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Dr. Kirdar is a clinical cardiologist at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He teaches in the Cardiac Pathophysiology course for the second-year students at Harvard Medical School.

Education/Training:
Baghdad University Medical College, Iraq             M.B.Ch.B.                     1972
Society of Apothecaries, London, England           L.M.S.S.A.                    1979
Royal Colleges of Physicians, United Kingdom       F.R.C.P.                       1980
 
Internships and Residencies:
1972 - 1973       Rotating Internship, Medical City Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
1973 - 1975       Medical Resident, Rashid Military Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
1975 - 1977       Senior Medical Officer, Ana' & Rawa' District General Hospital, Iraq
1977 - 1978       Medical Resident, Princess Grace Hospital,  London;
                          Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, UK;
                          Honorary Clinical Assistant, Westminster Hospital;
                          Hammersmith Hospital,  London, UK
1979 - 1981       Medical Resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Affiliated Program;   
                              Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1981 - 1982       Chief Medical Resident, Veterans Affairs Medical Center,              
                              Brockton, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1982 - 1984       Cardiology Fellow, Veterans Administration Medical Center, West
                                    Roxbury, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Academic Appointments:
1979 - 1981       Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1981 - 1982       Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1982 - 1984       Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1988 - 1991       Instructor in Medicine, Brown Univ. School of Medicine, Providence, RI
1991 - 2002       Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2002 -              Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Other Professional Positions:
1986 - 1991       Chair, MICU/CCU & Emergency Care Committee, VAMC, Providence, RI
1988 - 1991       Medical Service  Quality Assurance Committee, VAMC, Providence, RI
1991 - 1992       SICU Committee, VAMC,  West Roxbury, MA
1991 - 1996       Chair, H.E.A.R.T. (Cardiac Rehab) Committee, VAMC,  West Roxbury, MA
1994 - 1996       Patient Education Committee, VAMC, West Roxbury, MA
1996 - 2003       Medical Advisor, HEARTBEATS, Patient Support Group,
                             VAMC, West Roxbury, MA
1996 - 2003       Medical Advisor, PATIENTS PEER SUPPORT Group, VAMC, West Roxbury
2004  -              Academic Education Committee, VA Boston Healthcare System                                                                          
Awards & Honors:  
2000                 Harvard Macy Educational Scholars Program
2002                 Distinguished Member, “The Society of Teaching Scholars”, Brigham and
                                    Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2003                 Faculty  Scholar, The Academy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2004                 Nominee,  Harvard Medical School  Prize for Excellence in Teaching
2005                 Award Winner,  Harvard Medical School Award for Excellence in Teaching
2005                 Harvard Macy Leaders in Health Education Program
2006                 Aesculapian Society, Harvard Medical School
2006                 Golden Heart Award, VA Boston Healthcare System