Dr. John H. Kanter
Overview
John H. Kanter, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with subspecialty expertise in neurocritical care and neurotrauma. He is an assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Kanter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Tethered Cord Syndrome, Subdural Hematoma, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pineocytoma.
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, A402 UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Lunsford is the Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery and the Residency Training Program at UPMC. Dr. Lunsford is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
Allegheny General Hospital
Matthew Shepard is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shepard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Rathke Cleft Cyst, Hemangioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Laminectomy.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Ajay Niranjan, MD, specializes in neurosurgery. He practices at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurological Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Niranjan is associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from King George’s Medical College in Lucknow, India, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency. Dr. Niranjan then completed a fellowship in image-guided neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh.A leading expert on stereotactic radiosurgery, Dr. Niranjan has helped develop guidelines for stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary adenomas, arteriovenous malformations, acoustic neuromas, and brain metastases.Dr. Niranjan has co-authored more than 120 articles in journals such as Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, and Journal of Neuro-oncology; contributed more than 55 book chapters; and edited two books on stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Niranjan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Traumatic Brain InjuryDr. Kanter isAdvanced. Learn about Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Kanter isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Kanter isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Kanter isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.
- Epidural HematomaDr. Kanter isExperienced. Learn about Epidural Hematoma.
- PineocytomaDr. Kanter isExperienced. Learn about Pineocytoma.
- SeizuresDr. Kanter isExperienced. Learn about Seizures.