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    Adam S. Kanter, MD, MS, MBA, FAANS

    Ron & Sandi Simon Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair and Chief of Neurosurgery at Hoag Specialty Clinic. Board-certified neurosurgeon with subspecialized fellowship training in both spine and neurological surgery. Leading expert in lateral access surgical techniques and minimally invasive interbody fusion.

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    “My desire is to give my patients the absolute best experience and outcome that hands can provide.”

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    Adam S. Kanter, MD

    Experience You Can Trust

    Before joining Hoag, Dr. Kanter served as Director for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s minimally invasive spine program where he launched and directed their complex spine fellowship program. His accolades during this period include being named Chief of Spine Services and becoming a tenured professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Select read more below for a Q&A session he recently published with Becker's Spine Review.
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    Hoag's top spinal surgeons, Burak Ozgur and Adam Kanter, use SyncAR to help with surgery

    Medical Education

    Dr. Kanter began his medical education with an undergraduate degree in neuroscience / psychology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He earned a master’s degree in medical sciences from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, medical degree from the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont and completed a neurosurgical residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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    Professional Speaking

    Dr. Kanter is a national and international speaker, including visiting Professorships and keynote addresses at Harvard, Cornell and Washington University.

    The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery 23rd Annual Conference

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    In June 2023, Dr. Kanter spoke at The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery 23rd Annual Conference (ISASS23) in San Francisco. His lecture promoted evolving techniques and indications in MIS Single Position Lateral Surgery.

    AANS Annual Scientific Meeting

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    Adam Kanter, M.D. was the Visionary Speaker at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

    AANS/CNS 2023 Spine Summit

    Adam Kanter M.D., Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves, introduces the theme of Mastery, Vision, and Purpose: Excellence Requires Change, at Spine Summit 2023. View his introduction video here.

    AANS/CNS 2023 Spine Summit: As the Chair for the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves, Dr. Kanter kicks off this year’s summit with a message about how excellence requires change. View his presentation video here.

    West Coast Fellows Conference

    In July 2023, Adam Kanter, M.D. spoke about Physician Leadership in Practice during grand rounds at the West Coast Fellows Conference, which is sponsored by the San Diego Spine Foundation.

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