Shaf Keshavjee, MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics
Toronto General Research Institute

Director, Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories

Director, Toronto Lung Transplant Program

Professor and Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery,
University of Toronto

Keywords: Lung transplantation, lung injury, lung preservation, ischemia reperfusion injury, lung repair and regeneration, gene therapy

Research interests

  • Understanding the mechanisms responsible for primary graft dysfunction, ischemia reperfusion injury and bronchiolitis obliterans - major areas which limit the successful application of lung transplantation

  • Lung preservation techniques and lung repair for the improvement of lung function after transplantation

  • Gene therapy strategies to improve the organ function and outcome after lung transplantation

Publications
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Contact Information
Email: shaf.keshavjee@uhn.on.ca
Phone: (416) 340 4010

Links
Dr. Keshavjee’s profile on the UHN website

Shaf Keshavjee, MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS