Spencer J. Carter
( out of 69 reviews )

Spencer J. Carter, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Research North

Clinic 2D/E, BMT/Hematology
Salt Lake City
801-585-5122

University of Utah Hospital

Heart Failure Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-585-5122

University of Utah Hospital

Heart Transplant Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-585-5122

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Salt Lake City
801-584-1235

  • Dr. Spencer Carter was born in Boise Idaho, he graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame with a major in Science Business. He received his medical degree from the University of Washington. He then trained at the University of Texas Southwestern where he completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine. He continued at UTSW, completing fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, winning several excellence in teaching awards.

    In addition to advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and transplant, Dr. Carter has a clinical expertise in infiltrative cardiomyopathies and cardiac amyloidosis. His academic interest is in implementation science, quality improvement, and medical education.

    He looks forward to working with trainees from medical students to fellows. Dr. Carter recently moved to Utah with his wife and looks forward to hiking, skiing, and backpacking.

    Dr. Carter will be seeing patients at the U of U Health Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic and the George H. Wahlen VA Medical Center. He will also be seeing patients in the Amyloidosis Clinic at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
    National Board of Echocardiography

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 69 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    May 09, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Spencer Carter was very professional and courteous. He Reviewed my history and treatment and provided the latest and future options of treatments. He had clear explanations and provided time and answers for questions. Great visit and can highly recommend him.

    May 08, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Knowledgeable, caring, takes a very personal interest in me as the patient an human being.

    April 16, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    I really appreciated his preparation for the new patient visit, and his true passion and depth of knowledge and understanding for everything Amylosis. He took the time during the visit to make sure I felt that my concerns were heard, communicated, and fully understood. I have great confidence that he will continue to follow through to arrange for the specific proper care that I need. Thank you so much!

    April 10, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I was very impressed with Dr Carter. He took the time to explain things to me in a way that I understand everything.

    April 08, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    I can't recommend Dr. Carter highly enough. He is caring, knowledgeable, and just a brilliant physician.

    April 02, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    His experience about amyloidosis is far reaching and i trust his judgement

    February 02, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    I felt like I had a knowledgeable dr who could give me the correct diagnosis and answer my questions

    December 21, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr Carter explained a very complex situation in an underandable way. He used my test results as well as research data to make an argument for his decision regarding my treatment. He also worked well with his fellow to deliver this information. He presented the news about my condition in a compassionate way ans he was interested in my thoughts ans concerns.

    December 07, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Thank you

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  • Dr. Spencer Carter was born in Boise Idaho, he graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame with a major in Science Business. He received his medical degree from the University of Washington. He then trained at the University of Texas Southwestern where he completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine. He continued at UTSW, completing fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, winning several excellence in teaching awards.

    In addition to advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and transplant, Dr. Carter has a clinical expertise in infiltrative cardiomyopathies and cardiac amyloidosis. His academic interest is in implementation science, quality improvement, and medical education.

    He looks forward to working with trainees from medical students to fellows. Dr. Carter recently moved to Utah with his wife and looks forward to hiking, skiing, and backpacking.

    Dr. Carter will be seeing patients at the U of U Health Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic and the George H. Wahlen VA Medical Center. He will also be seeing patients in the Amyloidosis Clinic at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Cardiovascular Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
    National Board of Echocardiography

    Education history

    Fellowship Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Fellow
    Fellowship Cardiology - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Washington School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Science Business - University of Notre Dame B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Le JV, Mendes JK, Sideris K, Bieging E, Carter S, Stehlik J, DiBella EVR, Adluru G (2024). Free-Breathing Ungated Radial Simultaneous Multi-Slice Cardiac T1 Mapping. J Magn Reson Imaging, 61(6), 2587-2600. (Read full article)
    2. Kyriakopoulos CP, Sideris K, Taleb I, Maneta E, Tseliou E, Aadland J, Baird AS, Bonios MJ, Nelson M, Dranow E, Goodwin ML, Hanff TC, Carter S, Selzman CH, Stehlik J, Wever-Pinzon O, Ramakrishna S, Tumarkin E, Drakos SG (2025). Left Atrial Reverse Remodeling in Patients Supported With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Clinical Implications. Circ Heart Fail, e012807. (Read full article)
    3. Kim PJ, Olympios M, Sideris K, Tseliou E, Tran TY, Carter S, Brann A, Kaur N, Carey SA, Bhorade S, Chen YA, Barnes D, Ahmed E, Xie J, Prewett A, Rabinowitz M, Zimmermann BG, Bloom MS, Demko Z, Adler E, Stehlik J (2025). A two-threshold algorithm using donor-derived cell-free DNA fraction and quantity to detect acute rejection after heart transplantation. Am J Transplant. (Read full article)
    4. Sideris K, Zhang M, Wohlfahrt P, Siu AF, Shen J, Carter S, Kyriakopoulos CP, Taleb I, Wever-Pinzon O, Shah K, Selzman CH, Rodriguez-Correa C, Kapelios C, Brinker L, Alharethi R, Hess R, Drakos SG, Steinberg BA, Fang JC, Kfoury AG, Melenovsky V, Greene T, Spertus JA, Stehlik J (2024). Integration of Patient Reported Quality-of-life Data into Risk Assessment in Heart Failure. J Card Fail, 31(5), 761-770. (Read full article)
    5. Scott M, Kyriakopoulos CP, Sheffield E, Krauspe E, Sideris K, Taleb I, Maneta E, Tseliou E, Selko S, Hamouche R, Aadland J, Carter SJ, Jones TL, Ou Z, Presson AP, Selzman CH, Tonna JE, Hanff TC, Drakos SG (2025). Application of the Updated Cardiogenic Shock Working Group SCAI Classification for Cardiogenic Shock: A Single-Centre Analysis. Can J Cardiol. (Read full article)
    6. Carter S, Thibodeau JT (2024). Patient Focus: Rates of Heart Failure Medicines and Hospital Readmission: An explanation of "Prescription Patterns in the Management of Heart Failure and its Association with Readmissions: A Retrospective Analysis". J Card Fail, 31(4), 646-647. (Read full article)
    7. Bullock G, Jacobs JA, Carey JR, Pan IZ, Kinsey MS, Sideris K, Kapelios CJ, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Das S, Carter SJ (2024). Patterns of diuretic titration during inpatient management of acute decompensated heart failure. Am Heart J, 282, 30-39. (Read full article)
    8. Kyriakopoulos CP, Taleb I, Sideris K, Maneta E, Hamouche R, Tseliou E, Krauspe E, Selko S, Carter S, Jones TL, Zhang C, Presson AP, Dranow E, Geer L, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Goodwin ML, Tonna JE, Hanff TC, Drakos SG (2025). Informing Management of Patients Developing Cardiogenic Shock at a Spoke and Being Transferred to a Hub. J Am Heart Assoc, 14(4), e035464. (Read full article)
    9. Bozkurt B, Ahmad T, Alexander K, Baker WL, Bosak K, Breathett K, Carter S, Drazner MH, Dunlay SM, Fonarow GC, Greene SJ, Heidenreich P, Ho JE, Hsich E, Ibrahim NE, Jones LM, Khan SS, Khazanie P, Koelling T, Lee CS, Morris AA, Page RL 2nd, Pandey A, Piano MR, Sandhu AT, Stehlik J, Stevenson LW, Teerlink J, Vest AR, Yancy C, Ziaeian B, WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS (2024). HF STATS 2024: Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics An Updated 2024 Report from the Heart Failure Society of America. J Card Fail, 31(1), 66-116. (Read full article)
    10. Carter S, Thibodeau JT (2024). Patient Focus: Moving Beyond Step Count: An Explanation of Real-World Walking Behaviors Are Associated With Early-Stage Heart Failure: A Project Baseline Health Study. J Card Fail, 30(11), 1437-1438. (Read full article)
    11. Taleb I, Giannouchos TV, Kyriakopoulos CP, Clawson A, Davis ES, Sideris K, Tseliou E, Shah KS, Tonna JE, Dranow E, Jones TL, Carter SJ, Fang JC, Stehlik J, Ohsfeldt RL, Selzman CH, Hanff TC, Drakos SG (2024). Cost-Effectiveness of a Shock Team Approach in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock. Circ Heart Fail, 17(11), e011709. (Read full article)
    12. Jacobs JA, Carter SJ, Bullock G, Carey JR, Pan IZ, Kinsey MS, Zheutlin AR, Kapelios CJ, Raju S, Fang JC, Shah KS, Bress AP (2024). Optimal Initial Intravenous Loop Diuretic Dosing in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JACC Adv, 3(10), 101250. (Read full article)
    13. ONeill E, Carter S, Brann A, Ibrahim M, Shah KS (2024). Anomalous Coronary Artery Identified Post Heart Transplantation. JACC Case Rep, 29(15), 102442. (Read full article)
    14. Stehlik B, Sideris K, Brinker L, Waldron J, Carter S (2024). Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis: A Prevalent and Underdiagnosed Cause of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Cureus, 16(6), e62623. (Read full article)
    15. Carter S, Thibodeau JT (2023). Patient Focus: When Should People With Heart Failure Who Were Admitted to the Hospital Think About Palliative or Hospice Care? An Explanation of "Factors Associated with Mortality and Hospice Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure Who Received Home Health Services". J Card Fail, 30(6), 803-804. (Read full article)
    16. Hart Z, Anderson T, Fanous H, Liori S, Carter S (2024). A Case of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy After Ketamine Infusion. Cureus, 16(5), e59709. (Read full article)
    17. Stern LK, Grodin JL, Maurer MS, Ruberg FL, Patel AR, Khouri MG, Roth LR, Aras MA, Bhardwaj A, Bhattacharya P, Brailovsky Y, Drachman BM, Ebong IA, Fine NM, Gaggin H, Gopal D, Griffin J, Judge D, Kim P, Mitchell J, Mitter SS, Mohan RC, Ramos H, Reyentovich A, Sheikh FH, Sperry B, Carter S, Urey M, Vaishnav J, Vest AR, Kittleson MM, Patel JK (2023). The Cardiac Amyloidosis Registry Study (CARS): Rationale, Design and Methodology. J Card Fail, 30(5), 669-678. (Read full article)
    18. Balakrishnan N, Beaini H, Carter S, Araj FG (2024). Bedside popliteal vein cannulation for simultaneous plasmapheresis and renal replacement therapy in the prone position. J Invasive Cardiol, 36(5). (Read full article)
    19. Sideris K, Lzr-Molnr E, Kyriakopoulos CP, Taleb I, Hurst D, Ugolini S, Selzman CH, Brinker L, Drakos SG, Tonna JE, Geer L, Goodwin ML, Wever-Pinzon O, Hanff TC, Fang JC, Carter S, Stehlik J (2024). Bridge-to-transplant temporary mechanical circulatory support and risk of allosensitization. Clin Transplant, 38(5), e15330. (Read full article)
    20. Hendren NS, Carter S, Rao A, La Hoz RM, Cutrell JB, Fares M, Concejo B, de Lemos JA, Drazner MH, Zaha VG, Grodin JL (2023). Convalescent Phenotyping of Cardiac Injury During Hospitalization for Acute COVID-19. Am J Cardiol, 209, 199-202. (Read full article)
    21. Omar W, Hendren NS, Carter S, Mathew C, Alvarez KS, Bhavan K, Joglar J, Das SR (2023). Home Inotrope Program for Self-Funded Patients in a Safety-Net Hospital System (A Pilot Experience). Am J Cardiol, 197, 1-2. (Read full article)
    22. Hendren NS, de Lemos JA, Ayers C, Das SR, Rao A, Carter S, Rosenblatt A, Walchok J, Omar W, Khera R, Hegde AA, Drazner MH, Neeland IJ, Grodin JL (2020). Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry. Circulation, 143(2), 135-144. (Read full article)
    23. Bennett AJ, Carter S, Joglar JA (2019). A New Tachyarrhythmia in a 60-Year-Old Woman. Circulation, 140(11), 965-968. (Read full article)
    24. Grodin JL, Carter S, Bart BA, Goldsmith SR, Drazner MH, Tang WHW (2018). Direct comparison of ultrafiltration to pharmacological decongestion in heart failure: a per-protocol analysis of CARRESS-HF. Eur J Heart Fail, 20(7), 1148-1156. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Sideris K, Kyriakopoulos CP, Brinker L, Taleb I, Liori S, Hutman-Zahler A, Hendren N, Hall E, Drakos SG, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Drazner MH, Carter S (2025). Advanced Markers for Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiogenic Shock and End-Stage Heart Failure: A Mini Review. [Review]. Heart Fail Rev, 30(3), 529-535. (Read full article)
    2. Huang AL, Hendren N, Carter S, Larsen C, Garg S, La Hoz R, Farr M (2022). Biomarker-Based Assessment for Infectious Risk Before and After Heart Transplantation. [Review]. Curr Heart Fail Rep, 19(4), 236-246. (Read full article)
    3. Vasquez N, Carter S, Grodin JL (2020). Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors and the Natriuretic Peptide Axis. [Review]. Curr Heart Fail Rep, 17(3), 67-76. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Carter S, Fang JC (2024). Waiting for Godot?: REDUCE LAP HF-II at 24 Months. JACC Heart Fail, 12(8), 1439-1441. (Read full article)
    2. Carter S, Hendren NS, Grodin JL (2022). Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition, uric acid, and heart failure: correlation without causation? Eur J Heart Fail, 24(6), 1077-1079. (Read full article)
    3. Hendren NS, Carter S, Grodin JL (2021). Severe COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis: Zebra or unicorn? Int J Cardiol, 343, 197-198. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Neela N, Hendren NS, Carter S, Hernandez L, Truby LK, Farr M, DAS SR (2024). Contraception Counseling and Teratogenic Prescriptions Among Women With Systolic Heart Failure in a Safety-Net Health System. [Letter to the editor]. J Card Fail, 30(11), 1527-1529. (Read full article)
    2. Gulati J, Yen C, Almonte M, Shah P, Carter S, Godfrey S, Bhatt A (2024). Implementation of a Resident-Led Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Texas Southwestern. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 37(7), 720-721. (Read full article)
    3. Almonte M, Shah P, Berlacher M, Carter S, Raygor V, Bhatt A (2022). Online and Simulation-Based Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training for Residents: A Randomized Pilot Study. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 35(8), 889-890. (Read full article)