James K. Kirklin

Background

Kirklin, James K. was born on January 20, 1947 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Webster Kirklin.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1973.

Career

Professor surgery, director cardiothoracic transplantation, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1981. Chairman United Nations Organisation Sharing Heart and Heart/Lung Transplant committee, 1989-1992;member Health Care Financing Administration committee for determination of medicare approved heart transplant centers committee of postgraduate education of Society Thoracic Surgery, since 1987. Vice chairman United Nations Organ Sharing scientific advising committee, 1995-1997.

Research committee for the thoracic surgery foundation for research and education, since 1996.

Achievements

• James K. Kirklin has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiac surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Research committee Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, since 1996. Member American Association Thoracic Surgery (Evarts A. Graham Memorial fellowship committee since 1996), American Society Transplant Physicans, International Society Heart Transplantion (secretary-treasurer 1991-1993).

Connections

Children: Kimberly, Adam.

Father:

John Webster K. Kirklin

child:

Adam Kirklin

child:

Kimberly Kirklin