Kirk R.
Kanter,
M.D.
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery; Director, Heart Transplant Program
Egleston
404-785-6330
Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
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Education and Training
Medical Degree:
Albany Medical College,
United States,
Albany,
NY
Residency:
Internal Medicine,
Emory University School of Medicine,
Atlanta,
GA
Fellowship:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
Baltimore,
MD
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery,
The Brompton Hospital,
Middlesex, England
Certifications
-
American Board of Surgery
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American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Professional Scientific Societies
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American Heart Association
- American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Publications / Presentations
Selected journal articles authored/co-authored by Dr. Kanter are available at PubMed, the online database provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health Publications.
Awards/Honors
-
Frederick A. Surgical Society Scholarship, 1983
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President’s Award for Best Scientific Paper, Annual Meeting, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 1994
Areas of Interest
- Cardiac assist and cardiac replacement
- Heart, lung and heart/lung transplantation
- Staged Norwood palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Extracorporeal membrane (ECMO) for the management of postoperative cardiac failure in infants
Privileges
Egleston
Additional Information
Additional Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (Surgery and Thoracic Surgery)