EXHIBIT 10.9(g)

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         In consideration of the promises hereinafter contained, CryoLife, Inc.,
a Florida  corporation  ("we", "our" and "us") and Kirby S. Black ("you") hereby
agree as of the 26th day of June, 1995 to the following:

         1. Employment. We hereby employ you and you hereby accept employment on
the terms and conditions set forth below.  Your duties and  compensation are set
forth on the Exhibit attached hereto.

         2. Extent of Services. During your employment, you agree to devote your
full and  exclusive  time and  attention  to your  employment  duties and not to
engage in any other  business  activity  which  conflicts  or competes  with our
business or which reduces your  effectiveness  in  performing  your duties under
this Agreement unless you have first obtained our prior written consent.

         3. Benefits and Absences.  You are entitled to all benefits  offered by
us for which  you meet the  eligibility  requirements.  You are  subject  to the
obligations  concerning  absences  due to  disability,  sick  leave,  and  other
absences,  described in the current  benefit  summary  schedule,  and as revised
hereafter.

         4. Term and Termination.  Your employment shall commence on the date of
this Agreement. Both you and we shall have the right upon giving 30 days written
notice to the other to terminate with or without cause the employment under this
Agreement.  However,  if one party to this Agreement  terminates the employment,
the other  party may at his  option  effect  the  separation  immediately.  This
Agreement  shall  automatically  terminate  in the  event  of your  death.  Such
automatic  termination  shall  discharge  both  parties  hereto from any and all
further liability or responsibility to the other under this Agreement.

         5. Right to Change  Duties.  We reserve  the right to change the nature
and scope of your  duties.  In the event of any  transfer  to another  corporate
facility,  we shall  defray the  reasonable  cost of  transporting  you and your
family with household furnishing to your new location.

         6. Secrecy and Noncompetition. Your employment and continued employment
with us is  conditioned  upon your signing our standard  Secrecy and  Noncompete
Agreement  whose terms and  agreements  you agree to be bound by. You agree that
under no condition will any breach or infraction of this Agreement be assertable
as a defense to any action or  responsibility  incurred by you under the Secrecy
and Noncompete Agreement.

         7. Your  Warranties.  You present and warrant that you will not utilize
or disclose any trade  secrets or  proprietary  information  of others to us and
that the only secrecy and/or noncompetition  agreements you have with others are
identified on the attached exhibit.

         8.  Miscellaneous.  This  Agreement  may not be changed  or  terminated
orally and no change,  termination or attempted waiver of the provisions  hereof
shall be binding  unless in writing and signed by the parties  against  whom the
same is sought to be enforced;  provided, however, that the compensation paid to
you  hereunder  may be increased at any time by us without in any way  affecting
any other term or condition of this Agreement  which in all other respects shall
remain in force and effect. This Agreement



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shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this  Agreement has been duly executed on the day
and year first above written.



                                         CRYOLIFE, INC.



                                         By: ___________________________________
                                         Its: __________________________________



                                         EMPLOYEE


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                         Exhibit to Employment Agreement



Duties:                    Vice President, Research & Development




Compensation:              $8,333.33/Month Plus Company
                           Fringe Benefits

Secrecy and
Noncompetition
Agreements
With Others*:              University of California





            (*Copies of these must be promptly provided to CryoLife)




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