Michael R. Carr, MD

Contact: mcarr@luriechildrens.org

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children
  • COVID-related Cardiac Abnormalities
  • Medical Education

Biography

  • Attending Physician, Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Fellowship Program Director, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Clinical Practice Director, Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Michael Carr, MD, specializes in pediatric cardiology, with expertise in general cardiology and non-invasive cardiac imaging. His clinical interests include echocardiography, fetal cardiology, Kawasaki disease, COVID/MIS-C, and general pediatric cardiology. Dr. Carr spends a large part of his time in medical education, currently serving as the Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship and playing active teaching and administrative roles in the Pediatric Residency Program. 

Education and Background

  • Fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Texas Children's Hospital 2006
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital 2003-2006
  • Residency in Pediatrics, National Naval Medical Center 1998-2001
  • MD, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1998

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Critical care nephrology, Extracorporeal support, Blood purification, Critical care education, Industry partnerships, Chronic critical illness, Pediatric and community partnership, Career development, Leadership

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External validation of the modified sepsis renal angina index for prediction of severe acute kidney injury in children with septic shock.

Clinical and Community Trials

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Multi-modality Cardiac Imaging, 4D Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Multi-parametric Structure–Function Cardiac MRI

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Ultra-rapid, Free-breathing, Real-time Cardiac Cine MRI Using GRASP Amplified with View Sharing and KWIC Filtering.

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Kawasaki Disease, Antibody Responses to Infectious Diseases

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Analysis of Plasmablasts from Children with Kawasaki Disease Reveals Evidence of a Convergent Antibody Response to a Specific Protein Epitope.

Community, Population Health, and Outcomes

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Health Policy, Healthcare Quality, Health Disparities, Outcome Measures

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Association of social determinants of health-related diagnosis codes with postoperative outcomes.

Community, Population Health, and Outcomes

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Developmental Origins of Childhood Metabolic Disease, Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents, Epigenetics, Maternal/Fetal Nutrition and Metabolism

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It's All About Fat, Baby: Is Infant Adiposity Associated With Later Adverse Metabolic Health?

Quantitative Science

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Health Information Systems , Standards and Interoperability, Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity, Pediatric Medical Devices, Digital Health and Digital Media, Patient Generated Health Data, Global Health, Obesity, Children with Medical Complexity

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Bringing FAIRness to FDA data through visualization.