Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Program
Co-director, Spine Biomechanics Research Laboratory
Phone: (412) 647-1025
e-mail: kanteras@upmc.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest:

Minimally invasive spine surgery; endosurgical complex spine surgery; artificial disc technology; spinal tumors; experimental therapies for spinal cord regeneration.

Biography:

Adam S. Kanter, MD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery as an assistant professor in January of 2008. He serves as director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Program and co-director of the Spine Biomechanics Research Laboratory.

Dr. Kanter received his medical degree from the University of Vermont in 2001 and completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Virginia in 2007. He completed further subspecialty fellowship training at the University of California in San Francisco and Auckland City Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.

Dr. Kanter has published numerous papers in refereed journals and authored several book chapters. His publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Hospital Privileges:

UMPC Passavant
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC St. Margaret
UPMC Shadyside

Professional Organization Membership:

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
North American Spine Society
North American Skull Base Society
American Medical Association

Editorial Service:

• Ad Hoc Reviewer:

Neurosurgical Focus
Yonsei Medical Journal