Paul S. Carbone
( out of 43 reviews )

Paul S. Carbone, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building

University Developmental Assessment Clinic
81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-587-2255
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Huntsman Mental Health Institute Neurobehavior HOME Program
240 East Morris Ave
Salt Lake City , UT 84115
801-581-5515
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Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Riverton

University Developmental Assessment Clinic
3773 West 12600 South
Riverton , UT 84065
801-587-2255
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Dr. Carbone is the Medical Director of the Child Development Program within the University Developmental Assessment Clinics, providing evaluations of children with suspected autism and other developmental disabilities as part of a multidisciplinary team. He sees patients with autism and other developmental disabilities for ongoing care of medical and behavioral/psychiatric co-occurring conditions. He also serves as a primary care pediatrician within the University of Utah Neurobehavior HOME Program, a lifespan clinic that provides comprehensive medical and mental health services for individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities.

Specialties

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners

Patient Rating

Patients consistently praise Dr. Carbone for excellent, specialized care and a strong bedside manner. Reviewers note his empathy and humanity, clear explanations, responsiveness to questions, and positive engagement with children. Families describe him as dedicated and invested in helping them live full, healthy lives and highly recommend him.

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5.0 /5
( out of 43 reviews )

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Dr. Carbone is the Medical Director of the Child Development Program within the University Developmental Assessment Clinics, providing evaluations of children with suspected autism and other developmental disabilities as part of a multidisciplinary team. He sees patients with autism and other developmental disabilities for ongoing care of medical and behavioral/psychiatric co-occurring conditions. He also serves as a primary care pediatrician within the University of Utah Neurobehavior HOME Program, a lifespan clinic that provides comprehensive medical and mental health services for individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions General Pediatrics
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Academic Pediatric Association Research Scholars Program
Other Training Utah Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Residency Pediatrics - University of California - San Diego Resident
Internship Pediatrics - University of California - San Diego Intern
Professional Medical Medical - Chicago Medical School M.D.
Undergraduate Molecular Biology - San Jose State University B.S.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Seabury A, Campbell K, Clay CJ, Minges EC, Carbone PS, Kreier F, Augustyn M (2025). A Child With Oppositional Behavior After a Burn Injury: A Role for Inpatient Developmental Pediatrics Consults. J Dev Behav Pediatr.
  2. Carbone PS, Dada Y, Villalobos M, Stoddard GJ, Roundy J, Campbell K (2025). The Caregiver Concerns Questionnaire: A Tool to Target Care for Children on the Autism Spectrum. J Autism Dev Disord.
  3. Schibler BM, Kanne SM, Stoddard GJ, Carbone PS (2025). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Health-Determining Behaviors: Assessing Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep with the National Survey of Children's Health. J Autism Dev Disord.
  4. Carbone PS, Campbell K, Villalobos M, Stuart A, Ellzey A, Stoddard GJ, Roundy J, Tripp ZT, Stipelman C (2025). Primary Care Autism Screening with the Parent's Observations of Social Interactions. J Autism Dev Disord.
  5. Carbone PS, Stipelman CH, Villalobos ME, Ellzey A, Stuart A, Stoddard GJ, Campbell K (2024). A Comparison of Parent-Reported Severe Autism With Mild/Moderate Autism Among US Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 45(5), e422-e430.
  6. Carbone PS, Stipelman CH, Villalobos ME, Ellzey A, Stuart A, Stoddard GJ, Campbell K (2024). A Comparison of Parent-Reported Severe Autism With Mild/Moderate Autism Among US Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 45(5), e422-e430.
  7. Aguayo P, Lin AG, Stevens PT, Carbone PS, Bilder DA, Rapaport MH (2024). A Patient-Centered Multidisciplinary Medical HOME for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ), 22(2), 170-174.
  8. Zhou X, Feliciano P, Shu C, Wang T, Astrovskaya I, Hall JB, Obiajulu JU, Wright JR, Murali SC, Xu SX, Brueggeman L, Thomas TR, Marchenko O, Fleisch C, Barns SD, Snyder LG, Han B, Chang TS, Turner TN, Harvey WT, Nishida A, ORoak BJ, Geschwind DH, SPARK Consortium, Michaelson JJ, Volfovsky N, Eichler EE, Shen Y, Chung WK (2022). Integrating de novo and inherited variants in 42,607 autism cases identifies mutations in new moderate-risk genes. Nat Genet, 54(9), 1305-1319.
  9. Lord C, Charman T, Havdahl A, Carbone P, Anagnostou E, Boyd B, Carr T, de Vries PJ, Dissanayake C, Divan G, Freitag CM, Gotelli MM, Kasari C, Knapp M, Mundy P, Plank A, Scahill L, Servili C, Shattuck P, Simonoff E, Singer AT, Slonims V, Wang PP, Ysrraelit MC, Jellett R, Pickles A, Cusack J, Howlin P, Szatmari P, Holbrook A, Toolan C, McCauley JB (2021). The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism. Lancet, 399(10321), 271-334.
  10. Carbone PS, Smith PJ, Lewis C, LeBlanc C (2021). Promoting the Participation of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activity. Pediatrics, 148(6).
  11. Campbell K, Cunningham S, Neeley A, Young PC, Stoddard G, Stone B, Carbone PS (2021). Ratings of Physician Communication by Caregivers of Hospitalized Children With and Without Autism. Hosp Pediatr, 11(6), 547-553.
  12. Suen CG, Campbell K, Stoddard G, Carbone PS (2020). Patient-Centered Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Clinic for Complex Children with Autism. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 42(3), 182-190.
  13. Campbell K, Carbone PS, Liu D, Stipelman CH (2021). Improving Autism Screening and Referrals With Electronic Support and Evaluations in Primary Care. Pediatrics, 147(3).
  14. Suen CG, Campbell K, Stoddard G, Carbone PS (2020). Patient-Centered Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Clinic for Complex Children with Autism. J Dev Behav Pediatr.
  15. Carbone PS, Campbell K, Wilkes J, Stoddard GJ, Huynh K, Young PC, Gabrielsen TP (2020). Primary Care Autism Screening and Later Autism Diagnosis. Pediatrics, 146(2).
  16. Kim J, Stevens P, Carbone PS, Jones KB (2020). Health Care Use and Spending of Pediatric Patients With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability. Med Care, 58(5), 468-473.
  17. Rutz A, Dent KM, Botto LD, Young PC, Carbone PS (2018). Brief Report: Pediatrician Perspectives Regarding Genetic Evaluations of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord, 49(2), 794-808.
  18. Ahlers K, Gabrielsen TP, Ellzey A, Brady A, Litchford A, Fox J, Nguyen QT, Carbone PS (2018). A Pilot Project Using Pediatricians as Initial Diagnosticians in Multidisciplinary Autism Evaluations for Young Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 40(1), 1-11.
  19. Bilder DA, Bakian AV, Stevenson DA, Carbone PS, Cunniff C, Goodman AB, McMahon WM, Fisher NP, Viskochil D (2016). Brief Report: The Prevalence of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Identified by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. J Autism Dev Disord, 46(10), 3369-76.
  20. Ruiz LM, Damron M, Jones KB, Weedon D, Carbone PS, Bakian AV, Bilder DA (2016). Antipsychotic Use and Metabolic Monitoring in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Served in a Medicaid Medical Home. J Autism Dev Disord, 46(6), 1887-1894.
  21. Carbone PS, Norlin C, Young PC (2016). Improving Early Identification and Ongoing Care of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 137(6).
  22. Carbone PS, Norlin C, Young PC (2016). Improving Early Identification and Ongoing Care of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 137(6).
  23. Ruiz LM, Damron M, Jones KB, Weedon D, Carbone PS, Bakian AV, Bilder DA (2016). Antipsychotic Use and Metabolic Monitoring in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Served in a Medicaid Medical Home. J Autism Dev Disord, 46(6), 1887-94.
  24. Carbone PS, Young PC, Stoddard GJ, Wilkes J, Trasande L (2015). A Comparison of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations Among Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Acad Pediatr, 15(6), 626-35.
  25. Carbone PS, Young PC, Stoddard GJ, Wilkes J, Trasande L (2015). A Comparison of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations Among Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Acad Pediatr, 15(6), 626-35.
  26. Bakian AV, Bilder DA, Carbone PS, Hunt TD, Petersen B, Rice CE (2015). Brief report: independent validation of autism spectrum disorder case status in the Utah Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network Site. J Autism Dev Disord, 45(3), 873-80.
  27. Tinker J, Carbone PS, Viskochil D, Mathiesen A, Ma KN, Stevenson DA (2014). Screening children with neurofibromatosis type 1 for autism spectrum disorder. Am J Med Genet A, 164A(7), 1706-12.
  28. Holmes LG, Himle MB, Sewell KK, Carbone PS, Strassberg DS, Murphy NA (2014). Addressing sexuality in youth with autism spectrum disorders: current pediatric practices and barriers. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 35(3), 172-8.
  29. Coury DL, Swedo SE, Thurm AE, Miller DT, Veenstra-VanderWeele JM, Carbone PS, Lounds Taylor J (2014). Treating the whole person with autism: the proceedings of the Autism Speaks National Autism Conference. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care, 44(2), 26-47.
  30. Carbone PS (2013). Moving from research to practice in the primary care of children with autism spectrum disorders. Acad Pediatr, 13(5), 390-9.
  31. Carbone PS, Murphy NA, Norlin C, Azor V, Sheng X, Young PC (2013). Parent and pediatrician perspectives regarding the primary care of children with autism spectrum disorders. J Autism Dev Disord, 43(4), 964-72.
  32. Weedon D, Carbone P, Bilder D, OBrien S, Dorius J (2013). Building a person-centered medical home: lessons from a program for people with developmental disabilities. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 23(4), 1600-8.
  33. Weedon D, Carbone PS, Bilder D (2012). Building a person-centered medical home: lessons from a program for people with developmental disabilities. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 23, 1600-1608.
  34. Pinborough-Zimmerman J, Bilder D, Bakian A, Satterfield R, Carbone PS, Nangle BE, Randall H, McMahon WM (2011). Sociodemographic risk factors associated with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. Autism Res, 4(6), 438-48.
  35. Murphy NA, Carbone PS, Council on Children With Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics (2011). Parent-provider-community partnerships: optimizing outcomes for children with disabilities. Pediatrics, 128(4), 795-802.
  36. Miller JS, Gabrielsen T, Villalobos M, Alleman R, Wahmhoff N, Carbone PS, Segura B (2011). The each child study: systematic screening for autism spectrum disorders in a pediatric setting. Pediatrics, 127(5), 866-71.
  37. Murphy NA, Carbone PS (2010). Needs of children with disabilities addressed best through partnerships. Sept 2010(31), 20.
  38. Carbone PS, Behl DD, Azor V, Murphy NA (2010). The medical home for children with autism spectrum disorders: parent and pediatrician perspectives. J Autism Dev Disord, 40(3), 317-24.
  39. Carbone PS, Farley M, Davis T (2010). Primary care for children with autism. Am Fam Physician, 81(4), 453-60.
  40. Murphy NA, Carbone PS, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children With Disabilities (2008). Promoting the participation of children with disabilities in sports, recreation, and physical activities. Pediatrics, 121(5), 1057-61.
  41. Carbone PS, Clemens CJ, Ball TM (2005). Effectiveness of gun-safety counseling and a gun lock giveaway in a Hispanic community. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 159(11), 1049-54.
  42. Ahlers K, Gabrielsen TP, Ellzey A, Brady A, Litchford, A, Fox J, Nguyen Q, Carbone PS (In Press). A Pilot Project Utilizing Pediatricians as Initial Diagnosticians in Multidisciplinary Autism Evaluations for Young Children. (Epub ahead of print) J Dev Behav Pediatr.

Book

  1. Carbone PS, Rosenblatt AI (October 1, 2012). Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know. American Academy of Pediatrics.

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