Carrie B. Torr
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Carrie B. Torr, MD, MA

Languages spoken: English

Dr. Torr is an Associate 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 (Salt Lake City and Lehi Campus) and Intermountain Medical Center. She is Program Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship and Director of Neonatal Ethics at The Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Utah. Her clinical interest include pediatric bioethics, quality improvement and eye development.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Dr. Torr is an Associate 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 (Salt Lake City and Lehi Campus) and Intermountain Medical Center. She is Program Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship and Director of Neonatal Ethics at The Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Utah. Her clinical interest include pediatric bioethics, quality improvement and eye development.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pediatrics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Neonatology
General Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Education history

Undergraduate Political Science - Ohio University B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of South Carolina School of Medicine M.D.
Residency Pediatrics - University of South Carolina School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Certification Certificate Program in Pediatric Bioethics - Children¿s Mercy Certificate
Graduate Training Bioethics & Health Policy - Loyola University Chicago M.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Malone Jenkins S, Palmquist RN, Moore B, Boyden SE, Nicholas TJ, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R, Farrell JAR, Holt CH, Rynearson SG, Solorzano CM, Ward A, Best DH, Al-Sweel N, Bentley DL, Brunelli L, Chow CY, Close DW, Cormier MJ, Deshotel MJ, Durtschi J, Eide EJ, Floyd L, Fredrickson EK, Fulmer ML, Hernandez EJ, Kapron AL, Karren MA, Lewis RG, Miller CE, Murtaugh LC, Nicholson KE, Noble K, O'Fallon BD, O'Shea JM, Pattison DC, Pedersen BS, Petersen BJ, Peterson BD, Pizzo L, Reynolds HM, Rindler P, Torr CB, Wen T, Yost HJ, Zhao J, Yandell M, Marth GT, Quinlan AR, Carey JC, Shayota BJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Bonkowsky J (2025). The Utah NeoSeq Project: a collaborative multidisciplinary program to facilitate genomic diagnostics in the neonatal intensive care unit. NPJ genomic medicine, 10(1), 26.
  2. Banwell E, York D, Vegunta S, Torr C, Yoder B (2025). Can We Optimize Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening by Combined Risk Score Analysis?. The Journal of pediatrics, 282, 114544.
  3. Hooper SM, Fung CM, Torr C, Lawrence S (2025). Case Report: Delayed recurrence of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in an extremely low birth weight infant. Frontiers in pediatrics, 13, 1564633.
  4. Jones MD Jr, Guiton G, Yost CC, Torr CB, Gong J, Parker T (2024). Structured Debriefing to Assess Performance of Entrustable Professional Activities. Journal of graduate medical education, 16(5), 607-610.
  5. Jones MD Jr, Guiton G, Yost CC, Torr CB, Gong J, Parker T (2024). Structured Debriefing to Assess Performance of Entrustable Professional Activities. Journal of graduate medical education, 16(5), 607-610.
  6. Hulse WN, Schulte K, Eickelkamp-Marron V, Redder H, Davidson JM, Chan B, Torr C, DuPont TL, Grubb P (2023). A quality improvement initiative for neonatal hypoglycemia screening and management in a level III neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of perinatology, 43(10), 1321-1329.
  7. Rothwell E, Riches NO, Johnson E, Kaphingst KA, Kehoe K, Jenkins SM, Palmquist R, Torr C, Frost CJ, Wong B, Bonkowsky J (2022). Evaluating visual imagery for participant understanding of research concepts in genomics research. Journal of community genetics, 14(1), 51-62.
  8. Malone Jenkins S, Palmquist R, Kapron AL, Torr C, Best DH, Karren MA, Brunelli L, Yandell M, Tristani-Firouzi M, Dimmock D, Watts B, Botkin JR, Johnson A, Bonkowsky J (2021). Addressing ethical and laboratory challenges for initiation of a rapid whole genome sequencing program. Journal of clinical and translational science, 5(1), e177.
  9. Torr C, Yoder B, Beachy (2019). Improving preoperative identification of infants at risk for severe retinopathy of prematurity. Journal of perinatology, 39, 1309-1314.
  10. Torr C, Yoder B, Beachy (2018). Assessing the Surgical Experience to Identify Risk Factors Associated with Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity and Laser Intervention. Neonatology, 114(3), 230-234.

Review

  1. Torr (2022). Culturally competent care in the neonatal intensive care unit, strategies to address outcome disparities. Journal of perinatology,