Carter Co, M.D., is a pulmonary and critical care physician at City of Hope® Cancer Center Atlanta, where he works closely with patients and their multidisciplinary care teams to oversee their care in the intensive care unit. Dr. Co has a particular interest in treating patient with critical illness and advanced lung disease.
Born in the Philippines, Dr. Co earned his undergraduate degree at De la Salle University and his medical degree at St. Luke’s College of Medicine, both in Manila. He then completed his postgraduate training in the United States, where he received multiple awards for his work as both a trainee and a faculty member.
Dr. Co completed an internship in internal medicine at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, where he was also chief resident, followed by a three-year clinical fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Emory University in Atlanta — where he also served as a clinical instructor. During this time, he focused on improving fellowship trainee education and procedural skills, including the use of bedside ultrasound in diagnostic and interventional care. Prior to joining City of Hope, Dr. Co was a practicing physician at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
A member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Co is also an adjunct assistant professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
