RobertLKirkmanMD

Anesthesiology • Westwood, MA

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Office
690 Canton St
Suite 325
Westwood, MA 02090
Phone+1 781-407-7713

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Summary

Dr. Robert Kirkman, MD is a board certified anesthesiologist in Westwood, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts, Maine, and Maryland. He is affiliated with Anna Jaques Hospital.

Education & Training

Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1976 - 1979
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1972
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License 2006 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1971 - 2023
MD State Medical License 1976 - 1978
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
Pharmacokinetics of daclizumab and mycophenolate mofetil with cyclosporine and steroids in renal transplantation.
Mark D. Pescovitz, Ginny L. Bumgardner, Robert S. Gaston, Robert L. Kirkman, Susan Light, Indravadan H. Patel, Keith Nieforth, Flavio Vincenti> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2003 Dec 1
17 citations
CD8 T cells are sufficient to mediate allorecognition and allograft rejection.
Kate E Halamay, Robert L. Kirkman, Linhong Sun, Akira Yamada, Ruben C Fragoso, Koichi Shimizu, Richard N. Mitchell, Dianne B. McKay> ;Cellular Immunology. 2002 Mar 1
55 citations
Avoidance of Cyclosporine in Renal Transplantation Effects of Daclizumab, Mycophenolate Mofetil, and Steroids
Huong T. B. Tran, Muralidhar K. Acharya, Dianne B. McKay, Mohamed H. Sayegh, Charles B. Carpenter, Hugh Auchincloss, Robert L. Kirkman, Edgar L. Milford> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2000 Oct 1
13 citations
Spontaneous acceptance or rejection of orthotopic liver transplants in outbred and partially inbred miniature swine.
M. W. Flye, Larry R. Pennington, Robert L. Kirkman, B Weber, W Sindelar, David H. Sachs> ;Transplantation. 1999 Sep 15
5 citations
New usage paradigms in antibody therapy: induction or true prophylaxis?
R.L Kirkman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1999 Feb 1
644 citations
Interleukin-2–Receptor Blockade with Daclizumab to Prevent Acute Rejection in Renal Transplantation
Flavio Vincenti, Robert L. Kirkman, Susan Light, Ginny L. Bumgardner, Mark D. Pescovitz, Philip F. Halloran, J. Neylan, Alan H. Wilkinson, Henrik Ekberg, Robert S. Gas...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1998 Jan 15
28 citations
Evidence that rapamycin inhibits interleukin-12-induced proliferation of activated T lymphocytes
Monica M. Bertagnolli, Lin Yang, Steven H. Herrmann, Robert L. Kirkman> ;Transplantation. 1994 Nov 27
4 citations
Intrathymic injection of allogeneic cells induces indefinite survival of cardiac but not small bowel grafts.
Xia W, Mohamed H. Sayegh, Robert L. Kirkman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1994 Jun 1
2 citations
Mesenteric and intraepithelial lymphocytes are insufficient to cause rejection but able to mediate lethal graft-versus-host disease in small bowel transplants.
Xia W, Brandeis Jm, Mohamed H. Sayegh, Robert L. Kirkman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1994 Jun 1
Low risk of liver disease after tissue transplantation from donors with HCV.
Pereira BJ, Milford EL, Kirkman RL, Levey AS, Tomford WW, Leibowitz H, Rhodes M, Quan S, Wilber JC> ;Lancet. 1993-04-03
12 citations
Cytomegalovirus immune globulin for the prevention of primary CMV disease in renal transplant patients: analysis of usage under treatment IND status. The Treatment IND...
Barbara G. Werner, David R. Snydman, Richard B. Freeman, Richard J. Rohrer, Nicholas L. Tilney, Robert L. Kirkman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1993 Feb 1
7 citations
Liver disease and HCV infection after transplantation of organs from hepatitis C antibody positive donors.
Brian J.G. Pereira, Edgar L. Milford, Robert L. Kirkman, S. Quan, K. R. Sayre, P. J. Johnson, Judith C. Wilber, Andrew S. Levey> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1993 Feb 1
Insights into the mechanism of allograft acceptance in T-cell receptor (beta-chain) transgenic mice.
Barrett, L. V., Rimm, I. J., Wiens, G. R., Seidman, J. G., Kirkman, R. L.> ;Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb
Effect of repetitive doses of soluble human complement receptor type 1 on survival of discordant cardiac xenografts.
Xia, W., Fearon, D. T., Kirkman, R. L.> ;Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb
3 citations
The New England Organ Bank--lessons from running a regional organ bank.
Robert L. Kirkman, Edgar L. Milford, Richard S. Luskin> ;Clinical Transplants. 1993 Jan 1
176 citations
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus RNA in organ donors positive for hepatitis C antibody and in the recipients of their organs.
Brian J.G. Pereira, Edgar L. Milford, Robert L. Kirkman, Stella Quan, Keith R. Sayre, Pamela J. Johnson, Judith C. Wilber, Andrew S. Levey> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1992 Sep 24
87 citations
Intestinal Necrosis Associated With Postoperative Orally Administered Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate in Sorbitol
B. Burt Gerstman, Robert L. Kirkman, Richard Platt> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1992 Aug 1
Cyclosporine inhibits specific sIgA production against cholera toxin but not trinitrophenyl-lipopolysaccharide in small bowel transplantation.
Xia W, Kirkman RL> ;Transplant. Proc.. 1992-06-01
Priming the recipient abrogates the inhibitory effect of cyclosporine on specific sIgA production against cholera toxin in small bowel transplantation.
Xia W, Kirkman RL> ;Transplant. Proc.. 1992-06-01
19 citations
Prolongation of guinea pig cardiac xenograft survival in rats by soluble human complement receptor type 1.
W. Xia, Douglas T. Fearon, Francis D. Moore, Frederick J. Schoen, F. Ortiz, Robert L. Kirkman> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1992 Apr 1
In vivo studies with chimeric toxins. Interleukin-2 fusion toxins as immunosuppressive agents.
Shapiro ME, Kirkman RL, Kelley VR, Bacha P, Nichols JC, Strom TB> ;Targeted Diagn. Ther.. 1992-01-01
274 citations
Transmission of hepatitis C virus by organ transplantation.
Brian J.G. Pereira, Edgar L. Milford, Robert L. Kirkman, Andrew S. Levey> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1991 Aug 15
Allorecognition in T-cell receptor (beta-chain) transgenic mice.
Barrett, L. V., Rimm, I. J., Wiens, G. R., Seidman, J. G., Kirkman, R. L.> ;Surgery. 1991 Aug
10 citations
Ten-year experience with cyclosporine as primary immunosuppression in recipients of renal allografts.
Nicholas L. Tilney, A Chang, Edgar L. Milford, W D Whitley, Lazarus Jm, Ramos El, Terry B. Strom, Charles B. Carpenter, Robert L. Kirkman> ;Annals of Surgery. 1991 Jul 1
Technique for flow reduction in dialysis access fistulas.
Kirkman RL> ;Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1991-03-01
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Grant Support

Strategies For Allograft Tolerance In PrimatesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1992–1994
Specific Immunotherapy In Primate Renal TransplantationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1988–1992
Clinical Trial For The Use Of Monoclonal AntibodiesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1988–1991
Monoclonal Antibodies To Treat Kidney Graft RejectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1985–1987

Hospital Affiliations

Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, Massachusetts