Kirklin Clinic
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The Kirklin Clinic is an outpatient facility of UAB Hospital
. It was named for heart surgeon, John W. Kirklin
, and was designed by noted architect, I. M. Pei
.
UAB Hospital
The University of Alabama Hospital , is a Level I trauma center hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama....
. It was named for heart surgeon, John W. Kirklin
John W. Kirklin
John Webster Kirklin was born in Muncie, Indiana, United States. After graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1942 he made several important contributions to heart surgery while practicing at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota...
, and was designed by noted architect, I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei , commonly known as I. M. Pei, is a Chinese American architect, often called a master of modern architecture. Born in Canton, China and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the gardens at Suzhou...
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