David B. Carr, MD

David B. Carr, MD

Alan A and Edith L Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Biography

Dr. Carr is the Alan A and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Carr is also the Section Head of Geriatrics in the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics. He has an outpatient dementia practice in the Geriatric Assessment Clinic in the Department of Medicine and is a clinician in the Memory Diagnostic Center in the Department of Neurology. He is a site PI or sub PI with Alzheimer’s Disease drug trials in the Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials Unit. He has been and/or currently is a principal investigator or co-investigator on research initiatives with past or current funding through NIA and the Missouri Department of Transportation. His research areas includes studying older drivers and assisting in validating AD biomarker tests in the community. He also has been active in consulting work with NHTSA, TIRF, University of Toronto, Medscape, UpToDate and the American Geriatric Society and will often assist and participate in developing national guidelines related to fitness to drive in medically impaired older adults. He has been the primary author or co-author on over 100 peer review manuscripts and chapters, most related to older drivers.

Additional Titles

  • Professor of Medicine and Neurology
  • Clinical Director, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
  • Medical Director, The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (TRISL)
  • Medical Director, Parc Provence

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Clinical Interests

Polypharmacy, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, rehabilitation, memory loss in older adults, driving assessments for older adults.

Memory Diagnostic Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Suite 6C
St. Louis, MO 63110

Appointments: 314-273-4374
Fax: 314-286-2701

Research Interests

Dr. David Carr is very active in research on older adult drivers and drivers with medical illnesses. He participates in a St. Louis consortium of clinicians and researchers that have interest in older drivers. Collaborators include Dr. Peggy Barco WUSM, Dr. Cathy Roe WUSM, Dr. Annie Harmon WUSM, Ms. Annie Johnson WUSM, Dr. Thomas Meuser, UMSL; Dr. Marla Berg-Weger, SLU; and Ms. Pat Niewoehner, VA at Jefferson Barracks. Together, this group has had success with funding efforts through the NIH, AAA Foundation to study medical fitness-to-drive, the Missouri Department of Transportation, and the Longer Life Foundation to study medical fitness-to-drive. A driving evaluation clinic was initiated with collaboration from the Program of Occupational Therapy in the WU School of Medicine and HealthSouth, and operates at The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis. Future efforts include developing a consortium of Occupational Therapists that specialize in driving assessments in the State of Missouri, exploring issues of loss of mobility in spinal cord injuries and frailty, and intervention trials to improve driving skills in patients with stroke and brain injury.

Publications

View David B. Carr’s publications on PubMed.gov »

Specialty

Geriatrics