John S. Kennedy, MD, FACS  

Surgical Oncologist
DeKalb Surgical Associates
Community Representative

Representing the community-at-large on the Georgia CORE Board of Directors, Dr. Kennedy is a surgical oncologist in private practice with DeKalb Surgical Associates in Decatur, Georgia. He has served as the Chief of Surgery at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia, and is the chairman of the Cancer Committee. He is also the Georgia State chairman for the Commission on Cancer Liaison Physician program and President-Elect for the Georgia Surgical Society. Dr. Kennedy provided leadership in the development of the Greater Atlanta Regional Program of Excellence.

Dr. Kennedy’s clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical treatment for breast cancer; his research interests include accrual of patients with solid tumors to the tissue bank, and in the increased utilization of microassays for staging purposes, and targeted therapies for breast and colon cancer. Dr. Kennedy earned his Doctor of Medicine from Temple University, completed his surgical residency and chief residence at Emory University, and is board-certified in Surgery.