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10th Annual K. Wayne Johnston Lecturer Register in advance for this meeting:https://ejsestudio.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcu-gqD0vG9VlwoF2e87JnyBV_1wAPvprAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Dr. Marcelo Cypel, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Director, University Health Network Transplant Program and his team at UHN recently performed Canada’s first double lung transplant on a COVID-19 patient whose lungs were severely scarred by the disease. Read more about this story.

Following a formal international search, the Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku as the Division Head of Thoracic Surgery at University Health Network and Chair of the Division of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. Dr. Yasufuku will assume these roles effective March 1st, 2021.

Gallie Day 2021 will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday May 7, 2021. We will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. This year’s theme is “SURGEONS IN INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY”.