Antoine Lyonel Carré, M.D., M.P.H.
Plastic Surgeon
4.7 (116 RATINGS)
Clinical Expertise
Breast Reconstruction Including Oncoplastics Reconstruction
Chest Wall Reconstruction
Microsurgery
Lymphedema
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Perineal Reconstruction
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Chronic/phantom Pain
Melanoma
Research Area
Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy or Lumpectomy
Outcome of Lymphedema Surgery
Pathophysiology of Wound Care and Wound Healing
Other Languages Spoken
Appointments
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery
Antoine Lyonel Carré, M.D., M.P.H., views his career in medicine as marrying his passion for science with his duty to his fellow human beings. Working with patients and families, he makes sure to listen carefully before offering any medical counsel, an approach grounded in his empathy for people who may be seeing him during a difficult time in their lives.
Dr. Carré received medical training at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and completed a master’s degree in public health at the University of California Berkeley. He pursued residencies in general surgery at Stanford and at Harvard. Dr. Carré also served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, UCSF and Stanford. As a resident and fellow at the University of Southern California, he specialized in plastic surgery and microsurgery.
Fluent in French, Dr. Carré enjoys hiking, biking and playing basketball, as well as reading and watching science fiction movies.
Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic surgery
Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, General surgery
2008-2009, Master of Public Health, Emphasis in Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2001-2005, Doctor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2016-2017, Plastic Surgery Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery Department, USC+LAC Medical Center
2013-2016, Plastic surgery, Plastic Surgery Department, University of Southern California+Los Angeles County Medical Center
2011-2013, Categorical General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, BIDMC Harvard
2005-2011, Categorical General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford Medical Center
2008-2009, M.D., Master of Public Health, Emphasis in Health Policy and Management
2021-present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Torrance, CA
2019-2021, Member, Regional Surgical Wound Care Committee,
Southern California Permanente Medical Group2019-2021, Clinical Strategic Goals Physician Champion, Plastic Surgery Department, Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2020–2021, Faculty Member, Professionalism Committee, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2020-2021, Co-Chair, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Faculty, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Permanente Medicine National Product Council
- 2012-2013, Resident Teaching Award, Department of Surgery Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- 2011-2012, Resident Teaching Award, Department of Surgery Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
- 2012-2013, Chief Resident Department of Surgery Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Massachusetts
- 2010, Research Resident of the Year, Stanford University of Surgery
- 2009, American College of Surgeon Owen H Wangensteen Scientific Forum Excellence in Research Award, American College of Surgeons 2009 Clinic Congress
- 2007-2009, Hagey Fellowohip Grant, Quest-Discovery Stage Research Projects: Title Ex-Vivo and InVivo Mechanism of Scaring and Wound Healing
- 2002, SKB Foundation Scholarship, University of San Francisco School of Medicine
- 2002, Osher Scholarship, University of San Francisco School of Medicine
- Raghuram A, Sung C, Yu R, Azadgoli B,Bouz A, Perrault, D, Lee G, Carré AL, Wong A. Systematic review of free flaps for post-oncologic hand defects. Submitted to the Journal of Microsurgery
- Perrault D, Gene K, Carre AL, Roy Y, Anmol C, Maxwell J, Carey J, Tseng W, Menendez L, Wong A. Risk Factors for Wound complications after sarcoma resection in the lower extremity. Annals of plastic surgery 2020; 3:2
- Carré AL, Hu MS, James AW, Kawai K, Galvez MG, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. β-Catenin-Dependent Wnt Signaling: A Pathway in Acute Cutaneous Wounding. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Mar;141(3):669-678.
- Stone MA, Carré AL, Trasolini N, Minneti M, Omid R. Vascularized dermal autograft for the treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears.J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Sep;27(9):1664-1671. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.02.069. Epub 2018 May 8
- Azadgoli B, Carré AL, Perrault D, Wong A. Complex reconstruction of lower extremity following sarcoma resection:a literature review. Plastic and aesthetic research 2018;5:3
- Ho A, Carré AL, Patel KM. Oncologic reconstruction: General principles and techniques. J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jun; 113(8):852-64
- Carré AL, Andrews R. Chapter 2: Cholecystectomy. Minimally Invasive Surgery: Laparoscopy, Therapeutic Endoscopy and NOTES. JP medical publisher 2015
- Inayathullah M, Satheeshkumar KS, Malkovskiy AV, Carré AL, Sivanesan S, Hardesty JO, Rajadas J. Solvent microenvironments and copper binding alters the conformation and toxicity of a prion fragment. J.PLoS One. 2013 Dec 27;8(12): e85160. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085160. eCollection 2013. PMID:2438646
- Kawai K, Larson BJ, Ishise H, Carré AL, S Nishimoto S. Calcium- based nanoparticles accelerate skin wound healing PloS one, 11/2011 - dx.plos.org
- Carré AL, Barrett L, Knowles JA, Kenichiro K, Lngaker MT, Lorenz HP. Fetal Mouse Skin Heals Scarlessly in a Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane Model System. Annals of Plastic Surgery: July 2012 - Volume 69 - Issue 1 - p 85–90
- Carré AL, James AW, Knowles J, Chang E, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. Wingless protein (Wnt) expression in fetal wounds. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. September 2008; 207(3): S60-61.
- Xu Y, Hammerick KE, James AW, Carré AL, Leucht P, Giaccia AJ, Longaker MT. Histone deacetylase inhibitors rescue the osteogenic potential of hypoxia in adipose derived stem cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. Jun 8 2009, Epub ahead of print
- MacLeod L, James AW, Carré AL, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. A review of the therapeutic potential of adipose-derived stem cells. Wound Healing Society Yearbook: Advances in Wound Care. May 2009.
- Carré AL, James AW, MacLeod L, Kong W, Kawai K, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. Interaction of wingless protein (wnt), transforming growth factor-beta1, and hyaluronan production in embryonic and postnatal fibroblasts. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 125(1):74-88, January 2010.
- James AW, Theologis AA, Xu Y, Brugmann SA, Carré AL, Leucht P, Hamilton K, Korach KS, Longaker MT. Estrogen / estrogen receptor alpha signaling in posterofrontal cranial suture fusion. PLoS ONE. Feb 2010.
- James AW, Leucht P, Xu Y, Carré AL, Hammerick KE, Longaker MT, Helms JA. Hedgehog signaling controls the balance of osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stromal cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. Aug 2009
- James AW, Brugmann SA, Carré AL, Longaker MT. Invited commentary: Discharge prevalence estimation, high altitude and microtia in Ecuadorian patients. J,Perinatal Neonatal Medicine. Dec 2009.
- N.Morrell,P Leucht, L. Zhao, J. Kim, D. Berge, K. Ponnusamy, A. L. Carré AL. Dudek, M. Zachlederova, M. McElhaney, S. Brunton, J. Gunzner, M. Callow, P. Polakis, M. Costa, X. M. Zhang, J.A. Helms, Nusse R. Liposomal Packaging Generates Wnt Protein with In Vivo Biological Activity” PloS, One 2008; 3(8).
- Gitig A, Kishore P, Carré AL, Vileu C, abriely I, Hawkins M. Fructose Restores Hepatic Glucose Effectiveness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.”. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Journal of Investigative Medicine. Vol. 49 No2, March 2001. Pg 193
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Ratings
4.8
Show respect for what you say
4.8
Spend enough time with you
4.8
Rate provider 0-10
4.8
Provider listen carefully to you
4.7
Recommend this provider office
4.7
Provider explain in way you understand
4.6
Know important info medical history
Reviews
11/24/22
Dr Carre is a superstar. - Verified patient
10/30/22
Dr.Carre was so well versed and new of my medical condition other then his specialty. Thank you for explaining everything in great detail. I am relieved. - Verified patient
10/01/22
Excellent physician. - Verified patient
09/10/22
Dr. Carre explained everything clearly and addressed all my concerns. Very pleased. - Verified patient
08/25/22
Dr Carre is very empathetic and shows he cares. He listens to concerns and treats you with kindness - Verified patient