staff surgeon, senior bariatric surgeon, Madigan Army Medical Center

5000 Fitzsimmons DrMadigan Army Medical CenterTacoma, WA 98431
Phone+1 253-968-2200
Fax+1 253-968-0232

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Education & Training

Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1975
Madigan Army Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1970 - 1971
University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1970

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Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 1973 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Stemming the Tide of Opioid Addiction-Dramatic Reductions in Postoperative Opioid Requirements Through Preoperative Education and a Standardized Analgesic Regimen.
Rowan R. Sheldon, Jessica B. Weiss, Woo S. Do, Dominic M. Forte, Preston L. Carter
Military Medicine. 2020-03-02
The Halifax Explosion a century later: Lessons for our time.
Preston L. Carter
American Journal of Surgery. 2017-12-15
3 citations
Lloyd Nyhus and Rene Stoppa: preperitoneal inguinal pioneers
Preston L. Carter
American Journal of Surgery. 2016-05-01