AllanD.KirkMDPhD
General Surgery • Durham, NCHepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation
David C. Sabiston, Jr. Professor and Chairman of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine; Surgeon-in-Chief, Duke University Health System
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Office
2301 Duke Medical Ctr
7th Floor, Room 7690 HAFS Building
Durham, NC 27710Phone+1 919-681-3445
Summary
- Dr. Allan Kirk is Chair of the Department of Surgery at Duke University and Surgeon-in-Chief for the Duke Health System. He received his medical degree and PhD from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in transplantation and is experienced in kidney and pancreas transplantation, transplant surgery, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, pediatric transplant surgery, and immune tolerance.
Education & Training
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1995 - 1997
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1995
Duke UniversityPhD, 1989 - 1992
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
NC State Medical License 1990 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1998 - 2022
WI State Medical License 1995 - 2007- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member National Academy of Medicine
- Elected member American Surgical Association
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2007
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Clinical Trials
- Belatacept Post Depletional Repopulation to Facilitate Tolerance Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
- Immune Development in Pediatric Transplantation (IMPACT) Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
- Immune Monitoring and Assay Development in Organ Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsExtracellular Mitochondrial DNA and N-Formyl Peptides in Trauma and Critical Illness: A Systematic Review.David T Lubkin, Muath Bishawi, Andrew S. Barbas, Todd V. Brennan, Allan D. Kirk
Critical Care Medicine. 2018-12-01 - 32 citationsLFA-1 blockade induces effector and regulatory T-cell enrichment in lymph nodes and synergizes with CTLA-4Ig to inhibit effector functionNatalie M. Reisman, Tamara L. Floyd, Maylene E. Wagener, Allan D. Kirk, Christian P. Larsen
Blood. 2011-11-24 - 75 citationsExperience with a novel efalizumab-based immunosuppressive regimen to facilitate single donor islet cell transplantationNicole A. Turgeon, Jose G. Avila, J. Cano, J. J. Hutchinson, Idelberto R. Badell
American Journal of Transplantation. 2010-09-01
Press Mentions
‘It’s Spare Parts for People’: Blood Vessels Grown in a LabOctober 21st, 2024- Clinetic Establishes Partnership with 10th Leading Academic Health SystemFebruary 15th, 2023
- Clinetic Establishes Agreement with 10th Leading Academic Health SystemFebruary 15th, 2023
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Grant Support
- Adjuvant Therapies Improving The Anti-Rejection Effects Of Costimulation BlockadeNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2012
- Development Of Transplant Strategies Uniquely Responsive To The Needs Of ChildrenNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2012
- Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenografts For The Treatment Of Type 1 DiabetesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
- Adjuvant Therapies Improving Anti-Rejection Effects Of Costimulation BlockadeNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
- A Phase 2 Tolerance Trial Of Belatacept And Alemtuzumab In Renal TransplantationFood And Drug Administration2008–2011
- NPH Renal &Skin Transplantation For Allospecific Tolerance InductionNational Center For Research Resources2009
- Development Of Methods For Inducing Solid Organ Transplant ToleranceNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007
- Kidney/Pancreas Allograft Rejection: Clinical Studies AnNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006
- Development Of Methods For Inducing Solid Organ TransplaNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006
- Kidney/Pancreas Allograft Rejection--Clinical StudiesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005
- Methods For Inducing Solid Organ Transplant ToleranceNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002–2005
- Kidney/Pancreas Allograft RejectionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004
- Kidney/Pancreas Allograft Rejection: Clinical StudiesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2003
- Efficacy Of Costimulation Blockade In Preventing, Treating Allograft RejectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1998–2001
- Human Renal Allograft-Derived Mucin-Specific T CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1991–1992
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