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Kirk Kanter, M.D.
The Emory Clinic
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery


Specialties


Thoracic Surgery (Board certified since 1988)
Surgery (Board certified since 1987)
Pediatric Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (Board certified since 1988)



Area of Clinical Interest


cardiopulmonary transplantation
heart failure/heart transplant
lung transplantation
pediatric cardiac surgery
tracheal surgery





Hospital Affiliation(s)


Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Emory University Hospital
Emory University Hospital Midtown



Addresses Locations


Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
1405 Clifton Road
Atlanta , GA 30322 Map to the office
(404) 785-6330



Year started practicing at Emory

1988



Education


Medical School
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 1976

Internship
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (Internal Medicine), Atlanta, GA 1977

Residency
Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (Internal Medicine), Atlanta, GA, 1978
Johns Hopkins Hospital (General Surgery and Cardio-Thoracic Surgery), Baltimore, MD, 1984

Other
Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital, London



Organizational Leadership Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Network

Congenital Heart Surgeons Society

Continuing Medical Education (STS)

Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association

Lunar Society for Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Program (STS)

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

United Network for Organ Sharing

United Network for Organ Sharing

United Network for Organ Sharing