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Office
2665 N Decatur Rd
Suite 730
Decatur, GA 30033Phone+1 404-508-4320Fax+1 404-508-4112- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Kennedy is a member of the DeKalb Medical Society, Medical Association of Georgia, Georgia Surgical Society, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, and Southeastern Surgical Congress, among others. He is a past President of the Georgia Surgical Society, and the DeKalb Medical Society. He also has served as the Quality Integration chairman for the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, as well as on their Executive Committee. He served on a review committee for the Alliance national oncology group, evaluating potential new clinical trials in cancer. He also served as the Chief of Staff of DeKalb Medical from 2008-10. In 2010, Dr. Kennedy was named a Distinguished Cancer Scholar by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, and has been named a Top Doc by the Atlanta Magazine for three consecutive years, as well as by the US News and World Report. He is certified in Breast Ultrasound and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy by the American Society of Breast Surgeons, one of only a few surgeons in Atlanta with these credentials.
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1986
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Cancer Scholar Georgia Research Alliance, 2010
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsMalignancy Rate, Number Needed to Treat, and Positive Predictive Value for Breast MRI.John S. Kennedy, Patrick A. Robbins> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Sep 1
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, Georgia
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