Lee F. Carter, MD

Lee F. Carter, MD

Cardiology

Affiliation

  • Hoag Physician Partners

Language

  • English

About Dr. Carter

A Cum Laude graduate of the University of California, Irvine, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine. Dr. Carter completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Cardiology at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. He also completed a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at St. Luke’s Hospital’s MidAmerica Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Carter is board certified in Cardiovascular Diseases, and is a member of the American College of Cardiology.

Consistently recognized by his patients as a caring and accessible doctor, he earned the 2011 Patients’ Choice Award and a 2011 Compassionate Doctor Recognition award. Dr. Carter is also currently the Director of Non-Invasive Cardiac Testing at Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, California.

Dr. Carter is active in the community, raising his three sons and living with his wife in Newport Beach. Dr. Carter enjoys the outdoors: hiking, flyfishing, and snow-skiing. He is an avid reader and interested in all aspects of nutrition, health, and well-being.

1 Location(s)

Conditions Treated

  • ACE Inhibitor Induced Cough
  • AV Block
  • Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Acyanotic Heart Defects
  • Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
  • Andersen-Tawil Syndrome
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
  • Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
  • Anti-Ischemic Therapy
  • Aortic Disease
  • Aortic Ectasia
  • Aortic Insufficiency
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
  • Ascending Aorta Dilatation
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Athlete's Heart Syndrome
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect
  • Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
  • Bradycardia
  • Brugada Syndrome
  • Bruits
  • Cardiac Angina
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Cardiac Cachexia
  • Cardiac Disease
  • Cardiac Ischemia
  • Cardiac Tumor
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Cardiology Emergency
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiopulmonary Syndromes
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
  • Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
  • Cardiovascular Disease in Women
  • Cardiovascular Distress
  • Cardiovascular Dysfunction
  • Cardiovascular Problem
  • Chest Pain
  • Chest Tightness
  • Chronic Primary Hypertension
  • Circulatory Shock
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Constrictive Pericarditis
  • Cor Pulmonale
  • Coronary Artery Aneurysm
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Diabetic Macrovascular Disease
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Dressler's Syndrome
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome
  • End Stage Heart Failure
  • Endocardial Fibroelastosis
  • Endocarditis
  • Familial Lipid Disorders
  • Family History of Heart Issues
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Fluid Restriction
  • Genetic Heart Disease
  • Giant Cell Arteritis
  • Heart Defects
  • Heart Pain
  • Heart Tamponade
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol
  • High-Output Heart Failure
  • Hypertensive Crisis
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Hypotension
  • Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies
  • Inherited Cardiomyopathy
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Isolated Systolic High Blood Pressure
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Left Ventricular Noncompaction
  • Left-Sided Heart Failure
  • Mitral Incompetence
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Myocarditis
  • Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • Normal Sinus Rhythm
  • Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Paradoxical Embolism
  • Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Pericardial Disease
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
  • Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
  • Premature Ventricular Complexes
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Valve Disease
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  • Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disease
  • Right-Sided Heart Failure
  • Scarlet Fever
  • Septal Defect
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Silent Heart Attack
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
  • Structural Heart Disease
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Torsades de Pointes
  • Tricuspid Valve Abnormalities
  • Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • Truncus Arteriosus
  • Type B Aortic Dissection
  • Unstable Angina
  • Vagal Maneuvers
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Vasovagal Syncope
  • Venous Disorders
  • Ventricular Assist Device
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • White-Coat Hypertension
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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National Provider ID (NPI): 1801904388

Education

  • Medical Education - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine (Medical Doctor)
  • Internship - UC Irvine Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
  • Residency - UC Irvine Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
  • Fellowship - Saint Luke's Hospital - Kansas City (Cardiology)
  • Fellowship - UC Irvine Medical Center (Cardiology)

Board Certification

  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons - Internal Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons - Cardiovascular Disease

Affiliations

  • Hoag Physician Partners

Area of Focus

  • Cardiology