UNCHARTED WATERS Joseph Kanter, MD
ON COMING TO NEW ORLEANS AND TULANE I came down to interview and just really fell in love with New Orleans. I’m a musician. I love seeing music and playing music, and the city really spoke to me. I liked the Tulane program because they have a great Ethos with a focus on community service and providing care to marginalized communities. I was also in the class that began four or five weeks before Hurricane Katrina hit, so my medical school experience was the experience of New Orleans recovering from Katrina—physically and spiritually rebuilding, as well as rebuilding the healthcare infrastructure. Through that experience, I got very, very attached to New Orleans and Louisiana, and I can’t really see myself ever leaving.
Bottom line, I really liked the school and the city. It wasn’t much of a decision at that point.
• Raised in Chicago and South Florida • Undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Chicago • Medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine • Emergency Room Physician • Currently serves as State Health Officer
I CAME DOWN TO INTERVIEW AND JUST REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH NEWORLEANS.
PREVIOUS ROLES:
• Assistant Health Officer • Office of Public Health Interim Secretary • Office of Public Health, Region I Medical Director • New Orleans Department of Health Director • Healthcare for the Homeless Medical Director • Assistant Professor of Medicine, LSU and Tulane
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