Dr. Kirk R. Kanter, MD | Atlanta, GA | Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Kirk Kanter specializes in thoracic surgery with five decades of experience in the field. They earned their medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed residency training at Johns Hopkins Health System. Their extensive background has provided them with deep expertise in surgical procedures involving the chest and related structures. Dr. Kanter is fluent in both English and Spanish, allowing them to serve diverse patient populations.

Dr. Kanter practices at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. They focus on treating feeding disorders in infants, helping picky eaters, and managing acid reflux in pediatric patients. Their surgical expertise includes performing upper gastrointestinal series procedures to diagnose and treat digestive system conditions in children. Patients consistently rate Dr. Kanter highly, with an average rating of 5.0.

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24 Ratings
50 years of experience
2 insurance plans accepted
speaks English, Spanish
Johns Hopkins Health System
10 written reviews
1 specialty
26 areas of expertise
1 board certification
1 hospital affiliation
3 office locations

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Dr. Kanter is the man I credit with saving my sons life. After three phenomenally successful heart surgeries (my son has hypoplastic right heart syndrome), my son is THRIVING beyond all expectations. He is now 13 and requires only a baby aspirin and one medication to prolong the life of his single ventricle heart. You can completely trust this man and I highly recommend him and all of his people. I just had to come back 11 years after his final heart surgery to rave about how well we were cared for during the hardest times we've faced. Dr. Kanter is brilliant and wise and incredibly gentle! THANK YOU!

November 1st, 2016

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My daughter is now 22 years old. Dr. Kanter performed surgery when she was 3 years of age for PAPVR. Forever thankful for a beautiful healthy daughter. My thanks to Dr, Bruce Miller, Dr. Kanter, Dr. Vincent, Dr. Campbell and Egleston Hospital!!

October 25th, 2014

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Dr. Kanter went above and beyond to provide excellent, thorough care for our Mark. I know that he fought for Mark until his very last breath and I could never thank Dr.Kanter enough for that.

April 15th, 2014

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Words can not express how thankful my Husband and I are for Dr. Kanter! He performed surgery on our daughter to correct a coarctation of the aorta when she was 6 days old. He is an amazing surgeon who saved our daughters life. We owe him so much for taking such goo care of our sweet baby girl. She is almost 4 months old now and her cardiologist is continually amazed with her progress as is her pediatrician. I wouldn't take a child any where else but CHOA for major medical issues.

June 18th, 2012

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he the best doctor

May 14th, 2012

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Our daughter had surgery for Transposition of the Great Arteries at 5 days old and a follow-up surgery at 8 months. Dr. Kanter is the consummate professional and has an amazing God given talent. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) and Dr. Kanter are the only place we would take a child for a heart defect.I am happy to say that my daughter is a thriving, completely healthy 4 year old. Subsequent check-ups have shown that her heart is perfect. For that, we owe so much of our thanks to Dr. Kanter, his staff and wonderful nurses at CHOA. We are eternally grateful for the top notch care our daughter received.

July 29th, 2011

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Dr. Kanter did surgery on my daughter when she was 4 days old. We have another surgery coming up in about three months. Although this is the hardest thing ever I have comfort in knowing she is in the best possible hands. I thank god for Dr. Kanter and CHOA everyday.

January 16th, 2011

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Saved our daughter's life!

December 24th, 2010

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Dr. Kanter operated on our son in an emergency situation,on an aortic stenosis obstruction that was congenital, but had not been diagnosised earlier. He was not only a wonderful surgeon in every way, he is our angel. Our son is our only child who had had many problems since he was born. He was being followed by a cardiologist since he was a year old. At 6 yrs. when this happened, he complained of symptoms one night and had surgery almost right away. He is a thriving young adult that we thank God for every day. I will never forget Dr. Kanter, he not only saved his life, he saved ours as he is our biggest blessing in life.

October 5th, 2010

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Did all of my son surgerys and I would never use anyone else

October 20th, 2008

Childrens Healthcare Atlanta Cardiothoracic

1405 Clifton Rd NE Fl 1Atlanta, GA 30322

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Children's Physician Group–Cardiothoracic Surgery

1405 Clifton Rd NE Ste 204Atlanta, GA 30322

Children's Physician Group–Cardiothoracic Surgery

1405 Clifton Rd NeAtlanta, GA 30322


Dr. Kirk Randy Kanter, MD	Dr. Gregory L Erdelyan, MD, FACS, FACC, FAHA, FACCP	Dr. William Wei Qu	Dr. Richard Tjoan-Thay Thio
Thoracic Surgery	Thoracic Surgery	Thoracic Surgery	Surgery
Accepts New Patients	Accepts New Patients
5 (24 Ratings)	4.1 (12 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)	0 (0 Ratings)
50 Years of Experience		6 Years of Experience	70 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option	No Virtual Visit Option
Speaks English, Spanish	Speaks English
Atlanta , GA	Atlanta , GA	Atlanta , GA	Marietta , GA
Med School: ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE		Med School: Emory University School Of Medicine	Med School: Universiteit Utrecht Faculteit Geneeskunde
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Thoracic Surgery

Aneurysm
Aortic Coarctation
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Blood Clot (Thrombosis)
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB)
Congenital Heart Defects
Coronary Artery Bypass (Heart Bypass)
Coronary Disease
Cyanosis
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Diabetes Complications
Heart Diseases
Heart Failure
Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Hemorrhage
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Lung Transplantation
Myocardial Infarction
Percutaneous Arterial Septic Defect (ASD) Closure
Varicose Veins
Vascular Malformations
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
Ventricular Septal Defects

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Residency

Johns Hopkins Health System

Medical School

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGEGraduated in 1976

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What languages does Dr. Kirk Kanter speak?: Dr. Kirk Kanter speaks English and Spanish.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kirk Kanter affiliated with?: Dr. Kirk Kanter is affiliated with Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta Egleston Hospital.
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