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Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD

(Walter Curran, Jr., MD)

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Specializes in: Physician and Radiation Oncology

Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street (1982)

1800 Howell Mill Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

(404) 425-7900

Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD is a physician provider in Atlanta, GA specializing in physician and radiation oncology. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street in 1982 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare and Piedmont Physicians Radiation Oncology Piedmont West.

Office Locations

1800 Howell Mill Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Walter Curran Jr., chief of Piedmont Oncology Institute said the term "preventive chemotherapy" is rarely used in the medical community.”—"What is the 'preventive' chemotherapy Princess Kate is receiving?", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , March 2024

“"When (enlarged prostate) becomes problematic there are two types of medications and several surgical procedures that can assist them," said Dr. Walter Curran, chief of Piedmont Oncology at...”—"King Charles, the prostate, and your health", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , February 2024

“"I don't think we know why we're seeing an uptick in colorectal cancer," said Dr. Walter Curran, who last week joined Piedmont Healthcare as chief of the Piedmont Oncology Institute.”—"Cancer in Georgia: Cases and deaths expected to climb in 2024", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , January 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD treated as a physician provider in Atlanta, GA during 2013 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
radiation therapy	86

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2020

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD treated as a physician provider in Atlanta, GA were radiation therapy.

doctor visit	53
radiation therapy	86

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Female	9
Male	10

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	5
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	11

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD treated were cancer, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	2
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	2
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	65

Education & Training

Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street in 1982. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology - TR and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street (1982)

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1986)

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology - TR

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

Piedmont Physicians Radiation Oncology Piedmont West

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare Advantage, Wellcare, Kaiser Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicare, CareSource Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, BCBS, Anthem, Beech Street, PHCS/MultiPlan, Kaiser, LifeWell (HealthScope), Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Sonder, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), Peach State, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), Tricare Select, CareSource, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Georgia Health Advantage, Tricare Prime (referral required) and CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Wellcare

Kaiser Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

Aetna

United Healthcare

Medicare

CareSource Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

BCBS

Anthem

Beech Street

PHCS/MultiPlan

Kaiser

LifeWell (HealthScope)

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Sonder

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

Peach State

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

Tricare Select

CareSource

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Georgia Health Advantage

Tricare Prime (referral required)

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$88,600 OPDIVO $34,200	$54,400
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18,633 IMFINZI $17,889	TAGRISSO $537	LYNPARZA $23	$183
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$7,896 Proton System $7,500	ProBeam $163	TrueBeam $128	Eclipse $105
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$7,126 $7,126
Amgen Inc.	$5,831 $5,831
Other	$13,100 NovoTTF-100A $3,905	MRIdian LINAC $336	Elekta Neuromag $167	SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL $110	KEYTRUDA $105	Other $8,478

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$128,720
Honoraria	$4,538
Travel and Lodging	$4,334
Food and Beverage	$3,592

Research Payments

Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD has received 25 research payments totaling $9,207,461.

Biography

For the past several decades, Walter J. Curran Jr., M.D. has focused on oncology patient care and conducting clinical and translational cancer research at the institutional level, national cooperative or network group level, and the global level. He has specialized in adult patients who have been diagnosed with either a brain tumor or lung cancer. From 2021 to 2023, Dr. Curran served as the global chief medical officer of GenesisCare, the largest provider of radiation oncology care in the world and one of the largest global providers of cancer care. In this role, he accelerated the group's global capacity to conduct high-impact cancer research across four continents. Previously, he served as executive director of Winship Cancer Institute (Winship) from 2009 to 2021, successfully leading Winship to align its cancer care and cancer prevention efforts with its research and education programs. His work lessened the cancer burden across the state of Georgia. Winship was approved as the latest NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center effective April 1, 2017. Dr. Curran also served as one of the founding leaders of NRG Oncology, which began its involvement as one of four adult NCI-supported National Clinical Trials Network groups in 2014. As NRG Oncology group chair, he integrated the outstanding science of cancer investigators with the national and international reach of a large NCI-supported network group. In January 2024, Dr. Curran joined Piedmont as the inaugural chief of Piedmont Oncology Institute. As of February 2025, Dr. Curran is the Whitaker Endowed Chief of Piedmont Oncology. He is committed to transforming cancer care and leading Piedmont Oncology as one of the nation's premier community-based programs providing care that is fully aligned with discovery and innovation.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter John Curran Jr., MD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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