Michael J. Carr,
MD

Doctor's Bio

Dr. Michael J. Carr, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, is Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and a member of the Prehospital & Disaster Medicine Section at Emory University School of Medicine. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and in EMS & Disaster Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM).

Dr. Carr serves as Medical Director for DeKalb County Fire Rescue in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also Associate Medical Director for Air Methods / Air Life Georgia, overseeing six helicopter bases in the Atlanta metropolitan area and is a member of the Physicians Advisory Board for Air Methods Corporation.

Dr. Carr is executive director and principal investigator for the Prehospital and Ambulatory Virtual Emergency Services (PAVES) Network – a grant-funded program that works to expand telehealth capabilities to ambulances throughout Georgia and the southeast United States. PAVES is part of the Southern Regional Disaster Response System, funded by ASPR. Most recently, Dr. Carr was appointed as Chief Quality and Innovation Officer for the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) and selected to serve on the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council.

Dr. Carr is a member of the Georgia State EMS Medical Director Advisory Council, and the state’s Region III EMS Council.