Carl Tyler MD, MSc

Dr. Carl V. Tyler, Jr., MD, MSc, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. After one year of post-graduate study in psychiatry, he completed a 3-year family medicine residency, then practiced in a small group family medicine practice for nearly a decade, where he became interested in the health care needs of vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly and adults with developmental disabilities.

He completed a fellowship with a Master's degree in Academic Family Medicine at Case Western Reserve University with a focus on medical education in clinical geriatrics and developmental disabilities medicine. He then completed an NIH-sponsored 3-year fellowship in Practice-Based Research Design and Methodology at Case Western Reserve University.

In addition to board certification as a family physician, Dr. Tyler has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics and is a Certified Medical Director in Long-term Care (CMD). As Director of Geriatric Education at the Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency, he has curricular responsibility for training family medicine residents in the primary care of elders in ambulatory, long-term, and home-care settings. He also enjoys teaching a seminar in evidence-based medicine. He also teaches medical students and resident physicians about providing primary care to persons with developmental disabilities. As a fellowship-trained researcher, he assists resident physicians and faculty in conducting their scholarly work.