Bob Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service at MGH
About Dr. Carter
Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in complex intracranial surgery including brain, pituitary, and skull base tumors, and brain aneurysms.
Dr. Carter is the Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School. One of the nation’s leading clinical neurosurgeons, Dr. Carter co-leads MGH’s brain tumor program, which brings together over 100 faculty and staff focused on brain tumor clinical care, research, and education.
As a prolific researcher, Dr. Carter’s scientific work has included the development of the first reported EGFRvIII directed CAR T-cell therapy, and the first characterizations of exosomes in glioblastoma. He is a principal investigator participating in the NIH-funded Extracellular RNA Communication Consortium. Dr. Carter leads a team of clinician-scientists who have developed the role of “big data” in characterizing outcomes in oncologic and vascular neurosurgery.
Dr. Carter is extensively published, and he lectures internationally on neurosurgery topics. He is an editorial board member for the Journal of Neurosurgery and editorial advisory board member for Neurosurgery.
Prior to joining MGH, Dr. Carter served as Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Consistently elected to America’s Top Doctors®, Dr. Carter is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and a member of numerous medical organizations, including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Neurological Surgery. He serves on the program committee for the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference and has served on the executive boards of the Joint Cerebrovascular Section and the New England Neurosurgical Society.
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