John Carter, MD, is the system chair of Otolaryngology and specializes in pediatric otolaryngology at Ochsner Health. Dr. Carters clinical interests are evaluating and treating pediatric patients with airway narrowing, noisy and/or difficulty breathing, and he has expertise in endoscopic airway surgery and open airway reconstruction. Dr. Carter also treats children with difficulty breathing in sleep and offers sleep endoscopy for those children with complex sleep issues. He has a special interest in the management of children with thyroid masses and cancer. Dr. Carter offers minimally invasive ear surgery (Endoscopic Ear Surgery) for chronic ear disease and tympanic membrane perforations. Dr. Carter earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Arizona. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at Tulane University School of Medicine and a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Northwestern University - Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Carter has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature as well as serving on national guideline committees. His current research interest are centered on clinical improving clinical outcomes and safety in pediatric patients with complex medical problems. He is active in several national leadership positions in the field of otolaryngology.