Peter W. Carter, MD, a Hematologist-Oncologist with Baptist Cancer Center - Memphis

Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Peter W. Carter, who serves patients in Memphis, Tennessee.

New York City, New York Nov 10, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - An established hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Carter works with patients at the Baptist Cancer Center - Memphis, an affiliate of Baptist Memorial Health Care. He specializes in gastrointestinal cancer, and thoracic cancer.

Regarded as one of the premier health care systems in the nation, Baptist Memorial Health Care is an award-winning network serving communities in the Mid-South, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care for their patients.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Carter graduated with his medical degree from Ahmadu Bello University in 1983. He then went on to complete his residency at the Methodist Hospital Central in 1986, and his fellowship at the Duke University School of Medicine in 1989.

An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

In his professional experience, Dr. Carter is an attending physician at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, Baptist Memorial Restorative Care Hospital, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton, and Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, and sickle-cell disease.

Learn More about Dr. Peter W. Carter:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2300416-Peter-Carter-Hematologist-Oncologist or through Baptist Cancer Center - Memphis, https://www.baptistonline.org/find-a-doctor/peter-whitney-carter-md

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