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Lorenzo del Sorbo

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Keywords: Acute lung injury, Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, Extracorporeal life support, Mechanical ventilation, Precision medicine, Translational research

Lorenzo Del Sorbo, MD

Director, Research TGH-MS-ICU

Associate Professor Department of Medicine/Respirology, University of Toronto, TGH, MSICU

Lorenzo’s main academic interests focus on the application of innovative strategies to prevent the injury induced by invasive mechanical ventilation. These include investigations on extra-corporeal life support strategies in patients with acute respiratory failure and lung transplantation. His work also extends into the translational research defining the mechanisms of organ injury and developing novel therapeutic approaches.

Marcelo Cypel

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Keywords: acute lung injury, artificial lung, gene therapy, knowledge translation, lung perfusion, lung transplantation, thoracic oncology, thoracic surgery

Marcelo Cypel, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC

Surgical Director Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN

Surgical Director UHN ECLS Program

Canada Research Chair in Lung Transplantation

Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery

University of Toronto, University Health Network

Senior-Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute

Dr. Cypel’s research interests include lung perfusion and transplantation, gene and cell therapy to repair injured organs, and lung cancer. He has developed a successful strategy for ex vivo normothermic preservation of donor lungs (EVLP) enabling the expansion of the donor lung pool worldwide.

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