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Kirk Kanter, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Atlanta, GA

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Thoracic Surgery Atlanta, GA

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor, Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    1405 Clifton Rd NE
    Atlanta, GA 30322
    Phone+1 404-785-6330
    Fax+1 404-785-6266

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1983 - 1984
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1983
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1979
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1978
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
  • Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Fontan Conundrum: Managing Hepatic Venous Flow to Limit: Pulmonary Arteriovenous Manformations 
    2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019

Press Mentions

  • Abbott Proves That Sometimes Size Does Matter
    Abbott Proves That Sometimes Size Does MatterOctober 3rd, 2019