James Kirklin

James K. Kirklin
James K. Kirklin
Born	1947; Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard Medical School
Occupation	Cardiac surgeon
Known for	Surgery for heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support; Repair of congenital heart defects; Research in surgical outcomes;
Relatives	John W. Kirklin (Father)
	Medical career
Profession	Heart surgeon
Institutions	University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Research	Heart transplantation; Mechanical circulatory support; Surgical outcomes; Congenital heart defects;

James K. Kirklin (born 1947 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American cardiac surgeon who has made significant scientific and surgical contributions in the fields of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices to assist the pumping action of the heart. He was formerly Professor of Surgery (1987-2022), Director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2006-2016), Director of the James and John Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes (KIRSO) (2016–2022), and Co-Director of Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center (2011-2017) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). While at UAB, he held the UAB Cardiovascular Research Chair (1998-2006), the John Kirklin Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery (2006-2017), and the James Kirklin Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2017-2022).

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