Carrie B. Torr, MD

Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Torr is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology at the University of Utah, School of Medicine. She provides care to premature infants and critically ill newborns admitted to the NICU at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center. Her clinical interest include eye development and visual outcomes as well as pediatric bioethics.

Dr. Torr received her undergrad degree from Ohio University and completed her medical degree at University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She then completed her pediatric residency at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine /Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital her fellowship in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine at the University of Utah. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Neonatology

Dr. Torr’s clinical interests include retinopathy of prematurity and clinical ethics. Dr. Torr’s research interests include quality improvement, with an emphasis on reducing laser intervention in preterm infants who undergo a surgical procedure, as well as research ethics. Her current ethics research is focused on parental consent to randomized control trials in the NICU.

She has completed a pediatric bioethics certificate program and currently is a member of Primary Children’s Ethics Committee.