16676-Carr, Bryan

Bryan W. Carr, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Email
carrbw@iu.edu
Address
EH 202
STRM
IN
Indianapolis, IN

Bio

Dr. Carr currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Following residency and fellowship training, Dr. Carr joined Indiana University and currently serves as a Staff Surgeon at Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and a Staff Surgical Intensivist at Indiana University Health Academic Health Center.

His clinical focus includes surgical critical care, trauma and emergency general surgery, chest wall surgery, and robotic surgery.

Dr. Carr's research interests include traumatic injuries, geriatric trauma, and quality improvement. He has served as a principal investigator and contributor to more than seven peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Carr is actively involved in graduate medical education and serves as Associate Program Director for both the Indiana University Surgical Critical Care Fellowship and the Indiana University Acute Care Surgery Fellowship.

Dr. Carr is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He currently serves on the Emergency General Surgery Committee for the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

Key Publications

Carr BW, Hammer PM, Timsina L, Rozycki G, Feliciano DV, Coleman JJ.  Increased Trauma Activation is Not Equally Beneficial for All Elderly Trauma Patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Sep;85(3):598-602. DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001986. PMID: 29787528

Carr BW, Wooster ME, Nemani LA, Severance SE, Hartwell JL. CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scored Do Not Accurately Stratify Risk for stroke or bleed in Fall Victims with Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Emerg Med 2022. Jan; 51:119-123. Doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.10.008. Epub 2021 Oct 9. PMID: 34735969*

Carr B, Li S, Hill JG, et al. Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023;8:e001054. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001054*

Staub ML, Carr BW, Yorkgitis BK. From guideline to bedside, improving evidenced-base care. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025 Sep 5;10(3):e001835. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2025-001835. PMID: 40922798; PMCID: PMC12414152.*]

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