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Stuart J. McCarter, M.D.

  1. Sleep Medicine Specialist
  2. Neurologist
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Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

Dr. McCarter is a neurologist with subspecialty interest in neurodegenerative dementias and sleep disorders.

His clinical and research interests include:

  • Diagnosis and management of neurodegenerative conditions causing cognitive impairment including Dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration.
  • Diagnosis and management of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and its relationship with neurodegenerative disease.
  • The relationship between sleep disorders and neurodegenerative disease and how diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders impacts disease progression.
  • Development of clinical trials evaluating interventions to stop or slow progressive neurodegenerative disease.
  1. Alzheimer's disease
  2. Corticobasal syndrome
  3. Frontotemporal dementia
  4. Lewy body dementia
  5. Mild cognitive impairment
  6. Narcolepsy
  7. Posterior cortical atrophy
  8. Primary progressive aphasia
  9. Primary progressive apraxia of speech
  10. Progressive supranuclear palsy
  11. REM sleep behavior disorder
  12. Restless legs syndrome
  13. Sleep apnea
  1. Polysomnography
  1. 2023
    FellowBehavioral Neurology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2022
    FellowSleep Medicine Fellowship, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  3. 2021
    ResidentAdult Neurology Residency, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. 2018
    InternshipDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. 2017
    MDUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
  6. 2011
    BASt. Olaf College

Certifications

  1. 2021
    NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Awards and honors

  1. 2024
    Wayne Hening Award American Academy of Neurology
  2. 2020
    Department of Neurology Residency Clinical Research AwardNeurology Residency Program, Department of Neurology
  3. 2019
    Young Investigator AwardWorld Association of Sleep Medicine
  4. 2016
    Extended Neuroscience Award, American Academy of Neurology
  5. 2015
    G. Milton Shy AwardAmerican Academy of Neurology
  6. 2014
    Young Investigator Award for Research in Sleep and NeurodegenerationWorld Association of Sleep Medicine

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    MemberInternational REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group
  2. 2021 - present
    MemberAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine
  3. 2018 - present
    MemberAmerican Academy of Neurology

Publications

Research activities

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