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James K. Kirklin (born 1947 in Rochester, Minnesota)[1] is an American cardiac surgeon who has made important scientific and surgical contributions in the fields of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices to assist the pumping action of the heart.[2] He is Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, past Division Director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006-2016, Director of the James and John Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes (KIRSO)[https://www.uab.edu/medicine/cardiovascularcenter/about], Co-Director of UAB Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center [3] and holds the John W. Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham[4] | |||
Kirklin has been a member of [[UAB]]'s faculty since [[1981]]. Prior to that he trained at UAB, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and of Ohio State University. | Kirklin has been a member of [[UAB]]'s faculty since [[1981]]. Prior to that he trained at UAB, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and of Ohio State University. | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 21 July 2016
James K. Kirklin (born 1947 in Rochester, Minnesota)[1] is an American cardiac surgeon who has made important scientific and surgical contributions in the fields of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices to assist the pumping action of the heart.[2] He is Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, past Division Director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006-2016, Director of the James and John Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes (KIRSO)[1], Co-Director of UAB Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center [3] and holds the John W. Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham[4]
Kirklin has been a member of UAB's faculty since 1981. Prior to that he trained at UAB, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and of Ohio State University.
Since 1986, Kirklin has led UAB's heart transplantation program, which expanded to include lung transplants. In 1997 he was invested with the UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Professorship, an endowed chair within the UAB faculty. He helped found UAB's Cardiac Transplant Research Database and led a national Pediatric Heart Transplant Study. He serves as chief editor for the professional journal of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. He has been recognized as one of the best doctors in his field by American Health, U. S. News and World Report, Good Housekeeping and others.
Kirklin is currently involved in a five year study of mechanical circulatory support devices funded by the National Institutes of Health. Along with his colleagues, Kirklin has published hundreds of articles on heart surgery and transplantation. His 2002 textbook on heart transplantation, co-authored by James Young and David McGiffin is the standard and most comprehensive text in the field.
| Preceded by: Albert Pacifico |
Director of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UAB July 2006 - |
Succeeded by: current |
Publications
- Kirklin, James K., James B. Young and David C. McGiffin. (Feburary 2002) Heart Transplantation. London: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0443076553
References
- "Dr. James Kirklin to assume late father's post at UAB." (December 20, 2005) Birmingham Business Journal.
- Deng, Mario C. (December 26, 2002) Heart Transplantation book review. New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 347, No. 26