Shannon Kahn, MD
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RoleRadiation Oncology
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Practicing Since2011
Rating: 4.9 out of 5 (264 ratings)
A board certified radiation oncologist, Shannon Kahn, MD, is skilled at Gamma Knife radiosurgery, partial breast irradiation and breast brachytherapy as well as stereotactic body radiotherapy in the treatment of early stage lung cancers. She has published and trained in the use of intensity modulated radiotherapy and its benefits in the minimization of treatment-related side effects. Dr. Kahn is medical director of radiation oncology at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and is also an attending physician at Emory Proton Therapy Center. She is associate professor and serves as vice chair for outreach and collaboration in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Kahn is a clinical member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.
Dr. Kahn received her MD at Emory University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in internal medicine and her residency in radiation oncology at Emory University. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master in Accountancy. She worked for Arthur Andersen as a certified public accountant and financial auditor prior to pursuing her medical career.
Dr. Kahn's society memberships include the American Medical Association, the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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MGMT promoter methylation prediction based on multiparametric MRI via vision graph neural network. Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) |
M Hu, K Yang, J Wang, RLJ Qiu, J Roper, S Kahn, HK Shu, X Yang | 01/01/2024 |
Automatic inverse treatment planning of Gamma Knife radiosurgery via deep reinforcement learning. Medical physics |
Y Liu, C Shen, T Wang, J Zhang, X Yang, T Liu, S Kahn, HK Shu, Z Tian | 01/05/2022 |
Cascaded mutual enhancing networks for brain tumor subregion segmentation in multiparametric MRI. Physics in medicine and biology |
S Momin, Y Lei, Z Tian, J Roper, J Lin, S Kahn, HK Shu, J Bradley, T Liu, X Yang | 11/04/2022 |
Clinical breast cancer |
A Schlafstein, Y Liu, S Goyal, S Kahn, K Godette, J Lin, MA Torres, TJ Royce, SA Patel | 01/02/2022 |
Physics in medicine and biology |
J Jeong, Y Lei, S Kahn, T Liu, WJ Curran, HK Shu, H Mao, X Yang | 18/09/2020 |
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
S Tian, JM Switchenko, ZS Buchwald, PR Patel, JW Shelton, SE Kahn, RN Pillai, CE Steuer, TK Owonikoko, M Behera, WJ Curran, KA Higgins | 01/09/2020 |
Medical physics |
Z Tian, X Yang, M Giles, T Wang, H Gao, E Butker, T Liu, S Kahn | 01/04/2020 |
Clinical breast cancer |
D Wang, X Yang, J He, J Lin, S Henry, G Brown, L Chu, KD Godette, ST Kahn, T Liu, MA Torres | 01/02/2020 |
Practical radiation oncology |
DG Tanenbaum, ZS Buchwald, J Jhaveri, E Schreibmann, JM Switchenko, RS Prabhu, M Chowdhary, M Abugideiri, NT Pfister, B Eaton, SE Kahn, JJ Olson, HG Shu, IR Crocker, WJ Curran, KR Patel | 01/01/2020 |
Journal of surgical oncology |
JY Lin, X Yang, M Serra, AH Miller, KD Godette, ST Kahn, S Henry, G Brown, T Liu, MA Torres | 01/12/2019 |
Cancer |
RH Press, C Zhang, RJ Cassidy, MJ Ferris, J Zhong, CE Steuer, RN Pillai, TK Owonikoko, S Kahn, SS Ramalingam, PR Patel, WJ Curran, HG Shu, GL Sica, KA Higgins | 01/09/2018 |
The role of postmastectomy radiotherapy in women with pathologic T3N0M0 breast cancer. Cancer |
RJ Cassidy, Y Liu, ST Kahn, NK Jegadeesh, X Liu, PD Subhedar, CA Arciero, TW Gillespie, MA Torres | 01/08/2017 |
Cancer |
BR Eaton, R Jiang, MA Torres, ST Kahn, K Godette, TL Lash, KC Ward | 01/10/2016 |
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
S Kahn, A Jani, S Edelman, P Rossi, K Godette, J Landry, C Anderson | 01/05/2012 |
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics |
S Kahn, C Flowers, Z Xu, N Esiashvili | 01/09/2011 |
Dr. Kahn was listed as one of Atlanta's "Top Doctors" by Atlanta Magazine in 2017 and 2018.
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09/05/2024 |
Dr. Kahn was not only extremely attentive, but she was also a huge advocate for me and my care |
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07/05/2024 |
You guys rock!! |
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26/04/2024 |
Excellent appointment. And great communication. I felt listen to and concern was shown for my questions. I am very impressed with my experience so far at the Proton Center. |
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24/04/2024 |
The Dr listened to what I had been saying since last March about the pain on left side/chest. Great Dr |
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03/04/2024 |
Dr. Kahn is a wonderful communicator and very frank. I appreciated her time in helping me to overcome my fears of radiation therapy... |
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28/03/2024 |
Dr Kahn excellent and lovely! |
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21/03/2024 |
Dr. Kahn did a fantastic job explaining everything to us and took time to answer our questions thoroughly. |
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10/03/2024 |
Dr. Kahn explained every thing in a manner that we understood. Took her time in answering all our questions and concerns. |
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29/02/2024 |
De Kahn and her nurses are wonderful |
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15/02/2024 |
Dr Shannon Kahn was very attentive and knowledgeable. She explained all my options and was amazing! |
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13/02/2024 |
Dr Kahn is so kind knowledgeable and really listens and reassures me every time I see her! I am so so so thankful for her and all the incredibly kind people who work at the proton center. |
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09/02/2024 |
Dr. Kahn gave very clear explanations of my anticipated treatment plan. She answered all of my questions and concerns. |
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01/02/2024 |
Excellently |
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21/01/2024 |
Again, it was a privilege to work with the check in and scheduling staff, nurses, and rad techs. Dr. Kahn was fine when she decided to show up. |
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18/01/2024 |
I LOVE Dr. Kahn's bedside manner. I am lucky that my cancer is something known with a tried and true treatment plan. As I am looking for providers, they all recommend the same stuff. The difference is Dr. Kahn is so sincerely invested and calm in a time that's scary. She's knowledgeable and supportive without the ego. She's really a unique doctor and I hope she recognizes that! |
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18/01/2024 |
Dr. Kahn is simply the best. Her patience, compassion, and incredible knowledge in answering my questions helped me to finally understand breast cancer. |
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18/01/2024 |
Excellent experience with Dr. Shannon Kahn. She was very thorough in explaining treatment options with a highly empathetic bedside manner. |
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23/12/2023 |
Dr Kahn was absolutely amazing. She spelled out the plan with compassion and clarity. My husband and I were so thankful to speak with her |
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22/11/2023 |
I have yet to find any fault anywhere in this process |
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21/11/2023 |
Dr Kahn was a great source of information . |
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07/11/2023 |
The experience was very well. The was very kind and professional. She explained everything and welcomed my daughter in on the visit. I would recommend Dr. Kahn and Emory |
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02/11/2023 |
All staff I encountered were professional and competent |
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24/10/2023 |
Dr Kahn is EXCELLENT! |
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19/10/2023 |
Excellent care so far |
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02/10/2023 |
I was informed pertaining to the medical process |
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29/09/2023 |
I highly recommend Dr. Kahn. I have never felt so listened to and took the time to hear everything and answer all of my questions. |
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19/09/2023 |
Excellent |
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18/09/2023 |
Dr. Kahn was amazing and very thorough when explaining the process. |
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15/09/2023 |
Dr. Kahn is so kind and compassionate, I always feel I have her full attention and she hears what I'm saying. She puts me at ease and I feel well cared for. |
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06/09/2023 |
Dr Khan and radiation technicians are great!!! |
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30/08/2023 |
Dr Kahn is great. Would not hesitate to recommend her |
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09/08/2023 |
TECH PEOPLE FOR RADIATION ARE VERY UPBEAT! |
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09/08/2023 |
Dr. Kahn was so gentle, kind and compassionate. She made sure I understood everything and gave me appropriate time for my questions and concerns. She was absolutely amazing and made me so thankful to be at Emory Winship. |
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03/08/2023 |
Excellent in All these Areas! |
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21/07/2023 |
I hope no one I know needs her but would not hesitate to recommend if they need radiation |
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20/07/2023 |
DR.kAHN IS AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING!! She has such a warm manner and I have dealt with her over the years and ALWAYS her care for you and interest showsThrough every time. I am so lucky to have her to guide me through radiation. |
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20/07/2023 |
Dr Kahn did an exceptional job of explaining he procedure to us and showed alot of compassion. Left her office feeling much better about the treatment and prognosis. |
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08/07/2023 |
Alison has been a regular provider and consistently provides thoughtful, clear advice to help the healing process |
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07/07/2023 |
Dr. Kahn is amazing, so helpful, empathetic, and knowledgeable. |
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31/05/2023 |
I have experienced Dr. Khan in radiology previously. I am so thankful she is my physician again. |
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11/05/2023 |
Dr. Khan is very kind and attentive. |
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04/05/2023 |
Dr Kahn is a professional compassionate doctor who is up on the latest research. She is always willing to discuss any concerns we have and we never feel rushed. We would highly recommend her and we have. |
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04/05/2023 |
Both doctors I saw were very knowledgeable and knew my case history. Very pleased with their questions and answers! |
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25/04/2023 |
The interaction with Dr. Kahn and her associate (whose name I forgot) was one of the best medical experiences I have ever had. They listened, answered all questions in detail and offered suggestions. |
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19/04/2023 |
Dr Kahn and Assistant excellent in all aspects |
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15/03/2023 |
They provided all the information about the surgery and what to expect. |
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02/03/2023 |
Excellent experience. Couldn't have been better. Dr.Kahn answered every question and filled me in on everything. |
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21/12/2022 |
Doctors were wonderful |
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01/12/2022 |
Dr. Kahn was very knowledgeable and caring. |
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15/09/2022 |
Really impressed with Dr Kahn. She was thorough, knew about my history, listened and addressed all of my concerns and did not rush the visit Al all. |
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02/09/2022 |
Dr. Kahn shows involvement, cares about patient's concerns and answers questions in detail. |
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30/08/2022 |
Great staff |
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11/08/2022 |
In addition to Dr. KAHN, I want to commend the resident, Dr. McGinnis, who was knowledgeable, articulate and compassionate. Both of them made my visit a helpful and encouraging experience. |
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26/07/2022 |
Clear explanation! |
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23/06/2022 |
Dr Kahn was professional and inclusive and thorough thru out visit |
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15/06/2022 |
Good |
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10/06/2022 |
Great care shown by staff |
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07/06/2022 |
I was very pleased with my conversation with Dr Kahn |