JamesK.KirklinMD
Thoracic Surgery • Birmingham, ALCardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, University Alabama
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Office
619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-934-6600
Summary
- I am retired from Cardiovascular surgery
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1979 - 1981
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1978
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1979 - 2024
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
- 82 citationsQuantifying the effect of cardiorenal syndrome on mortality after left ventricular assist device implant.James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos, Francis D. Pagani, Susan L. Myers
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2013-12-01 - 173 citationsThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships.Robert L. Kormos, Jennifer A Cowger, Francis D. Pagani, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Daniel J. Goldstein
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019-02-01 - 70 citationsEarly Right Ventricular Assist Device Use in Patients Undergoing Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Incidence and Risk Factors From the Inter...Michael S. Kiernan, E. Wilson Grandin, Marshall Brinkley, Navin K. Kapur, Duc Thinh Pham
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2017-10-01
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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