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1992–93
1989
The first
mechanical
circulatory
support device
implant in
Alabama is
performed
by William
Holman, MD.
2006–07
1993
The first double
lung transplant
in Alabama is
performed by David
McGiffin, MD, and
George Zorn, MD.
1992
The first neonatal
heart transplant
in the Southeast
is performed
by James K.
Kirklin, MD.
2009
2007
The world’s first
infant with a single
ventricle to be
successfully bridged
to heart transplant
with a Berlin Heart is
performed by James
K. Kirklin, MD.
2006
The first valvesparing aortic
root replacement
in Alabama
is performed
by David
McGiffin, MD.
2012
2014
2012
The first
transcatheter
aortic valve
replacement
in the state of
Alabama
is performed
by James E.
Davies, MD.
2009
The first robotic
lung resection
in Alabama is
performed by
Robert Cerfolio,
MD, who is
internationally
known as an
innovator in
the field of
robotic thoracic
surgery.
2014
The first
navigational
bronchoscopy
in the Southeast
is performed
by Douglas
Minnich, MD.
2012
James K. Kirklin, MD,
leads a team with Yung
Lau, MD, and Jeffrey
Alten, MD, to establish
the first cardiac surgery
program at Children’s
of Alabama Hospital.
Currently, UAB is Alabama’s:
• Major referral center for
complex cardiac disorders
• Only hospital to offer heart
transplantation and long-term
mechanical circulatory support
• Only facility for surgery for
complex congenital heart disease
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