Areas of Interest

  • Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening
  • Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • General Gastroenterology
  • Pancreas

Procedures

Dr. Carpenter is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Carpenter specializes in endoscopic ultrasound and gastrointestinal oncology. He currently serves as Academic Chair for the Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah campus. Dr. Carpenter is affiliated with Memorial University Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Candler Hospital.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1996

Emory University, VAMC, Atlanta, Ga.
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, 1992

Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1991

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.
Doctor of Medicine, 1988

Georgia State University
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics (cum laude), 1984

Castle Connolly Top Doctor – Since 2014
Master, American College of Physicians, MACP, 2015
Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology, 2017
Fellow, American Gastrointestinal Association, AGAF
Fellow, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, FASGE

Fly fishing

American Gastrointestinal Association
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology
American College of Physicians

Endoscopy allows the physician to see the disease to treat and monitor the effects of therapy visually.