UAMS Pediatrics

• Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
• Section Chief, Pulmonary
• James H. Hamlen, II Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonary

Sections

• Pulmonary

Specialties

• Pulmonary

Contact Information

• Email:	carrolljohnl@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-1006
  Fax:	501-364-3930
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• B.Sc. Chemistry, Lamar University, 1975
• B.Sc. Biology , Lamar University, 1975
• M.D. , University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, 1979
• Internship & Residency, Department of Pediatrics State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, 1982
• Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship, Clinical Year, University of Arizona Health Science Center, 1983
• Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship - Research - Resp. Medicine, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, 1986
• Research Fellowship, Newborn Respiratory Physiology, Department of Physiology, McGill University, 1987

Licensure and Board Certification

• American Board of Medical Specialties, Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology
• American Board of Medical Specialties, Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Recent Honors

• James H. Hamlen II Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonology, Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, 2007

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Kim D., Cavanaugh EJ., Kim I., Carroll JL. Heteromeric TASK-1/TASK-3 is the major oxygen-sensitive background K+ channel in rat carotid body glomus cells. J. Physiol. 2009 June 15; 587 (Pt 12):2963-75.
• Journal Article, Jambhekar S., Carroll JL. Diagnosis of pediatric obstructive sleep disordered breathing: beyond the gold standard. Expert Rev. Resp. Med. 2008 December; 2(6):791-809.
• Journal Article, Kim I, Donnelly DF, Carroll JL. Modulation of Gene expression in subfamilies of TASK K+ channels by Chronic Hyperoxia exposure in rat carotid body. Adv Exp Med 2006; :37-41.
• Journal Article, Wasicko MJ, Breitwieser GE, Kim I, Carroll JL. Postnatal development of carotid body glomus cell response to hypoxia. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2006 Dec; 154(3):356 - 371.
• Journal Article, Lefton-Greif MA, Carrroll JL, Loughlin GM. Long-term follow-up of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children without apparent risk factors.. Pediatr Pulmonol 2006 Nov; 41(11):1040-8.
• Journal Article, Kim I, Carroll JL. Postnatal development of carotid body glomus cell O2 senstivity.. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Special Issue on Development of Respiratory Control, Bavis R & Carroll JL, co-guest editors. 2005 Nov; 149(1-3):201-15.
• Journal Article, Bavis R, Carroll JL. Development of Respiratory Control. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2005 Nov; 145(1-3):1-2.
• Journal Article, Donnelly DF, Carroll JL. Mitochondrial function and carotid body transduction. High Alt Med Biol 2005; 6(2):121 - 132.
• Journal Article, Bairam A, Carroll JL. Neurotransmitters in carotid body development. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2005 Nov; 149(1-3):217 - 232.
• Journal Article, Amin RS, Kimball TR, Kalra M, Jeffries JL, Carroll JL, Bean JA, Witt SA, Glascock BJ, Daniels SR. Left ventricular function in children with sleep-disordered breathing. Am J Cardiol 2005 Mar; 95(6):801 - 804.

Recent Grant Awards

• Postnatal Resetting of Carotid Chemoreceptor Sensitivity, NIH, 1/1/2008-12/31/2011
• Mechanism of Perinatal-hyperoxic Suppression of Chemoreceptor Function, NHLBI, 7/5/2007-6/30/2012
• Postnatal Resetting of Chemoreceptor Sensitivity, ACHRI/ABI, 10/1/2008-3/31/2010
• Cystic Fibrosis Data Base, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 7/1/2009-6/30/2010