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EDUCATION, TRAINING, & RESEARCH VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS The James Kirklin Visiting Professorship (established 2013) 2013 Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD Otto Gago, MD Professor of Surgery University of Michigan Medical School Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program Director, Center for Circulatory Support 2014 O.H. (Bud) Frazier, MD, PhD Chief, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Program Director and Chief, Center for Cardiac Support Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Research Texas Heart Institute Chief of Transplant Service CHI St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center 2015 Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD, FRCSC, FACS Division Head, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Center Professor of Surgery, McGill University Toby Dobell Chair in Pediatric Surgery Executive Director and Founding President World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery The Charles Breaux Visiting Professorship (established 2014) Endowed Chairs The UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery features the following endowed chairs: John W. Kirklin Endowed Chair – Held by James K. Kirklin, MD James H. Estes Family Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research – Held by Robert Cerfolio, MD UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Chair – Held by James F. George, MD The Albert D. Pacifico Endowed Chair – Vacant The James K. Kirklin Endowed Chair – Vacant 46 Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Report