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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                      SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                          RULE 13a-14 AND 15d-14 UNDER
                     THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED


I, David O. Lindner, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Kirlin Holding Corp.;

2.   based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
     untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
     necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
     under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
     the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.   based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
     material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
     cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
     this quarterly report;

4.   the registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
          us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
          which this quarterly report is being prepared;

     (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions
          about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
          of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report; and

     (c)  disclosed in this quarterly report any changes in the registrant's
          internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
          registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected,
          or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
          internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and to the audit
     committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent functions):

     (a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
          controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
          adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
          summarize and report financial information; and

     (b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
          controls



Dated:   November 13, 2003                      /s/ David O. Lindner
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                                                David O. Lindner
                                                Chief Executive Officer