Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD

Academic Appointments

		(Primary) Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
		(Secondary) Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Clinical Appointment

		Scientific Director, Emory Transplant Center
		Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Transplantation Immunology

Telephone

404.727.8380

Affiliation

Emory University Hospital

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery

Medical School

MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Class of 1987

Postgraduate Training

		PhD, Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke, 1992
		Internship and Junior Residency in Surgery, Duke University, 1987-1989
		Research Fellowship in Surgery, Duke, 1989-1992
		Senior Resident in Surgery, Duke, 1992-1994
		Chief Resident in Surgery, Duke, 1994-1995
		Multi-Organ Transplantation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, 1995-1997

Honors and Awards

		Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, May 2007
		Clinical Science Investigator Award, American Society of Transplantation, April 2006
		Clinical Center Bench to Bedside Award, NIH, February 2006, May 2004
		Transplant Recipients International Organization Award, November 2002
		Navy and Marine Corps, Gold Star, November 2001
		Navy Pistol Qualification, Expert, December 1999
		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, August 1998
		Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, October 1997
		President’s Young Investigator Award, American Society of Transplant Physicians, May 1997
		Upjohn Young Investigator Award and Travel Award, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 1997
		Ortho-Biotech Transplant Fellows Award, November 1995
		Young Investigator Award, American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, September 1992
		D. Bernard Amos Young Investigator Award, South Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation, May 1992
		Young Investigator Award, American Society of Transplant Physicians, May 1992
		Upjohn Young Investigator Award, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 1991

Current Editorial Boards

		American Journal of Transplantation, Associate Editor
		Transplantation
		Transplant Immunology, Tolerance Section Editor

Current Organizational Memberships

		American College of Surgeons, Fellow
		American Society of Transplant Surgeons
		American Society of Transplantation, Abstract Review Committee, Basic Science Committee
		The Transplantation Society, Council Member-at-Large, 2008 Congress International Advisory Committee, Communications Committee
		The Sabiston Surgical Society
		Uniformed Services University Surgical Associates
		The Society of University Surgeons
		American Association of Immunologists

Clinical Interests

Kidney and pancreas transplantation

Research Interests

		The fundamental mechanisms involved in the T cell response to transplant tissues, specifically the role of costimulatory pathways in T cell activation
		The processes and interactions involved in immunologic tolerance to self and transplanted tissues

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member

2007

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