Adam S. Kanter, MD

Adam S. Kanter, MD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery as an assistant professor in January of 2008 and is director of the department’s minimally invasive spine program.

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 in minimally invasive spine surgery 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:

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
UMPC Passavant
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC St. Margaret
UPMC Shadyside

Professional Organization Membership:

American Association of Neurological Surgeons 
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Society of Lateral Access Surgeons
Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons
North American Spine Society
AANS/CNS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerves
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons

Media Appearances

Innovations in trauma and emergency care at UPMC
July 28, 2012 
Discovery Channel

Less invasive spinal surgery pioneered by UPMC neurosurgeon helps patients recover quicker
July 23, 2012
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Medical Miracles: Surgery Restores Crushed Spine
May 2012
Pittsburgh Magazine

Pounded spinal cord can mimic more serious injury
October 4, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette