Local Faculty
Abdollah Behzadi MD, MBA, FRCSC, FACS
Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Lead, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Surgery
Investigator, Institute for Better Health
Trillium Health Partners
Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Toronto
Marcelo Cypel MD, MSc, FRCSC
Surgical Director, UHN Transplant Program
Surgical DIrector, UHN ECLS Program
Canada Research Chair in Lung Transplantation
Thoracic Surgeon, University Health Network
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery
University of Toronto
Katarzyna Czarnecka-Kujawa MD, FRCPC, MPH
Respirology/Interventional Pulmonologist
Assistant Professor
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto
Gail E. Darling MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor Thoracic Surgery
Kress Family Chair Esophageal Cancer
University of Toronto
Chair Royal College Thoracic Surgery Specialty
Committee Director Clinical Research in Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Marc de Perrot MD, MSc, FRCSC
Professor, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
Departments of Surgery and Immunology
Director, Toronto CTEPH Program, University Health Network
Director, Mesothelioma program, University Health Network
Lung Oncology Site Lead, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Laura Donahoe MD, FRCSC
Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto
Sayf Gazala MD, MSc, FRCSC
Surgeon, Thoracic Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Andrew Hope MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Toronto
Staff Radiation Oncologist
Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network
Shaf Keshavjee MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Surgeon-in-Chief, Sprott Department of Surgery, University Health Network
James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery
Director, Toronto Lung Transplant Program
Director, Latner Thoracic Research Laboratories
Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery & Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Vice Chair Innovation, Department of Surgery University of Toronto
Michael Ko MD, PhD, FRCSC
Division Head, Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Natasha Leighl BSc, MSc, MMedSc
Oncologist and Lung Site Lead
Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Andrew Pierre MD, MSc, FRCSC
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Najib Safieddine MD, FRCSC
Division Head, Thoracic Surgery, Michael Garron Hospital
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Co-Director Equity & Diversity, Department of Surgery
Daniel Sisson MD
Resident, University of Toronto
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Thomas K. Waddell MD, MSc, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto
Kazuhiro Yasufuku MD, PhD, FRCSC
Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network
FG Pearson – RJ Ginsberg Chair in Thoracic Surgery
William Coco Chair in Surgical Innovation for Lung Cancer
Director of Endoscopy, University Health Network
Director, Interventional Thoracic Surgery Program, University Health Network
Professor and Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto
Jonathan C. Yeung MD, PhD FRCSC
Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto
June 11-12, 2021
46th Annual Toronto Thoracic Surgery Refresher Conference
Virtual Event (All times stated for this event are in Eastern Daylight Time)
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