Dr. Donald Russell Carr MD
Sports Medicine Specialist | Sports Medicine
620 John Paul Jones Cir Bone & Joint / Sport Portsmouth VA, 23708About
Dr. Donald Carr is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Portsmouth, VA. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Carr is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine MD
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1993
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Combined anterior and posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament injury: nonsurgical and delayed surgical treatment.
- Meniscal repair compared with meniscectomy for bucket-handle medial meniscal tears in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knees.
- Transtibial and tibial inlay double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Surgical technique using a bifid bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft.
Internships
- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Fellowships
- Methodist Sports Medicine- 2001
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Articles and Publications
- Published
What do you attribute your success to?
- Hard work
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