Overview
Allan Kirk is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kirk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Hepatic Ischemia, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation. Dr. Kirk is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 210 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Lung Transplant.
Insurance
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Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
Piedmont Transplant Institute
A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dr. Gracon earned his medical degree from Michigan State University School of Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan, and completed his residency in General Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He went on to complete his fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Piedmont, he practiced as a Transplant Surgeon at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana.Dr. Gracon is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He specializes in kidney, pancreas and liver transplantation, and has a special interest in donor organ optimization and emerging technology.In his spare time, he enjoys travel, home projects, gardening, and golf.Dr. Gracon welcomes new patients and accepts most major insurance plans. Dr. Gracon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Athens
Jonathan Magruder is a General Surgeon in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Magruder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Collapsed Lung, Cardiac Tamponade, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Campus
Snehal Patel is a General Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Kidney TransplantDr. Kirk isElite. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Islet Cell TransplantationDr. Kirk isDistinguished. Learn about Islet Cell Transplantation.
- Advanced
- Heart TransplantDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- MalnutritionDr. Kirk isAdvanced. Learn about Malnutrition.
- Experienced
- Congenital AthymiaDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Athymia.
- Ear BarotraumaDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Ear Barotrauma.
- Hepatic IschemiaDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Hepatic Ischemia.
- Liver TransplantDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Lung TransplantDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- NecrosisDr. Kirk isExperienced. Learn about Necrosis.

