VUMC Radiology’s Jeffrey Carr, MD, has received the top award given by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) for his years of service to the organization.
Dr. Carr was presented with the SCCT Gold Medal Award on July 28 during the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting. This is a service award that recognizes members for their leadership and commitment to SCCT and its mission.
“Being acknowledged by my peers in cardiac imaging is truly amazing and humbling,” says Jeffrey Carr, MD, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Radiology, Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Cardiovascular Medicine. “I have been fortunate to have so many wonderful colleagues across the years. My research team at Vanderbilt, Greg Terry and Sangeeta Nair, DVM, MS, are essential to this success.”
The SCCT was created in 2005 as an international professional society devoted to the research, education and clinical excellence in the use of cardiovascular CT. Their mission is to improve health outcomes through the effective use of this medium.
Dr. Carr is a founding member and former president of SCCT, as well as a former member of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT) editorial board. Currently, he serves on the SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 Program Committee.
“Congratulations to Dr. Carr,” says Dan Brown, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. “A Gold Medal is the highest achievable honors from most medical specialty societies. Dr. Carr is a leader and innovator in cardiac imaging. He has published extensively in the most impactful journals and is highly referenced, including an H-Factor of 88. I am thrilled to have him as part of the Department of Radiology here at VUMC.”
According to SCCT, Dr. Carr has authored more than 270 orginial scientific articles in major cardiology and radiology journals, which have been cited over 34,000 times.
“I want to thank Dr. Williams and all my colleagues in Cardiothoracic Radiology,” says Dr. Carr. “I also want to thank Drs. Brown, Omary and Balser for their support with time and research investment. It has been essential to the progress in understanding heart disease.”
Clinically, Dr. Carr specializes in non-invasive cardiovascular imaging CT and MRI. His research focuses on quantitative imaging phenotypes and biomarker applications. Dr. Carr and his team work to better understand and identify those at higher risks for heart attacks and heart failure. He works with both the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) and the Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC).
“It’s really been exciting to be able to look inside people with imaging and play a role in figuring out how the biology of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, muscles and fat cells all play a role in health and disease,” says Dr. Carr. “There is still so much we don’t understand. I am honestly more excited now than at any other time about our opportunity to address the disparities in care and health outcome in cardiovascular conditions around the globe.”
