Nicholas R. Carr
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Nicholas R. Carr, DO, FAAP

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-4100
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Nicholas Carr, D.O. is an Assistant Professor in Neonatology at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital. He provides neonatology services at three facilities, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center. Dr. Carr provides care for premature infants, critically ill newborns and newborn infants with a large variety of birth defects. Among his responsibilities is educating Pediatric Residents, Neonatology Fellows and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.

Dr. Carr is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. He provides care to critically ill patients admitted to the newborn intensive care units at the University of Utah Medical Center, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Intermountain Medical Center. His clinical areas of interest include family support/integration, transport medicine, and management of patients requiring extracorporeal life support (ECLS).

Specialties

Board Certification

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

Nicholas Carr, D.O. is an Assistant Professor in Neonatology at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital. He provides neonatology services at three facilities, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center. Dr. Carr provides care for premature infants, critically ill newborns and newborn infants with a large variety of birth defects. Among his responsibilities is educating Pediatric Residents, Neonatology Fellows and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.

Dr. Carr is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. He provides care to critically ill patients admitted to the newborn intensive care units at the University of Utah Medical Center, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Intermountain Medical Center. His clinical areas of interest include family support/integration, transport medicine, and management of patients requiring extracorporeal life support (ECLS).

Board Certification and Academic Information

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Ponnapakkam A, Carr N, Comstock B, Perez K, O'Shea TM, Tolia VN, Clark R, Heagerty P, Juul SE, Ahmad KA (2021). Factors Associated with Outpatient Therapy Utilization in Extremely Preterm Infants.(Epub ahead of print). Am J Perinatol.
  2. Pena Hernandez A, Carr NR, McCurnin D, Armijo-Garcia (2020). Extracorporeal Life Support in Pediatric Patients with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Associated Pulmonary Hypertension. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 66(9), 1063-1067.
  3. Ponnapakkam AP, Stine CN, Ahmad KA, Gallup MC, Delle Donne AJ, Kathen CM, Wade JK, Molina BC, Koslow EA, Carr N (2020). Evaluating the effects of a neonatal hypoglycemia bundle on NICU admission and exclusive breastfeeding. Journal of perinatology, 40(2), 344-351.
  4. Monnikendam CS, Mu TS, Aden JK, Lefkowitz W, Carr NR, Aune CN, Ahmad K (2019). Dysnatremia in extremely low birth weight infants is associated with multiple adverse outcomes. Journal of perinatology, 39(6), 842-847.
  5. Anchan JC, Carr NR, Ahmad K (2019). Neonatal hypoglycemia: is there a neurodevelopmental impact in early childhood?. Journal of perinatology, 39(1), 4-7.
  6. Ponnapakkam A, Rees D, Gallup MC, Ahmad KA, Miller D, Fagiana A, Carr N (2021). Supplementation-based hypoglycemia guidelines including donor breast milk reduce NICU admission. Journal of perinatology, 41(8), 2088-2094.
  7. Anchan J, Jones S, Aden J, Ditch S, Fagiana A, Blauvelt D, Gallup MC, Carr (2021). A different kind of battle: the effects of NICU admission on military parent mental health. Journal of perinatology, 41(8), 2038-2047.
  8. Delle Donne A, Hatch A, Carr NR, Aden J, Shapiro (2019). Extended Maternity Leave and Breastfeeding in Active Duty Mothers. Pediatrics, 144(2),
  9. Carr NR, Henry E, Bahr TM, Ohls RK, Page JM, Ilstrup SJ, Christensen R (2021). Fetomaternal hemorrhage: Evidence from a multihospital healthcare system that up to 40% of severe cases are missed. Transfusion, 62, 60-70.
  10. Bahr TM, Carr NR, Christensen TR, Wilkes J, O'Brien EA, German KR, Ohls RK, Ward DM, Christensen R (2021). Early iron supplementation and iron sufficiency at one month of age in NICU patients at-risk for iron deficiency. Blood cells, molecules & diseases, 90, 102575.
  11. Weber Z, Sam A, Pena A, Henderson C, McCurnin D, Bhalala U, Garcia R, King J, Carr (2021). Understanding increased ferritin levels in pediatric ECMO patients. Blood cells, molecules & diseases, 92, 102617.
  12. Rizzo HE, Escaname EN, Alana NB, Lavender E, Gelfond J, Fernandez R, Hibbs MA, King JM, Carr NR, Blanco C (2020). Maternal diabetes and obesity influence the fetal epigenome in a largely Hispanic population. Clinical epigenetics, 12(1), 34.
  13. Weber Z, Sutter D, Baltensperger A, Carr (2020). Economic Evaluation: Onsite HSV PCR Capabilities for Pediatric Care. Pediatric quality & safety, 5(2), e266.
  14. Christensen TR, Bahr TM, Henry E, Ling CY, Hanton TH, Page JM, Ilstrup SJ, Carr NR, Ohls RK, Christensen R (2022). Neonatal subgaleal hemorrhage: twenty years of trends in incidence, associations, and outcomes. Journal of perinatology,
  15. Mu T, Garcia-Choudary T, Staudt A, Tyree M, Valdez-Delgado K, Caldwell N, Carr N, Borgman M, Delaney (2020). Simulation versus live tissue training randomised trial for ECMO proficiency: is one better than the other?. BMJ simulation & technology enhanced learning, 7(4), 223-229.
  16. Wild KT, Miquel-Verges F, Rintoul NE, DiGeronimo R, Keene S, Hamrick SE, Mahmood B, Rao R, Carr NR, Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC (2022). Current Practices for Genetic Testing in Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Findings from a National survey. Perfusion, 2676591221130178.
  17. Carr NR, Hulse WL, Bahr TM, Davidson JM, Ilstrup SJ, Christensen R (2022). First report of transfusing low-titer cold-stored type O whole blood to an extremely-low-birth-weight neonate after acute blood loss. Transfusion, 62(9), 1923-1926.
  18. Sam AE, Weber Z, Peña A, Henderson C, King JM, Carr N (2023). A pilot study to evaluate clinical factors associated with iron and ferritin elevations during pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Perfusion, 2676591231154750.
  19. NR Carr, TM Bahr, RK Ohls, SM Tweddell, DS Morris, T Rees, SJ Ilstrup, WE Kelley, RD Christensen (2024). Low-Titer Type O Whole Blood for Transfusing Perinatal Patients After Acute Hemorrhage: A Case Series. American journal of perinatology,
  20. Weber ZJ, Sam AE, King JM, Henderson CL, Davidson C, Carr N (2024). Iron deposition in infants undergoing ECMO: A retrospective analysis of Postmortem tissue samples. Perfusion, 2676591241288780.
  21. Weber Z, Yost CC, Cody M, King JM, Henderson C, Christensen RD, Carr N (2024). Acquired ineffective erythropoiesis in pediatric ECMO patients: Higher than anticipated serum EPO levels and lower than anticipated reticulocytes counts were associated with mortality. Perfusion, 2676591241300956.
  22. Carr NR, Bahr TM, Ohls RK, Tweddell SM, Morris DS, Rees T, Ilstrup SJ, Kelley WE, Christensen R (2024). Low-Titer Type O Whole Blood for Transfusing Perinatal Patients after Acute Hemorrhage: A Case Series. AJP reports, 14(2), e129-e132.

Review

  1. Sullivan BA, Beam K, Vesoulis ZA, Aziz KB, Husain AN, Knake LA, Moreira AG, Hooven TA, Weiss EM, Carr NR, El-Ferzli GT, Patel RM, Simek KA, Hernandez AJ, Barry JS, McAdams R (2024). Transforming neonatal care with artificial intelligence: challenges, ethical consideration, and opportunities. Journal of perinatology, 44(1), 1-11.

Book Chapter

  1. Bradley A. Yoder, Michelle J. Yang, Nicholas R. Carr, Martin Keszle (2021). 33. Ventilation Strategies in Neonatal Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure.