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Lung transplantation, thoracic surgery, ex vivo lung perfusion, translational research, acute lung injury, IL-10 gene therapy, precision diagnostics, lung repair, cellular and molecular physiology, lung preservation
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Employment (10)

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2012 to present | Vice Chair, Innovation (Surgery)
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Shaf Keshavjee

SickKids Research Institute: Toronto, ON, CA

2012 to present | Adjunct Scientist (Surgery)
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University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

2010 to present | Surgeon-in-Chief (Sprott Department of Surgery)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2007 to present | Professor (Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2002 to present | Professor (Surgery)
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University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

1997 to present | Senior Scientist (Toronto General Hospital Research Institute)
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University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

1997 to present | Director (Toronto Lung Transplant Program)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

1995 to present | Faculty (Institute of Medical Science)
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University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

1994 to present | Staff Surgeon (Thoracic Surgery)
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University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

1994 to present | Director (Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories)
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Education and qualifications (10)

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2017 to 2017 | Advanced Health Care Leadership (Rotman School of Mangement Executive Program)
Education
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University of Bordeaux: Bordeaux, FR

1993 to 1994 | Fellow (Thoracic Surgery)
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Royal Brompton Hospital: London, London, GB

1993 to 1994 | Fellow (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
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Massachusetts General Hospital: Boston, MA, US

1993 to 1994 | Fellow (Thoracic Surgical Service)
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: New York, NY, US

1993-04 to 1993-07 | Fellow (Thoracic Surgery)
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Toronto General Hospital: Toronto, ON, CA

1990 to 1993 | Resident (Thoracic Surgery)
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Mount Sinai Hospital: Toronto, ON, CA

1990 to 1991 | Chief Resident (General Surgery)
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St. Michael's Hospital: Toronto, Ontario, CA

1989 to 1990 | Senior Resident (Surgery)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

1987 to 1989 | MSc (Institute of Medical Science)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

1981 to 1985 | MD (Medicine)
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Professional activities (48)

Transplantation Society: Montreal, QC, CA

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Society of University Surgeons: Los Angeles, CA, US

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Chicago, Illinois, US

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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Ottawa, ON, CA

Fellow
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Ontario Medical Association: Toronto, ON, CA

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International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group: Kisco, NY, US

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International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Addison, TX, US

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International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer: Aurora, Colorado, US

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General Thoracic Surgery Club: Minneapolis, MN, US

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Canadian Society of Transplantation: Ottawa, ON, CA

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Canadian Medical Association: Ottawa, ON, CA

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Canadian Cardiovascular Society: Ottawa, Ontario, CA

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Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons: Ottawa, ON, CA

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American Thoracic Society: New York, New York, US

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American Surgical Association: Beverly, Massachusetts, US

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American Society of Transplantation: Mount Laurel, NJ, US

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American Society of Transplant Surgeons: Arlington, VA, US

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American Society of Gene Therapy and Cell Therapy: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

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American College of Surgeons: Chicago, IL, US

Fellow
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American College of Chest Physicians: Glenview, IL, US

Fellow
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American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Beverly, MA, US

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Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society: Menlo Park, California, US

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Wuxi People's Hospital: Wuxi, Jiangsu, CN

2012 to present | Honorary Chief (Jiangsu Lung Transplant Center)
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Kansai Medical University: Osaka, Ôsaka, JP

2012 to present | Appointed Visiting Professor (Hirakata Hospital)
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Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Chennai, IN

2019 to 2019 | Honorary Fellow (FIACS Hon)
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Canadian Society of Transplantation: Ottawa, ON, CA

2018 to 2018 | Lifetime Achievement Award
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American Society of Transplantation: Mount Laurel, NJ, US

2018 to 2018 | Innovation Award
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Canadian Society of Transplantation: Ottawa, ON, CA

2015 to 2015 | Joel Cooper Award
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Ryerson University: Toronto, ON, CA

2014 to 2014 | Doctor of Science honoris causa (DSC Hon)
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Queen's University: Kingston, ON, CA

2014 to 2014 | Doctorate of Science - Honorary (DSC Hon)
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Order of Canada: Ottawa, ON, CA

2014 to 2014 | Officer
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Canadian Academy of Health Sciences: Ottawa, ON, CA

2014 to 2014 | Fellowship (FCAHS)
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Order of Ontario: Ottawa, ON, CA

2013 to 2013 | Member
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Transplantation Society: Montreal, QC, CA

2012 | Roche Award for Excellence in Translational Science
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal II: Ottawa, ON, CA

2012 to 2012 | Recipient
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal I: Ottawa, ON, CA

2012 to 2012 | Recipient
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Cystic Fibrosis Canada: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2012 to 2012 | Zellers Senior Scientist Award
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Ottawa, ON, CA

2012 to 2012 | Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences Award (CTS)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2008 to 2011 | Inaugural FG Pearson-RJ Ginsberg Chair (Thoracic Surgery)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2009 to 2009 | Robert J Ginsberg Award for Best Postgraduate Teacher (Thoracic Surgery)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2008 to 2008 | Colin Woolf Award for Excellence in Long-Term Contribution to Continuing Medical Education
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2008 to 2008 | Lister Prize (Surgery)
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International Congress on Lung Transplantation: Paris, FR

2008 to 2008 | President
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Canadian Society of Transplantation: Ottawa, ON, CA

2008 to 2008 | Andrew Lazarovits Lecturer Award
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2006 to 2006 | Gail E Darling Award for Best Undergraduate Teacher (Thoracic Surgery)
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2001 to 2001 | Top 50 Alumni Under 40
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University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

1999 to 1999 | George Armstrong Peters Young Investigator Award (Surgery)
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Canada's Top 40 Under 40: Toronto, ON, CA

1999 to 1999 | Award
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Funding (17)

IL-10 Gene Therapy & Halofuginol for Lung Allograft Dysfunction & Fibrosis

2019-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Md., Md., US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

605637

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Shaf Keshavjee

Role of CD4+CD57+PD-1+ T Cells in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

2019-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Md., Md., US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

605967

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Shaf Keshavjee

Improving lung cancer patient bronchoscopy efficiency through a novel pairing of biosensors with EBUS-TBNA

2018-04 to 2023-03 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 391555
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Shaf Keshavjee

Mechanisms of IL-10 gene therapy in human lung transplantation

2017-04 to 2019-03 | Grant
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (Md., Md., US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

497806

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Shaf Keshavjee

Development of a mobile ex vivo lung perfusion system

2017-01 to 2019-01 | Grant
Medicine by Design (Toronto, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CTC-2017-01

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Shaf Keshavjee

Organ replacement, repair and regeneration

2016-09 to 2019-08 | Grant
Medicine by Design (Toronto, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: C1TPA-2016-07
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Shaf Keshavjee

Prevention of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: A bench to bedside approach

2016-07 to 2021-06 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

365075

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Shaf Keshavjee

Prevention of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: A bench to bedside approach

2016-07 to 2021-06 | Grant
Ontario Research Fund (Toronto, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

RE08-029

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Shaf Keshavjee

Organ Repair Laboratory

2016-03 to 2017-12 | Grant
Canada Foundation for Innovation (ON, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 33348
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A genomics-based rapid diagnostic tool for the treatment and repair of donor lungs during ex vivo lung perfusion.

2015-05 to 2016-04 | Grant
University of Toronto (ON, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

MC-2015-09

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Shaf Keshavjee

Novel Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Lung Transplantation: Bringing Omics to the Bedside

2015-04 to 2019-03 | Grant
Genome Canada (ON, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 6427
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Shaf Keshavjee

New Devices for Organ Preservation and Assessment

2015-04 to 2018-03 | Grant
Ontario China Research Innovation Fund (Toronto, ON, CA)
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Shaf Keshavjee

Tissue remodeling and the immune response in obliterative bronchiolitis after lung transplantation

2015-04 to 2018-03 | Grant
Cystic Fibrosis Canada (ON, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

3038

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Shaf Keshavjee

Advanced therapeutic strategies for ex vivo repair of lungs for transplantation

2014-09 to 2019-08 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 312227
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Shaf Keshavjee

Rapid Gene Expression and Protein Profiling for Transplantation Medicine

2013-04 to 2016-04 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

290254

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Shaf Keshavjee

Molecular Therapeutic Strategies for Ex-vivo Repair of Lungs for Transplantation

2003-09 to 2008-08 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, ON, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 001
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Gene therapeutic strategies for lung injury related to transplantation

2000-09 to 2004-08 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, ON, CA)
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http://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/funding/detail_e?pResearchId=8346497&p_version=CRIS&p_language=E&p_session_id=

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Peer review (3 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. (1)
Review activity for Pulmonary therapy. (1)
Review activity for The Journal of heart and lung transplantation. (1)