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Drone delivers lungs for transplant to Toronto hospital in world 1st, health network says
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University Health Network and Unither Bioelectronique say they have completed the world’s first transplant of lungs delivered by an unmanned drone. The Toronto health-care group and Bromont, Que., bioengineering company say the drone carrying the lungs travelled from Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital on Sept. 25. The journey lasted…

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Drs. Shaf Keshavjee and Marcelo Cypel named UHN Inventor of the Year
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Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, Surgeon-in-Chief in the Sprott Department of Surgery at UHN and Director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program and Dr. Marcelo Cypel, Surgical Director of the UHN Transplant Program, have been recognized as the joint winners of UHN’s 2018 Inventor of the Year by the UHN Technology Development…

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Doctor Doctor
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Delays in cancer diagnosis are killing Canadians. Surgeon-scientist Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku is fighting this crisis head-on with a groundbreaking device that could cut wait times from weeks to minutes. Click here to watch Doctor Doctor on CBC Gem

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The Rising Sun of Cancer Treatment: Yasufuku Kazuhiro, Thoracic Surgeon
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Over 5,000 surgeries performed, with a mortality rate of 0.03%. In thoracic surgical treatment such as lung cancer, Yasufuku Kazuhiro is a doctor who has built an astonishing track record. Leading an elite team from around the world in Toronto, Canada, he pursues cutting-edge cancer treatment. He’s a pioneer of…

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A tribute to Dr. Shaf Keshavjee
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Dr. Shaf Keshavjee is a world-renowned thoracic surgeon-scientist with a history of breakthroughs and discoveries in lung transplantation. He is the current Surgeon-in-Chief of the Sprott Department of Surgery, the Director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program and Latner Thoracic Research Laboratories at UHN, and Professor of Thoracic Surgery at…

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UHN’s Humble ‘Superstar’ Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
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Dedicated, tenacious, kind, loyal, these are just a few of the words used to describe this year’s Sakura Award recipient Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku. His exceptional contribution to the promotion and exchange of Japanese culture and enhancing awareness of Nikkei heritage within Canada and abroad, and brilliant work in minimally invasive,…

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UHN thoracic surgeons succeeding at performing high-risk esophagectomies
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James Barber, (C), with his family during their October 2023 visit at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital, where he was recovering from surgery​​​. (Photo: Courtesy James Barber) By Catherine Danko For most of his life, James Barber never questioned his symptoms. Severe indigestion and heartburn, he thought, were common side effects…

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Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Director of the Interventional Thoracic Surgical Program at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network; Dr. Tom Waddell, thoracic surgeon and Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and thoracic surgical fellow Dr. Mauricio Pipkin carefully attach the first of the four robotic arms on to one of the steel ports in the patient’s chest. The robotic arms are docked on to the four ports through which surgical instruments and camera are maneuvered by the surgeon sitting in a console with a monitor and hand controls several feet away from the patient.
Canadian first: Early-stage lung cancer gets new surgical treatment with robot
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Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Director of the Interventional Thoracic Surgical Program at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network; Dr. Tom Waddell, thoracic surgeon and Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and thoracic surgical fellow Dr. Mauricio Pipkin carefully attach the first of the four robotic arms on to one of…

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UHN Surgeon-in-Chief Appointed to Order of Canada
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TGHRI Senior Scientist and UHN Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Shaf Keshavjee has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada—one of the country’s highest civilian honours. The distinction recognizes outstanding achievements that have improved the lives of Canadians. Dr. Keshavjee received the distinction for his innovative contributions to thoracic surgery, notably…

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Thoracic surgeon Dr. Marc De Perrot, (R), has developed the world's first pulmonary endarterectomy simulator in an effort to decrease the length of time it takes new surgeons to learn the technique, thereby broadening the pool of specialists who can offer the procedure. (Photo: UHN)​
World’s first simulator for pulmonary endarterectomy will bring life-saving skill to more thoracic surgeons
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Thoracic surgeon Dr. Marc De Perrot, (R), has developed the world’s first pulmonary endarterectomy simulator in an effort to decrease the length of time it takes new surgeons to learn the technique, thereby broadening the pool of specialists who can offer the procedure. (Photo: UHN)​ It resembles something out of…

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