General Practitioners

• Family Practice
  She graduated North Texas State University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work. She earned her Medical degree in 1981 from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Carter completed her residency in Family Medicine in 1984 at John Peter Smith Hospital where she currently has a practice in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. She also has a Board in Medical Acupuncture and Quality Assurance/Utilization Review.
• Immunizations
  Children and adolescents should be up-to-date on recommended immunizations before international travel. In addition, travel requires consideration of additional vaccines to prevent hepatitis A, yellow fever, meningococcal disease, typhoid fever, rabies, and Japanese encephalitis. Vaccines may be required or recommended depending on destination, planned activity, and length of stay. Recommended immunizations and up-to-date information, including alerts about current disease outbreaks affecting international travelers, is available at the