Darcy B Carr, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Providence Everett Medical Center)
• Medical complications of pregnancy
• Fetal ultrasound
• Prenatal diagnosis

• MD degree
    (Medical College of Wisconsin, 1993)
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    (University of Louisville, 1997)
• Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    (University of Washington, 2000)
• Masters in Epidemiology
    (University of Washington, 2005)

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Junior Fellow
• Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Associate Member
• American Diabetes Association (Professional Section)
• North American Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, Board Member
• Scientific Advisory Committee, Univ WA General Clinical Research Center
• Diabetes in Pregnancy Group West, Univ WA
• Perinatal Research Society

Carr DB, Utzschneider KM, Boyko EJ, Ashberry PJ, Hull RL, Kodama K, Callahan HS, Mattthys CC, Leonetti DL, Schwartz RS, Kahn SE, Fujimoto WY. A reduced fat diet and aerobic exercise in Japanese Americans with impaired glucose tolerance decreases intra-abdominal fat and improves insulin sensitivity but not ß-cell function. Diabetes 2005;54:340–347.

Carr DB, Utzschneider KM, Hull RL, Kodama K, Retzlaff BM, Brunzell JD, Shofer JB, Fish BE, Knopp RH, Kahn SE. Intra-abdominal fat is a major determinant of the NCEP ATP III criteria for the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes 2004;53:2087–2094.

Utzschneider KM, Carr DB, Hull RL, Kodama K, Retzlaff BM, Knopp RH, Kahn SE. Impact of intra-abdominal fat and age on insulin sensitivity and ß-cell function. Diabetes 2004;53:2867–2872.

Srouji SS, Carr DB, Gardella CM, Benedetti TJ, Tait JF. The effect of common clinical contaminants on amniotic fluid fluorescence polarization results. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;104:1237–1243.

Easterling TR, Carr DB, Brateng D, Diederichs C, Schmucker B. Treatment of hypertension in pregnancy: Effect of atenolol on maternal disease, preterm delivery, and fetal growth. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;98:427–33.

Carr DB, McDonald GB, Brateng D, Desai M, Thach CT, Easterling TR. The relationship between hemodynamics and inflammatory activation in women at risk for preeclampsia. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001; 98:1109–16.

Carr DB, Larson AM, Schmucker BC, Brateng DA, Carithers RL, Easterling T. Maternal hemodynamics and pregnancy outcome in women with prior orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2000;6(2):213–221.

Carr DB, Smith K, Parsons L, Chansky K, Shields LE. Ultrasonography for cervical length measurement: Agreement between transvaginal and translabial techniques. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000;96:554–8.

Carr DB, Clark A, Kernek K, Spinnato J. Maintenance oral nifedipine for preterm labor: A randomized clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;181:822–7.

Clark A, Carr D, Loyd G, Cook V, Spinnato J. The influence of epidural anesthesia on cesarean section rates: A randomized prospective clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998;179:1527–33.