Local Faculty
Dr. Abdulazeez Salawu MBBS MSc MRCP(UK) Ph.D.
Staff Medical Oncologist | Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto
Assistant Professor | Department of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto
Dr. Adrian G. Sacher, M.D., M.M.Sc.
Staff Oncologist, Solid Tumor Program,
Princess Margaret Cancer Center,
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of Toronto
Dr. Andrea Bezjak MDCM, FRCPC
Director, Residency Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Dr. Andrew Pierre MD MSc
Associate Professor
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital
University of Toronto
Dr. David Parente MD, FRCSC
Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Foregut Surgeon
Dr. Elliot Wakeam, MD MPH FACS
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto
Staff Thoracic Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital
Laura Donahoe MD MSc FRCSC
Medical Director, Medical Device Reprocessing Department
Program Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Toronto
Dr. Jonathan Yeung, MD, Ph.D., FRCSC
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Toronto
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Toronto General Hospital
Dr. Kasia Czarnecka-Kujawa MD FRCPC MPH
Interventional Pulmonology
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Respirology
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Dr. 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
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Director of Endoscopy, University Health Network
Director, Interventional Thoracic Surgery Program, University Health Network
Professor and Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto
Dr. Laura Donahoe MD MSc FRCSC
Medical Director, Medical Device Reprocessing Department
Program Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Toronto
Dr. Marc de Perrot, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Professor, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
Departments of Surgery and Immunology
Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation Professor in Mesothelioma Research
Director, Toronto CTEPH and Mesothelioma Programs, University Health Network
Director, Clinical Research, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Health Network
Thoracic (Lung) Oncology Site Lead, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Dr. Marcelo Cypel MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC
Surgical Director Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN
Surgical Director UHN ECLS Program
Canada Research Chair in Lung Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery,
Toronto General Hospital
University of Toronto, University Health Network
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute
Dr. Michael Ko, MD, Ph.D., FRCSC
Division Head, Thoracic Surgery, Unity Health Network
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Section Chair, Thoracic Surgery, OMA
Dr. Najib Safieddine MD FRCSC
Division Head | Thoracic Surgery- MGH
Assistant Professor | University of Toronto
Co-Director Equity & Diversity | Dept. of Surgery
Dr. Prodipto Pal MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology - Anatomic Pathology
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee MD MSc FRCSC FACS
Chief of Innovation, UHN
Director, Toronto Lung Transplant Program
Director, Latner Thoracic Research Laboratories
Sprott Department of Surgery
Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering
Vice Chair for Innovation, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.
Dr. Thomas K. Waddell MD, MSc, Ph.D., FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Date & Time
June 16 & 17, 2023
Event Location
MaRS Discovery District
Floor 1, Toronto General Hospital
101 College St,
Toronto, ON
M5G 1L7
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