James K. Kirklin MD
Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, University Alabama
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619 19th St SBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-6600
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Summary
- I am retired from Cardiovascular surgery
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1979 - 1981
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1978
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1979 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials
- Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Intermacs) Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
- Medical Arm of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Intermacs Database Risk Model for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.Francis D Pagani, Brandon Singletary, Ryan Cantor, J Hunter Mehaffey, Aditi Nayak
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-04-01 - Introduction to Proceedings of the World University for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Webinars About Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect.Jeffrey P Jacobs, James D St Louis, Darshan Reddy, Attilio A Lotto, Osami Honjo
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Early Outcomes for Management of Atrioventricular Septal Defect-Tetralogy of Fallot in the Last Decade: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Study.Connor P Callahan, Madison B Argo, Brian W McCrindle, David J Barron, Anusha Jegatheeswaran
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Original Investigation Ventricular Assist Device Support as a Bridge to Transplantation in Pediatric PatientsMarc E Richmond, Scott Auerbach, David Rosenthal, James K Kirklin, ScienceDirect
- Impact of Routine Surveillance Biopsy Intensity on the Diagnosis of Moderate to Severe Cellular Rejection and Survival After Pediatric Heart TransplantationMatthew D Zinn, Kathleen E Simpson, James K Kirklin, Charles E Canter, Pediatric Transplantation
Press Mentions
The Chaotic Beginnings of the Tool That Made Heart Surgery PossibleNovember 4th, 2024- UAB’s Dr. James Kirklin Named Inaugural Recipient of the PHTS Lifetime Achievement AwardDecember 12th, 2021
- Meet UAB’s Dr. James Kirklin, Retired Cardiologist with Heart for HBCU ScholarsFebruary 25th, 2021
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