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Dr. James K. KirklinDr. James K. Kirklin

At the Sixth Scientific Meeting of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery in Orlando, Florida, last month, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery’s James K. Kirklin, M.D., was elected to serve as vice president of the Society until 2022, and then president until 2024.

Kirklin was also recently named president-elect of the American Heart Association’s Greater Southeast Affiliate board of directors for 2018-19.