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
	Vice Chairman of Research, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Clinical Appointments
	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, June 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
	Human Immunology
	Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Current Organizational Memberships
	American College of Surgeons, Fellow
	American Society of Transplant Surgeons
	American Society of Transplantation: Board of Directors, Counselor at Large; Awards Committee; Joint AST/ASTS Council Representative
	The Transplantation Society: Council Member-at-Large; Communications Committee
	The Sabiston Surgical Society
	Uniformed Services University Surgical Associates
	The Society of University Surgeons
	American Association of Immunologists
	American Society of Clinical Investigation

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

return to top