Joe R and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine - San Antonio
Boerne, Texas, United States
Dr. Carpenter earned her Ph.D. in Physiology from Penn State University in 1981 and her medical degree from George Washington University in 1989. She is board certified in thoracic surgery. She served 14 years in the US Air Force and was the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Wilford Hall Medical Center until joining UT Health San Antonio faculty in 2002. Dr. Carpenter practiced adult cardiac surgery with particular interests in aortic root and arch reconstruction, valvular heart disease including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and advances in technology for the future of thoracic surgery. Her greatest passion is surgical education and she was the program director for the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program. After two years as Assistant Dean in Graduate Medical Education, she retired from UT Health on sSeptember 1, 2024.
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Setting Sandards for Ethics Education: The ACGME, TSDA, ABTS, RRC, and Beyond
Friday, January 24, 2025
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