Kristen L. Carroll
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Kristen L. Carroll, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Shriners Hospital for Children

Salt Lake City
801-536-3564

  • Dr. Kristen Carroll is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Medical Staff at Shriners Children's Salt Lake City. She specializes in the areas of pediatric hip and foot abnormalities, both congenital and neuromuscular in origin. Her research interests include neuromuscular and complex hip disorders, skeletal dysplasias and complex foot and ankle deformities. Dr. Carroll practices at Shriners Children's-Salt Lake City, Primary Childrens Hospital and also holds an adult Cerebral Palsy Clinic at the University of Utah Orthopedic Center. Dr. Carroll graduated with a medical degree from Albany Medical School in New York with AOA distinction, and completed her Orthopaedic residency and pediatric fellowship at the University of Utah; she has been Board Certified since 1998. She is an editor of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Dr. Carroll served as chair on the University of Utah's Orthopedic Departments Culture, Opportunity and Community Committee. She works with many other departments to make our healthcare systems welcoming and safe to all people. She holds the Sherman S Coleman Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopedics. it is her great honor to help children and their families.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Dr. Kristen Carroll is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Medical Staff at Shriners Children's Salt Lake City. She specializes in the areas of pediatric hip and foot abnormalities, both congenital and neuromuscular in origin. Her research interests include neuromuscular and complex hip disorders, skeletal dysplasias and complex foot and ankle deformities. Dr. Carroll practices at Shriners Children's-Salt Lake City, Primary Childrens Hospital and also holds an adult Cerebral Palsy Clinic at the University of Utah Orthopedic Center. Dr. Carroll graduated with a medical degree from Albany Medical School in New York with AOA distinction, and completed her Orthopaedic residency and pediatric fellowship at the University of Utah; she has been Board Certified since 1998. She is an editor of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Dr. Carroll served as chair on the University of Utah's Orthopedic Departments Culture, Opportunity and Community Committee. She works with many other departments to make our healthcare systems welcoming and safe to all people. She holds the Sherman S Coleman Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopedics. it is her great honor to help children and their families.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Orthopedics - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Orthopedic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internship General Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Medicine - Albany Medical College M.D.
    Undergraduate English - Brown University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. McMulkin ML, MacWilliams BA, Nelson EA, Munger ME, Chen BP, Novacheck TF, Carroll KL, Stotts AK, Carter LH, Mader SL, Hayes B, Baird GO, Schwartz MH (2023). The long-term effects of aggressive spasticity reducing treatment, including selective dorsal rhizotomy, on joint kinematic outcomes of persons with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture, 105, 139-148. (Read full article)
    2. Saraswat P, MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Carpenter AM, Shull ER, Carroll KL, Stotts AK, Sousa T, Hyer LC, Westberry DE (2023). Is peak hamstrings muscle-tendon length criterion a sufficient indicator to recommend against surgical lengthening of hamstrings? Gait Posture, 105, 149-157. (Read full article)
    3. Carroll KL, Stotts AK, Pearson OC, MacWilliams BA (2023). Patient-reported Outcomes of Adolescents Treated With Guided Growth to Correct Idiopathic Genu Valgum. J Pediatr Orthop, 43(3), 162-167. (Read full article)
    4. MacWilliams BA, Carroll KL, Stotts AK, Kerr LM, Schwartz MH (2022). Discrimination between hereditary spastic paraplegia and cerebral palsy based on gait analysis data: A machine learning approach. Gait Posture, 98, 34-38. (Read full article)
    5. Stotts AK, Carroll KL, Naatz E, MacWilliams BA (2021). Outcome of Gastrocnemius Soleus Facial Lengthening in Ambulatory Patients With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop, 42(1), e65-e71. (Read full article)
    6. Carroll KL, Stotts AK, Baird GO, Thorman AL, Talmage M, Moss WD, McMulkin ML, MacWilliams BA (2021). Factors Influencing Outcomes of the Dysplastic Hip in Nonambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Orthop, 41(4), 221-226. (Read full article)
    7. Sinha S, Mundy C, Bechtold T, Sgariglia F, Ibrahim MM, Billings PC, Carroll K, Koyama E, Jones KB, Pacifici M (2017). Unsuspected osteochondroma-like outgrowths in the cranial base of Hereditary Multiple Exostoses patients and modeling and treatment with a BMP antagonist in mice. PLoS Genet, 13(4), e1006742. (Read full article)
    8. MacWilliams BA, Stotts AK, Carroll KL, DAstous JL (2016). Utilization and efficacy of computational gait analysis for hamstring lengthening surgery. Gait Posture, 49, 394-397. (Read full article)
    9. Carroll KL, Schiffern AN, Murray KA, Stevenson DA, Viskochil DH, Toydemir R, MacWilliams BA, Roach JW (2016). The Occurrence of Occult Acetabular Dysplasia in Relatives of Individuals With Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. J Pediatr Orthop, 36(1), 96-100. (Read full article)
    10. Woiczik MR, Carroll KL, Pizzutillo P, Gross R (10/01/2012). Musculoskeletal Effects of Down Syndrome. Orthop Knowl Online.
    11. Schiffern AN, Stevenson DA, Carroll KL, Pimentel R, Mineau G, Viskochil DH, Roach JW (2012). Total hip arthroplasty, hip osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty, and knee osteoarthritis in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip and their family members: a kinship analysis report. J Pediatr Orthop, 32(6), 609-12. (Read full article)
    12. Holman J, Carroll KL, Murray KA, Macleod LM, Roach JW (2012). Long-term follow-up of open reduction surgery for developmental dislocation of the hip. J Pediatr Orthop, 32(2), 121-4. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Requist MR, Mills MK, Carroll KL, Lenz AL (2024). Quantitative Skeletal Imaging and Image-Based Modeling in Pediatric Orthopaedics. [Review]. Curr Osteoporos Rep, 22(1), 44-55. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Carroll K (2014). Alterations of Musculoskeletal Functions in Children. In Kathryn L McCance, Sue E Huether (Eds.), Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children. St. Louis: Harcourt- Mosby.

    Abstract

    1. Kristen L Carroll, MD (2013). Hip Pathology In Relatives Of Probands With Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip [Abstract]. POSNA.
    2. Carroll K (2012). Prevalence of acetabular dysplasia in families of patients with DDH; early genetic findings [Abstract]. POSNA.

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