Orlando Cecilio Kirton

Background

Kirton, Orlando Cecilio was born on September 14, 1958 in Gamboa, Panama. Son of Leafton and Ruth Isabel (Atkinson) Kirton.

Education

Bachelor in Biochemistry, Brown U., 1978; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1983.

Career

Intern, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, 1983-1984; resident in surgery, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1984-1985, 87-89; chief resident in surgery, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1989-1990; clinical instructor, research fellow department pathology, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1985-1987; fellow surgical critical care department surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital/U. Miami School Medicine, 1990-1991; fellow surgery trauma, Jackson Memorial Hospital/U. Miami, 1991-1992; medical director advanced trauma life support, Jackson Memorial Hospital/U. Miami, since 1996; assistant professor clinical surgery department surgery, U. Miami, 1992-1997; associate professor surgery, U. Miami, since 1997; associate director surgical intensive care, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, since 1992. Attending physician trauma & surgical care Jackson Memorial Hospital, since 1992, member of faculty general surgical & trauma critical care, since 1992, member of faculty anesthesia critical care, since 1992, attending nutritional and metabolic support services, since 1993, attending physician department hyperbaric medicine, since 1995. Attending surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital., Miami, since 1995.

Medical director trauma Intensive Care Unit Jackson Memorial Medical Center, since 1997.

Achievements

• Orlando Cecilio Kirton has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Speaker 4th Annual Black History Month program Miami Arena, 1995. Member Dade County Trauma advising committee, since 1996. Major United States Army Reserve, since 1992.

Fellow American College of Surgeons (candidate group 1984-1992), American College Critical Care Medicine. Member American Medical Association, National Medical Association, American Trauma Society, American Association Surgery Trauma, Association Academy Surgeons, Society Critical Care Medicine (abstract reviewer 1994-1996, editor surgical section newsletter since 1995), Southern Medical Association, Eastern Association Surgery Trauma, Association Surgical Education, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Jillian Euphemia, July 4, 1987. Children: Phillip, Briana, Emily.

Father:

Leafton Kirton

Mother:

Ruth Isabel (Atkinson) Kirton

Spouse:

Jillian Euphemia

child:

Emily Kirton

child:

Briana Kirton

child:

Phillip Kirton