Kelly Summers
Kelly Summers

Kelly Summers, PA

Physician Assistant, Otolaryngology

4.9 - 396 Ratings

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown

36 Linden Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308
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About

Kelly Summers, PA-C, is a dedicated healthcare professional who coordinates patient care with the Head and Neck Surgery team at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown. In her role as Lead Advanced Practice Provider for the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory Healthcare, Kelly plays a pivotal role in advancing patient care and supporting clinical operations.

Kelly’s clinical interests are deeply rooted in head and neck survivorship, HPV-related head and neck cancer, and facial paralysis. Her passion for these areas drives her commitment to improving patient outcomes and providing comprehensive care.

Since 2012, Kelly has been a Certified Physician Assistant, accredited by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She is a proud graduate of Mercer University and holds a Master of Health Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.

Languages

  • English

Emory Affiliation

  • Emory Physician Group Practice

Year Started Practicing

  • 2012

Locations

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown

36 Linden Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30308

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Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5 overall rating 396 ratings

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

4.9 Provider showed concern
4.9 Provider explained things clearly
4.9 Provider discussed treatment options
4.9 Provider included you in decisions
4.9 Likelihood of recommending this provider
5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-30

Kelly Summers is an excellent practitioner and a wonderful person.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-26

Kelly is awesome!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-24

Totally appreciate Dr Summers called back the next day with the results from my x-ray - thank you Dr summers

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-21

Dr. Summers has taken care of me for the last 5 years and I wouldn't want anyone else. She is caring, informative, and cares about the patients needs. Would highly recommend her.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-04-03

Ms. Summers is always a pleasure to meet with.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-26

Great experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-24

Fantastic job

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-24

Kelly was very good.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-17

Can't say enough good things

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-03-10

Nothing but good as explained before

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-27

Kelly is a knowledgeable, professional and caring person. She listens well and is clear in her explanations. She is an asset to Emory Healthcare.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-02-11

All the questions above were discussed with care. Treatments were discussed and decisions were made. I will definitely will recommend Dr. Summers to others.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2026-01-06

Kelly Summers always excellent. Expert; smart, empathic. Great at her job

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-30

Kelly is always knowledgeable, caring and friendly!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-18

One of my best providers! Excellent bedside manners! Listen with no interruptions! You can see that Kelly Summers care for her pts as all providers should. But all don't

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-12

Kelley was wonderful, listened to our concerns, moved quickly to schedule follow-up, very thorough, empathetic, and was very skilled(as expected).

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-12

Kelly Summers is absolutely the best

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-10

Kelly's absolutely terrific! She takes the time to listen and there is no doubt that she "cares."

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-12-05

Kelly was amazing as always. She's very caring and personable. She always makes me feel comfortable, listens, and explains things in detail.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-27

Kelly is just wonderful

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-27

Very nice

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-20

Excellent

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-20

Kelly Summers is excellent!

4 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-16

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-11-04

Excellent communication, very professional and friendly

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-21

Very professional

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-10

Kelly has been one of the most important figures getting me through the last seven years. I cannot thank her enough. She is the best of what she does.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-10-10

Provider was amazing too nothing but good experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-26

Kelly is a caring individual

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-09-04

Absolutely the best. So knowledgeable compassionate thorough kind Simply the best. Very grateful to have Kelly!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-26

Kelly was very gentle & reassuring. Was able to look in mouth & palpitate lymph area on side of throat as wife held his arm.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-08-20

Kelly Summers is an amazing Head and Neck PA. She has exemplary skills, professionalism and demonstrates compassionate care.

4 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-15

Kelly summer is very professional I'm so pleased with her she always makes me feel that all will be fine

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-10

She was absolutely wonderful, with all the medical facial problems I am having, she gave me hope..And everything she said she was going to do she has within a few days..

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-07-08

Kelly is great!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-06-26

Ms Summers actually found something that my ENT missed

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-06-15

Kelly Summers is knowledgeable, thoughtful, and through. She is an asset to Emory Healthcare.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-13

Persistent and dedicated at getting thorough accurate results!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-09

We have seen Ms. Summers over several yrs always felt she was very professional.

1 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-08

The reason for the visit was to go over the results of my CT scan in person, she never went over the results

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-02

Good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-05-02

Oh my goodness, Kelly is the best! The issue this time was a tooth that had broken off. My dentist was going to send me to his oral surgeon for the extraction. Kelly insisted on my seeing the oral surgeon at Emory, because he is experienced with irradiated bone. It made sense.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-18

I enjoyed the one and only telephone conversation that I had with the surgeon, but I never met him face-to-face, which was a little unsettling. Everyone else that I met (the Fellow who met me preoperatively and who assisted during the surgery and the anesthesiologist that met me preoperatively) were absolutely fantastic.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-04-04

All excellent

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-29

Kelly is an Excellent Physicians Assistant. She listens well, Is patient and is very empathetic. She is friendly, Knowledgeable and gives very clear and concise advice. Kelly is an asset to Emory Healthcare.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-21

Great professional and great care and communication.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-15

Kelly is one of the best healthcare providers I've ever had! She is top notch and a tremendous patient advocate!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-13

I'm extremely fortunate to have Kelly as part of my care team. For the past 3 and a half years she has consistently demonstrated exceptional professionalism, thorough knowledge, and extraordinary compassion during my treatment and follow-ups.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-11

Mrs. Kelly was very thorough while also being kind and compassionate. I know that I am a difficult patient. Surgery was recommended years ago which I declined in order to keep working. Now I need help. Even though I know that must be aggravating I was not made to feel bad. Mrs. Kelly was compassionate and ready to get the ball rolling to help me as quickly and thoroughly as possible. I am grateful.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-07

As usual, Kelly, Sommer's is a great provider. She deserves five stars in every category.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-06

Kelly was awesome! She is a very knowledgeable and professional. PA. Answered all my questions, reviewed my recent CT scan in detail, pointed out findings on the display. Did a thorough physical exam of mouth, throat, glands. If I didn't see her title, I would think she was the ENT Doctor! If I have any more follow up visits I will definitely be asking for Kelly. She was not in a rush , very easy to talk to , and I left feeling confident that all my concerns had been addressed.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-03-04

100 across the board

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-25

Kelley Summers was grwat. Answered all my questions and even scheduled my next appointment

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-02-13

She was professional helpful and friendly

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-28

Good experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-22

Ms. Summers does a good job at scoping my throat (painless).

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2025-01-09

A stepped plan of action was detailed during my initial discussion. This provided me and my wife (who was with me at this appointment) a sense of "these people know what they are doing..." one of the many benefits of going to a health care provider who is a specialist and not a generalists.

4 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-12-29

I give a fair rating because Ms. Summers didn't have an opportunity to speak about risks and future options. I was not there on a routine visit and while there developed an intense post op bleed from the mouth and my glossectomy site. The questions above aren't really relevant and do not reflect the situation Ms. Summers was in.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-12-20

Kelly is very thorough, shows concern and gives great care.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-12-07

Kelly Summers is a very professional and caring doctor. She is competent, knowledgably, and empathetic with her patient's concerns. She listens well and is clear in her advice and counsel. She is an asset to Emory Hospital.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-23

Everyone in Otolaryngology ROCKS!!!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-22

Excellent care

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-21

PA was very informative and carying. She is going to the extra mile to make sure I am well taken care of and elimating any cause for concern by doing all the exams needed.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-14

Very professional. Excellent explanations. Friendly interactions. Good listener.

4 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-11

Kelley was wonderful!!! But I don't recommend anyone or anything to others.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-10

Ms. Summers is outstanding.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-11-02

Kelly was very thorough

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-31

When describing what she saw on my scope she showed me all the photos and also pulled up anatomy to give me a better description so that I fully understood what she was telling me what's wrong which I thought was extremely kind and helpful instead of saying things I definitely wouldn't understand.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-24

My provider had to remind me that I wasn't the worse case she has seen. Sadly, there have been many worse off, and I appreciated that gentle reminder.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-18

Very good

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-18

Kelly Summers is caring, through, professional and well informed. She is an asset to Emory Hospital.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-03

When you get the BEST, everything is VERY GOOD!!!!!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-10-01

Kelly is extremely knowledgeable and an excellent caregiver

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-09-23

Great experience

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-31

These would all be 10's if that were a choice. Kelly's demeanor, and empathy make her perfect for this job working with scared cancer patients. Well, with me anyway. And her knowledge of my cancer gives me confidence in what she tells me. Don't ever lose her!

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-20

Kelly Summers, P.A. Is an asset to Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer. Her professionalism combined with compassion for her patients is exemplary.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-10

Kelly Summers is an excellent member of the staff. She is competent, caring, well informed and knowledgeable. She is an excellent communicator and a true professional. She is an asset to Emory Hospital.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-08-09

Kelly is the best

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-07-12

Kelly is fantastic, and the person with her was great. My case was 9 years ago. You all help a huge number of patients, but Kelly conveys she cares a lot. She remembers all the details about my case. Makes me feel good.

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-07-10

Kelly is a smart, empathic, expert communicator

5 out of 5 Reviewed on 2024-06-11

As Mentioned on a prior page, Dr. Kelly Summers was wonderful. We worked with Dr. Shin in previous years, so she had a high bar to meet. Well, she exceeded any expectations in every way that she communicated, evaluated, and planned next steps.

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Other, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2012