SPECIALTY: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

MEDICAL SCHOOL: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1959

RESIDENCY: Philadelphia General Hospital, 1959-60; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1960-65; Chief Resident and Research Investigator in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1965-66.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1965, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1966. Fellow, American College of Surgeons. Chief of Surgery, Brackenridge Hospital, l977-81. Intensive Care Unit Committee, Brackenridge Hospital, l981-present. Chief of Staff, Brackenridge Hospital, l988. Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Seton Medical Center, l989-present. Outstanding Physician, Brackenridge Hospital, 1975. President of Travis County Medical Society, 1984-85, Central Texas Medical Foundation, 1972-75, and American College of Surgeons, 1983-84. Dr. Kirksey was elected Physician of the Year in 1999.