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James Kirklin, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Birmingham, AL

JamesK.KirklinMD

Thoracic Surgery Birmingham, AL

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, University Alabama

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  • Office

    619 19th St S
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 205-934-6600

Summary

  • I am retired from Cardiovascular surgery

Education & Training

  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1979 - 1981
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1978
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Original Investigation Ventricular Assist Device Support as a Bridge to Transplantation in Pediatric Patients  
    Marc 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 Transplantation  
    Matthew D Zinn, Kathleen E Simpson, James K Kirklin, Charles E Canter, Pediatric Transplantation

Lectures

  • Data Science and Cardiac Surgery 
    Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, Ohio / The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio - 10/18/2012

Press Mentions

  • The Chaotic Beginnings of the Tool That Made Heart Surgery Possible
    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 Award
    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 Scholars
    Meet UAB’s Dr. James Kirklin, Retired Cardiologist with Heart for HBCU ScholarsFebruary 25th, 2021
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