Publications

• Alfrey EJ, Lee CM, Scandling JD, Witter MM, Carter JT, Markezich AJ, Salvatierra O, Dafoe DC. Expanded criteria donors: an update on outcome in single versus dual transplants. Transplantation Proceedings 1997; 29: 3675-3677
• Lu AD, Carter JT, Weinstein RJ, Prapong W, Salvatierra O, Dafoe DC, and Alfrey EJ. Excellent outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: a report of the first 50 dual transplants at Stanford University. Archives of Surgery 1999 Sep;134(9):971-5; discussion 975-6
• Lee CM, Carter JT, Weinstein R, Pease H, Scandling JD, Pavlakis M, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Dual kidney transplantation: older donors for older recipients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 189(1): 82-92.
• Lu AD, Carter JT, Weinstein RJ, Stratta RJ, Taylor RJ, Bowers VD, Ratner LE, Chavin KD, Johnson LB, Kuo PC, Cole EH, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: an analysis of the dual registry patients. Transplantation 2000 Jan 27;69(2):281-5
• Lee CM, Carter JT, Randall HB, Hirose R, Stock PG, Melzer JS, Dafoe DC, Freise CE, Alfrey EJ. The effect of age and prolonged cold ischemia times on the national allocation of cadaveric renal allografts. Journal of Surgical Research, June, 2000. 91:(1) p83-88.
• Lee CM, Carter JT, Alfrey EJ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Freise CE. Prolonged cold ischemia time obviates the benefits of 0 HLA mismatches in renal transplantation. Arch Surg. 2000 Sep;135(9):1016-9; discussion 1019-20.
• Alfrey EJ, Lu AD, Carter JT, Bowers V, Taylor R, Ratner L, Cole E, et. al. The dual kidney transplant registry. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar; 33 (1-2) 1099-100.
• Alfrey EJ, Lu AD, Carter JT, Dafoe DC. Matching does not improve outcome from aged marginal kidney donors. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):1162-3.
• Carter JT, Lee CM, Weinstein RJ, Lu AD, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Evaluation of the older cadaveric kidney donor: the impact of donor hypertension and creatinine clearance on graft performance and survival. Transplantation 2000: 70 (5) 765-771.
• Carter JT, Freise CE, McTaggart RA, Mahanty HD, Kang SM, Chan SH, Feng S, Roberts JP, Posselt AM. Laparoscopic procurement of kidneys with multiple renal arteries is associated with increased ureteral complications in the recipient. Am J Transplant. 2005 Jun;5(6):1312-8.
• Melcher ML, Carter JT, Posselt A, Duh QY, Stoller M, Freise CE, Kang SM. More than 500 consecutive laparoscopic donor nephrectomies without conversion or repeated surgery. Arch Surg. 2005 Sep;140(9):835-9; discussion 839-40.
• Carter JT, Chan S, Roberts JP, Feng S. Expanded criteria donor allocation: dramatic reduction in cold ischemia time and delayed graft function at a single center. Am J Transplant, 2005 Nov; 5:2745-2753.
• Carter JT, Melcher ML, Carlson LL, Roland ME, Stock PG. Thymoglobulin-associated CD4+ T-cell depletion and infection risk in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients. Am J Transplant, 2006 Apr;6(4):753-60.
• Carter JT, Karmiol S, Nagy M, McElreath R, Calloway C, Motley A, Neill A, Jang HJ, Posselt A, Stock PG. Pre-transplant islet culture: a comparison of four media using a murine model of islet transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2005 Oct; 37 (8): 3446-9.
• Terrault NA, Carter JT, Carlson LL, Roland ME, Stock PG. Outcome of patients with hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections referred for liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2006 Apr 20;12(5):801-807.
• Sarkar U, Carter JT, Omachi TA, Vidyarthi AR, Cucina R, Bokser S, Van Eaton E, Blum M. SynopSIS: Integrating Physician Sign-Out with the Electronic Medical Record. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2007 Sep;2(5):336-42
• Maa J, Carter JT, Gosnell JE, Wachter R, Harris HW. The surgical hospitalist: a new model for emergency surgical care. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007 Nov; 205(5):704-11.
• Maa J, Carter JT, Gosnell JE, Wachter R, Harris HW. The surgical hospitalist: a new solution for emergency surgical care? Bull Am Coll Surg. 2007 Nov;92(11):8-17.
• Cucina RJ, Bokser SJ, Carter JT, McLaren KM, Blum M. Design and implementation of an inpatient physician documentation system using off-the-shelf components. AMIA Annual Symp Proc. 2007 Oct 11:919.
• Carter JT, Tafreshian S, Campos G, Tiwari U, Herbella F, Patti M, Cello J, Rogers S, Posselt A. A routine upper GI series after gastric bypass does not reliably identify anastomotic leaks or predict stricture formation. Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 Dec;21(12):2172-7.
• Carter JT, Grenert JP, Rubenstein L, Stewart L, Way LW. Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater: biological behavior and surgical management. Archives of Surgery, June 2009 144(6): 527-31
• Lee R, Carter JT, Posselt AP, Stock, PG. Human albumin preserves islet mass and and function better than whole serum during pretransplantion islet culture. Transplantation Proceedings 2008 Mar; 40(2):384-6.
• Carter JT, Grenert JP, Rubenstein L, Stewart L, Way LW. Tumors of the ampulla of Vater: histopathological classification and predictors of survival. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008 Aug;207(2):210-8.
• McKenna DA, Carter JT, Poder L, Gosnell JE, Maa J, Pearl JM, Goldstein RB. Round ligament varices: sonographic appearance in pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Mar;31(3):355-7.
• Maa J, Carter JT, Kirkwood KS, Gosnell J, Wang V, McDermott M. Technique for placement of lumboperitoneal catheters using a combined laparoscopic procedure with the Seldinger micropuncture technique. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008 Jul;207(1):e5-7. Epub 2008 May 2.
• Utley B, Carter JT, Maa J. Resident work hours restrictions and the future of medical student surgical education. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2009 March; 208(3): 480.
• Carter JT, Aoki H, Way LW. Laparoscopic excision of giant epiphrenic diverticulum. Video presentation to the 2009 Meeting of the American College of Surgeons.
• Auerbach AD, Maselli J, Carter J, Pekow PS, Lindenauer PK. The relationship between case-volume, care quality, and outcomes of complex cancer surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2010 Nov; 211(5): 601-8.
• Roll GR, Ma S, Gasper W, Patti M, Way L, Carter J. Old age does not affect excellent outcomes of laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia. Surgical Endoscopy, 2010 Oct; 24(10): 2562-6
• Sato K, Khalil B, Tabrizi R, Carter JT. SILS appendectomy across a spectrum of disease severity. Video presentation to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, October, 2010.
• Carter JT, Stoller M, Sato K. Laparoscopic trans-cystic common bile duct exploration using laser lithotripsy. Video presented to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, October, 2010
• Carter JT, Duh QY. Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias. World Journal of Surgery, 2011 Jul; 35(7): 1519-25
• Carter JT, Nguyen D, Roll GR, Ma SW, Way LW. Predictors of long-term outcome after laparoscopic esophagomyotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia. Archives of Surgery 2011 Sep; 146(9): 1024-8
• Vallabhaneni S, Scott H, Carter J, Treseler P, Machtinger EL. Atraumatic splenic rupture: an unusual manifestation of acute HIV. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2011 Aug; 25(8): 461-4
• Lin M, Sarin A, Carter J. The use of a T-tube to manage leak after sleeve gastrectomy. Video publication to the 2012 Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Carter J, Sarin A, Lin M, Allman G. Minimally-invasive components separation without the need for laparoscopy. Video publication to the 2012 Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Rowland NC, Huang M, Lawton MT, Carter J, Maa J, McDermott MW. Treatment of recurrent, multiloculated, obstructive hydrocephalus with suprahepatic peritoneal catheter placement. J Clin Neurosci 2013 Jul; 20(7): 1038-9
• Carter J, Kaplan J, Elliott S, Rogers S, Cello J. Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP after gastric bypass surgery for choledocholithiasis. Video publication to the Plenary Session of the 2013 Digestive Disease Week
• Lin MC, Sarin A, Tavakol M, Amirkiai BS, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, and Posselt AM. Safety and feasibility of sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients after liver transplant. Surgical Endoscopy, Surg Endosc . 2013 Jan;27(1):81-5
• Lin MC, Tavakol MD, Sarin A, Amirkiai S, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and efficacious for pre-transplant candidiates. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013 Sep-Oct; 9(5): 653-8
• Elliott S, Lin M, Carter J, Posselt A, Rogers S.  Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after prior laparoscopic gastric band erosion.  Video publication to the 2012 Meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, 2013
• Logghe H, Maa J, McDermott M, Oh M, Carter J.  Laparoscopic shunt revision avoids many complications of open shunt revision and has outcomes similar to first-time shunt placement.  The American Surgeon (in press)
• Carter JT, Kaplan JA, Lin MY, Rogers SJ, Harris HW.  A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of single-incision laparoscopic (SILS) versus conventional 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy for the treatment of acute appendicitis.  J Am Col Surg 2014 May; 218(5): 950-9
• Lin MY, Carter JT, Rogers SJ, Posselt AM.  The role of bariatric surgery in transplant patients.  Submitted to Transplantation, November, 2013
• Carter JT, Elliott S, Kaplan J, Lin M, Stumpf C, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S. Predictors of hospital stay after laparoscopic gastric bypass: an analysis of 9,593 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (in press).
• Carter JT.  Electronic medical records and quality improvement.  Submitted to Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, September, 2014

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ABSTRACTS

• Lee CM, Carter JT, Randall HB, Hirose R, Stock PG, Melzer JS, Dafoe DC, Freise CE, Alfrey EJ. Poorer outcome in older donor kidneys with prolonged cold ischemia times: national allocation of older cadaveric renal allografts is not recommended. Presented to the Association for Academic Surgery 33rd Annual Meeting, plenary session, Philadelphia, November 1999.
• Lu AD, Lee CM, Pease H, Weinstein R, Carter JT, Prapong W, Scandling JD, Pavlakis M, Salvatierra O, Millan M, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Excellent outcome in dual kidney transplants from aged expanded criteria donors. Presented to the Pacific Coast Surgical Society, Cabo San Lucas, February, 1999.
• Lee CM, Prapong W, Carter JT, Scandling JD, Pavlakis M, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Are two kidneys better than one? Outcome in single vs. pediatric en bloc and dual kidney transplants. (poster) Presented to the Third International Congress on Pediatric Transplantation, Boston, July 1998. Pediatric Transplantation 1998; 2: 7
• Lee CM, Prapong W, Carter JT, Scandling JD, Pavlakis M, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Outcome in older patients with delayed graft function (DGF) after cadaveric renal transplantation: greater age does not decrease graft survival in patients with DGF. (poster) American Society of Tranplant Physicians 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, May 1999. Transplantation 1999; 67 (7) S165.
• Lu AD, Carter JT, Kuo PC, Johnson L, Taylor R, Stratta R, Chavin K, Ratner L, Bowers VD, Alfrey EJ. Outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: analysis of the first 100 registry patients. Presented at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, May 1999. Transplantation 1999; 67 (9) S561
• Lee CM, Carter JT, Alfrey EJ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Freise CE. Cold ischemia times of greater than 36 hours obviate the benefits of zero donor-recipient HLA mismatches in cadaveric renal transplantation. Presented at the Pacific Coast Surgical Society, San Francisco, February 19-22, 2000.
• Carter JT, Lee CM, Scandling JD, Dafoe DC, Markezich AJ, Alfrey EJ. Dual allografts compensate for decreased performance of older cadaveric donors. Presented at the Western Student Medical Research Forum, Carmel, February 1998. Journal of Investigative Medicine 1998: 46:1, 136A
• Carter JT, Lee CM, Weinstein RJ, Lu AD, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Evaluation of the older cadaveric kidney donor: the impact of donor hypertension on graft performance and survival. Presented at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 25th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, May 1999. Transplantation 1999; 67 (9) S552
• Carter JT, Lee CM, Lu AD, Weinstein RJ, Pease HM, Currie CE, Dafoe DC, Alfrey EJ. Estimated donor creatinine clearance as a predictor of graft survival and initial renal function in recipients of older cadaveric renal transplants. Presented to the American Society of Transplant Physicians 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, Plenary session, Chicago, May 1999. Transplantation 1999; 67 (7) S237.
• McTaggart RA, Feng S, Carter JT, Vardanian A, MacLeod D, Rahmaoui A, Ascher NA, Freise CE, Roberts JP. Biliary complications in sixty-one adult living-donor liver transplants. Poster presentation to American Transplant Congress, 2004.
• Mahanty HD, Carter JT, Kang SM, Roberts JP, Freise C, Posselt AM. Pure laparoscopic right donor nephrectomy: equivalent donor and recipient outcomes as compared with laparoscopic left donor nephrectomy. Poster presentation to American Transplant Congress, 2004.
• Carter JT, Terrault N, Carlson L, Roland M, Lipshutz G, Freise C, Roberts JP, Ascher NA, Stock PG. Successful liver transplantation of chronic hepatitis B recipients in the setting of HIV co-infection and lamivudine resistance. Oral presentation to American Transplant Congress, 2004
• Carter JT, Posselt AM, McTaggart RA, Mahanty HD, Kang SM, Roberts JP, Freise C. Laparoscopic procurement of donor kidneys with multiple renal arteries does not compromise donor outcome but is associated with increased ureteral complications in the recipient. Poster presentation to American Transplant Congress, 2004
• Melcher ML, Carter JT, Posselt A, Duh QY, Stoller M, Freise CE, Kang S. 525 consecutive pure laparoscopic nephrectomies: safety profile and donor complications. Oral presentation to the Pacific Coast Surgical Society, February 2005
• Carter JT, Chan S, Roberts JP, Feng S. Expanded criteria donor allocation: dramatic reduction in cold ischemia time and delayed graft function at a single center. Oral presentation to American Transplant Congress, May 2005
• Carter JT, Melcher ML, Carlson LL, Roland ME, Freise CE, Hirose R, Stock PG. Saftety and efficacy of thymoglobulin in HIV-positive renal transplant recipients. Oral presentation to American Transplant Congress, May 2005
• Carter JT, Karmiol S, Nagy M, McElreath R, Calloway C, Motley A, Neill A, Jang HJ, Posselt A, Stock PG. Pre-transplant islet culture: a comparison of four media using a murine model of islet transplantation. Oral presentation to the International Pancreas and Islet Association, May 2005.
• Jaigirdar AA, Jang HJ, Brennan TV, Carter J, Hayden T, Stock PG, Bucy RP, Kang S. Islet transplantation preferentially stimulates the indirect pathway of alloreactivity. Presented to the World Transplant Congress Joint Congress, July, 2006.
• Sarkar U, Carter JT, Omachi TA, Vidyarthi AR, Cucina R, Bokser S, Van Eaton E, Blum M. SynopSIS: Integrating Physician Sign-Out with the Electronic Medical Record. Oral presentation to Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting, March, 2006.
• Carter JT, Tafreshian S, Tiwari U, Herbella F, Campos G, Patti M, Cello J, Rogers S, Posselt A. Routine upper GI series following gastric bypass does not accurately identify leaks or predict strictures. Oral presentation to the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2006
• Carter JT, Melcher ML, Carlson L, Roland ME, Frassetto LA, Stock PG. Increased incidence of non-opportunistic infections in HIV-infected renal transplant patients treated with thymoglobulin. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 24:69A, 2006.
• Maa J, Carter JT, Gosnell JE, Harris HW. The UCSF Surgical Hospitalist Program. Poster presentation to the 92nd Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, October, 2006
• Carter JT, McKenna DA, Poder L, Gosnell JE, Maa J, Pearl JM. Round ligament varices of pregnancy: a mimic of inguinal hernia. Poster presentation to the 2007 Meeting of the American Hernia Society, March, 2007 - unable to attend.
• Carter JT, Grenert JP, Rubenstein L, Stewart L, Way LW. Neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors of the ampulla of Vater: biological behavior and surgical management. Poster presentation to the 2007 Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, February, 2007.
• Lee R, Carter JT, Posselt AP, Stock, PG. Human albumin preserves islet mass and and function better than whole serum during pre-transplant islet culture. Poster presentation to the International Islet and Pancreas Association Biannual Meeting, 2007
• Carter JT, Grenert JP, Rubenstein L, Stewart L, Way LW. Tumors of the ampulla of Vater: histopathological classification and predictors of survival. Paper presentation to the 2007 Clinical Congress of the Americal College of Surgeons, October, 2007.
• Maa J, Carter JT, Kirkwood KS, Wang V, Mcdermott M. Technique for placement of lumboperitoneal shunts using a combined laparoscopic procedure with the Seldinger technique. Poster presentation to the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, October, 2007
• Cucina RJ, Bokser SJ, Carter JT, McLaren KM, Blum MS. Design and implementation of an inpatient physician documentation system using off-the-shelf components. Poster presentation to the 2007 Meeting of the American Medical Informatics Association, November, 2007.
• Carter JT, Stewart L, Way LW. Jaundice and high-grade dysplasia predict malignancy in ampullary tumors: a multivariate analysis. Poster Presentation to the 2008 Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association.
• Carter JT, Roll GR, Ma SW, Sweet MP, Ramirez RM, Campos GM, Patti MG, Way LW. Old age does not affect outcomes of laparoscopic esophagomyotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia. Poster presentation to the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
• Carter JT, Poder L, Maa J, Pearl J. Round ligament varices of pregnancy: a mimic of inguinal hernia. Poster presentation to the 2009 4th International Hernia Congress, Berlin, Germany.
• Khalil B, Nguyen J, Sato K, Harris H, Carter JT. Recovery and cosmetic results after conventional laparoscopic appendectomy - Can SILS improve outcomes? Podium presentation to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, October, 2010.
• Tabrizi R, Roll GR, Ma SW, Way LW, Carter JT. Failed Heller myotomy for achalasia: results of dilatation and reoperation. Oral poster presentation to the 2011 meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Society.
• Carter JT, Nguyen D, Roll GR, Ma S, Way LW. Predictors of long-term outcome after laparoscopic esophagomyotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia. Podium presentation to the 2011 meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Society. Recipient of New Member Research Award
• Shakir MS, Way LW, and Carter JT. Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for diffuse esophageal spasm. Poster presentation to the 2011 meeting of SAGES, March 2011.
• Lin MC, Sarin A, Tavakol M, Amirkiai BS, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, and Posselt AM. Safety and feasibility of sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients after liver transplant. Podium presentation to the 2012 meeting of SAGES, September, 2012.
• Lin MC, Sarin A, Tavakol M, Amirkiai S, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and efficacious for pre-transplant candidates. Podium presentation (plenary) to the 2012 meeting of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
• Lin MC, Sarin A, Tavakol M, Cello JP, Golden JA, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Rogers SJ. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbidly obese undergoing lung transplantation: case reports. Poster presentation to the 2012 meeting of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
• Holt EW, Sharma R, Mahadevan U, Carter JT, Jossart G, Snape W. High prevalence of achalasia after bariatric surgery and fundoplication. Poster presentation to the 2012 Digestive Disease Week.
• Tavakol MM, Amirkiai S, Amin R, Lin M, Carter J, Posselt AM. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe, well-tolerated, and improves candidacy in morbidly obese patients awaiting liver transplantation. Poster presentation to the 24th International Congress of the Transplantation Society (Berlin), April, 2012
• Alemi F, Carter J, Corvera C. Central pancreatectomy with pancreatogastrostomy for traumatic transection of the pancreas. Video abstract submitted to the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Orlando, 2013
• Carter J, Kaplan J, Elliott S, Rogers S, Cello J. Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP after gastric bypass surgery for choledocholithiasis. Video abstract submitted to the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Orlando, 2013
• Elliott S, Kaplan J, Spina C, Rogers S, Carter J. Laparoscopic Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty. Video abstract submitted to the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Orlando, 2013
• Lin MYC, Elliott S, Spina C, Carter J, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after prior gastric band erosion. Video presented to the 2013 Meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
• Carter J, Kaplan J, Nguyen J, Lin M, Rogers S, Harris H. A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Single-Incision Laparoscopic (SILS) versus Conventional 3-port Laparoscopic Appendectomy for the Treatment of Acute Appendicitis. Poster presentation to the 99th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Washington, D.C., 2013.
• Carter JT, Elliott S, Kaplan J, Lin M, Spina C, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S.  Predictors of readmission after laparoscopic gastric bypass: an analysis of 9,593 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).  Plenary Poster presentation (top 15 posters), ObesityWeek / American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013
• Carter JT, Elliott S, Kaplan J, Lin M, Spina C, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S.  Predictors of longer hospital stay after laparoscopic gastric bypass: an analysis of 9,593 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).  Podium presentation to the 2013 ObesityWeek / American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.
• Yashar N, Wheeler A, Black D, Stewart S, Vitulano-Szefc G, Rogers S, Carter J, Posselt A, Chang H, Shoback D, Schafer A.  Bone mineral density declines after gastric bypass surgery despite optimized 25-OH vitamin D levels.  Poster presentation to the American College of Physicians Northern California Chapter Scientific Meeting, San Jose, California, 2013
• Huang E, Carter J.  A picture is worth a thousand words: Embedded images within operative reports improve understanding and quality.  Poster Presentation to the 2014 Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Schafer A, Sellmeyer D, Weaver C, Wheeler A, Stewart L, Rogers S, Carter J, Posselt A, Black D, Shoback D. Intestinal calcium absorption decreases dramatically after gastric bypass surgery, despite optimization of vitamin D status. Oral presentation to the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, 2014 - Winner - Young Investigator Award
• Schafer AL, Schwartz AV, Black DM, Tufts L, Wheeler A, Stewart L, Rogers S, Carter J, Posselt A, Shoback D, Li X. Changes in bone marrow fat during gastric bypass surgery-induced weight loss. Poster Presentation to the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, 2014.
• Schecter SC, Cohen J, Taweerutchana V, Rogers SJ, Lin M, Posselt A, Carter J.  Preoperative steroid use increased serious complication rates in bariatric surgery.  Submitted to the 2015 Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association
• Kaplan J, Lin M, Rogers S, Schecter S, Posselt A, Carter J.  30-day outcomes of elective and emergent paraesophageal hernia repair: Analysis fo 10,656 patients reported to the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.  Submitted to the 2015 Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association