Joseph Carey, M.D.

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Areas of Treatment:

Specialties:

  • Plastic Surgery

Title:

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

Sub-specialties:

  • Microvascular Surgery

Background:


Dr. Joseph N. Carey is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His specialty is microvascular surgery, including breast reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction, extremity salvage, and hand surgery. Dr. Carey is certified by The American Board of Surgery. He is also a Member of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery Research Council.


Dr. Carey is the Chief of Plastic Surgery and attending surgeon in the Burn Unit of the Los Angeles County Hospital. He directs the care of complex multisystem injuries, including critically injured adult and pediatric patients in the Burn Unit. He also directs the education of plastic surgery and general surgery residents, as the associate program director in plastic surgery.



In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Carey’s research interests include surgical education, breast reconstruction, and extremity salvage. He collaborates with colleagues from other disciplines as the Assistant Director of the USC Fresh Tissue dissection laboratory, where complex models of surgical simulation are used to educate surgeons of the next generation.



Dr. Carey’s education includes a  general surgery residency at USC, and a plastic surgery residency at USC. He also completed a Microvascular surgery fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Carey received his medical degree from USC and his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. He also completed a master’s degree in Anatomy at USC.

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2002

Internships:

  • LAC/USC Medical Center, General Surgery, 2002-2007

Residencies:

  • LAC/USC Medical Center, General Surgery, 2002-2007
  • LAC/USC Medical Center, Plastic Surgery, 2007-2010

Fellowships:

  • Stanford University, Microvascular Surgery, 2010-2011

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery, 2008

Awards:

  • Regan Fellowship for Cleft Lip and Palate Research, Davao, Philippines. Operation Smile, 2007
  • Best Teacher-Chief Resident Award University of Southern California Department of Surgery, 2007
  • Most Outstanding Teacher of Medical Students University of Southern California Department of Surgery, 2007
  • Outstanding Teaching by a House Officer University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2006
  • Outstanding Teaching by a House Officer University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2005
  • Medical Student Research Award, 2002
  • Dean's Scholar for academic excellence in the Junior/Senior, 2002
  • Junior Alpha Omega Alpha Member, 2001

Languages:

  • English
  • Spanish