Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, FACS, will join the Duke University School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Surgery, and surgeon-in-chief for the Duke University Health System. He will assume his new roles on May 1, 2014.
An internationally recognized surgical scientist and authority on transplant immunology, Dr. Kirk is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Emory University and also serves as scientific director of the Emory Transplant Center and vice chair for research of the Emory Department of Surgery. He maintains an active clinical practice in adult and pediatric organ transplantation while directing a highly successful laboratory.
Kirk's primary research interests lie in the development and implementation of novel immunomodulatory strategies for transplantation and other surgically relevant conditions. He is principal investigator on numerous projects funded by the NIH, FDA, and Department of Defense.
Kirk received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1987 and completed his PhD in Immunology at Duke in 1992. He completed his general surgery residency at Duke in 1995 and a multi-organ transplantation fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in 1997.