Matt Danter, M.D., FRCSC

Professional Background

Dr. Matthew R. Danter is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and the Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support. He specializes in general adult cardiac surgery with a subspecialty in advanced heart failure surgery including high risk adult surgery, left ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplantation.

Dr. Danter is the token Canadian in the group. He obtained his undergraduate and medical school education at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario Canada. He then completed 6 years of cardiac surgical residency at the University of Alberta, and subsequently did two additional years of fellowship training in Advanced Heart Failure surgery at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Danter was recruited to Vanderbilt University in 2014 to aide in the expansion of their heart failure surgery program and was recruited to The University of Kansas in 2019. He is a member of the International Society of Heart and Lung transplantation, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

• BS, Physiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
• MD, Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
• MS, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
• Residency, Cardiac Surgery, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
• Clinical Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery--Major Focus: General adult cardiac surgery, Complex lead management, Laser lead extract; Minor Focus: Cardiac transplantation, Left ventricular device management, Transcatheter valve implantation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Clinical Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery--Major focus: Cardiac transplantation, Left ventricular assist device management, ECMO, Impella, Heartmate II, HeartWave, Transcatheter valve implantation; Minor Focus: General adult cardiac surgery, Complex lead management, laser lead extraction, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

• Medical Doctor, Kansas State Board of Health Arts
• Medical Doctor, Missouri State Board of Health Arts
• Medical Doctor, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

• 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, Member, 2023 - Present
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member, 2016 - Present

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