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Emma J. Birks, MBBS, Ph.D., B.Sc., FRCP

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Emma J. Birks, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., B.Sc., MRCP





Emma J. Birks, MBBS, Ph.D., B.Sc., FRCP

  • Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics
  • Director, Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Support Program
University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-7959 - Academic Office
502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments



ULP Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Transplant Cardiology


Education and Training

  • Medical School: Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine - University of London

  • Residency: Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine - University of London

  • Fellowship: Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine - University of London


Recent Publications

  • Bartoli CR, McCants KC, Birks EJ, Flaherty MP, Slaughter MS. Percutaneous Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale to Prevent Paradoxical Thromboembolism in a Patient With a Continuous-Flow LVAD. J Invasive Cardiol. 2013 Mar;25(3):154-6. PubMed PMID: 23468448.

  • Grady KL, Warner Stevenson L, Pagani FD, Teuteberg J, Pamboukian SV, Birks E, Moore S, Kirklin JK. Beyond survival: recommendations from INTERMACS for assessing function and quality of life with mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Nov;31(11):1158-64. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.08.020. Epub 2012 Sep 23. PubMed PMID: 23010671.

  • Birks EJ, George RS, Firouzi A, Wright G, Bahrami T, Yacoub MH, Khaghani A. Long-term outcomes of patients bridged to recovery versus patients bridged to transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jul;144(1):190-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.021. Epub 2012 Apr 11. PubMed PMID: 22498081.

  • Knöll R, Linke WA, Zou P, Miocic S, Kostin S, Buyandelger B, Ku CH, Neef S, Bug M, Schäfer K, Knöll G, Felkin LE, Wessels J, Toischer K, Hagn F, Kessler H, Didié M, Quentin T, Maier LS, Teucher N, Unsöld B, Schmidt A, Birks EJ, Gunkel S, Lang P, Granzier H, Zimmermann WH, Field LJ, Faulkner G, Dobbelstein M, Barton PJ, Sattler M, Wilmanns M, Chien KR. Telethonin deficiency is associated with maladaptation to biomechanical stress in the mammalian heart. Circ Res. 2011 Sep 16;109(7):758-69. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.111.245787. Epub 2011 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 21799151.

  • Jakovljevic DG, Birks EJ, George RS, Trenell MI, Seferovic PM, Yacoub MH, Brodie DA. Relationship between peak cardiac pumping capability and selected exercise-derived prognostic indicators in patients treated with left ventricular  assist devices. Eur J Heart Fail. 2011 Sep;13(9):992-9. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr069. Epub 2011 Jun 30. PubMed PMID: 21719448.

  • Felkin LE, Lara-Pezzi EA, Hall JL, Birks EJ, Barton PJ. Reverse remodelling and recovery from heart failure are associated with complex patterns of gene expression. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2011 Jun;4(3):321-31. doi: 10.1007/s12265-011-9267-1. Epub 2011 Mar 22. PubMed PMID: 21424859.

  • Williams ML, Trivedi JR, McCants KC, Prabhu SD, Birks EJ, Oliver L, Slaughter MS. Heart transplant vs left ventricular assist device in heart transplant-eligible patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 May;91(5):1330-3; discussion 1333-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.062. Epub 2011 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 21439545.

  • Slaughter MS, Meyer AL, Birks EJ. Destination therapy with left ventricular assist devices: patient selection and outcomes. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 May;26(3):232-6. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328345aff4. Review. PubMed PMID: 21430527.

  • Hall JL, Fermin DR, Birks EJ, Barton PJ, Slaughter M, Eckman P, Baba HA, Wohlschlaeger J, Miller LW. Clinical, molecular, and genomic changes in response to a left ventricular assist device. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Feb 8;57(6):641-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.010. Review. PubMed PMID: 21292124; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3381801.

  • Birks EJ, George RS, Hedger M, Bahrami T, Wilton P, Bowles CT, Webb C, Bougard R, Amrani M, Yacoub MH, Dreyfus G, Khaghani A. Reversal of severe heart failure with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device and pharmacological therapy: a prospective study. Circulation. 2011 Feb 1;123(4):381-90. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.933960. Epub 2011 Jan 17. PubMed PMID: 21242487.

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