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

Lung Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Canada. The Yasufuku Lab focuses mainly on developing minimally invasive diagnoses and treatments for lung cancer. Bench top to bedside translational research has been ongoing for over a decade.