Amin Madani, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Development of an artificial intelligence based virtual tool for measuring distances during image-guided surgery.
Surgical endoscopy · 2026 · senior author
Development and validation of an artificial intelligence-powered 3D digital twin for teaching and assessing retraction for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Surgical endoscopy · 2026 · senior author
Feasibility of semantic segmentation of anatomical structures during minimally invasive lobectomy using a transformer-based deep learning architecture.
JTCVS open · 2026

All 31 publications

Latest funding

Global Surgical Artificial Intelligence Collaborative
CFI · 2025 · Principal investigator
$378,905

All 1 grants and awards

31 publications.

01

Development of an artificial intelligence based virtual tool for measuring distances during image-guided surgery.

Kwok R, Yoshida T, Hunter J, Laplante S, Brudno M, Fecso A, Okrainec A, Madani A

Surgical endoscopy20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-025-12461-2 PMID: 41366573

02

Development and validation of an artificial intelligence-powered 3D digital twin for teaching and assessing retraction for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Di Nardo G, Tan CJ, Sadeghian-Nia R, Masino C, Souza WH, Dolatabadi A, Madani A

Surgical endoscopy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-026-13178-6 PMID: 42536093

03

Feasibility of semantic segmentation of anatomical structures during minimally invasive lobectomy using a transformer-based deep learning architecture.

Nakahashi K, Yoshida T, Jogan M, Kazlovich K, Koga T, Yokote F, Yanagihara T, Effat A, Liao G, Kosoy H, Bernards N, Jarrar D, Hashimoto DA, Madani A, Yasufuku K

JTCVS open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101705 PMID: 42079941

04

Sum-of-Checks: structured reasoning for surgical safety with large vision-language models.

You W, Goldberg C, Madani A, Hashimoto DA, Wong E

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-026-03643-x PMID: 42113335

05

Incentivizing artificial intelligence in surgery.

Alomar A, Dhar V, Madani A, Laplante S

Surgical endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-026-12879-2 PMID: 42138739

06

Regulating digital surgery to balance safety and innovation: a SAGES white paper.

Guzman NM, Marwaha JS, Keller DS, Feldman LS, Hashimoto DA, Madani A, Telem DA

Surgical endoscopy2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-026-12875-6 PMID: 42321466

07

The Role of Particulate Matter in Surgical Site Infection Pathogenesis: A Scoping Review.

Kewalramani D, Benton J, Loftus T, Ali H, Harikrishnan S, Randhawa D, Adeyemi O, Chattopadhyay K, Brisbon J, Madani A, Calderone L, Kaye KS, Sawyer R, Barie PS, Buckley B, Mainelis G, Narayan M

The Journal of hospital infection2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.06.027 PMID: 42442662

08

External Beam Radiotherapy in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Single Institution Retrospective Cohort Review.

Bartolucci D, Agarwal M, Ye XY, Adeoya D, Tsang RWC, Mete O, Madani A, Ma L, Barron C, Brierley J, Lukovic J, Mesci A

Practical radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2026.09.012 PMID: 42785473

09

Computer Vision Applications in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Are We Ready? A Systematic Review.

Hossain I, Alomar A, Tham D, Salehinejad H, Ghanem OM, Madani A, Laplante S

Surgical innovation2026

DOI: 10.1177/15533506261477478 PMID: 42595966

10

What are the ethical, legal and social considerations for recording, sharing and utilizing surgical videos? A thematic analysis and framework to guide stakeholders.

Lia H, Liu Y, Masino C, Gatta P, Altieri MS, Langerman A, Madani A

Surgical endoscopy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-026-12782-w PMID: 42301451

Global Surgical Artificial Intelligence Collaborative

Principal investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Madani, Amin

Keywords: machine learning, surgery, surgical planning, 3D reconstruction, digital twin, surgeon performance assessment, postoperative risk prediction server, data storage, AI workstations

$378,905

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Marta Kersten and Marta Kersten-Oertel: 124 shared papers
Antoine Eskander and Eric Monteiro: 19 shared papers
Andrea Chan and Jonathan Persitz: 14 shared papers
Jelena Lukovic and Aruz Mesci: 10 shared papers
Antoine Eskander and Lorne Rotstein: 7 shared papers
Andras Fecso and Allan Okrainec: 7 shared papers
Lorne Rotstein and Eric Monteiro: 7 shared papers
Michael Brudno and Amin Madani: 5 shared papers
Kazuhiro Yasufuku and Kathryn Tinckam: 5 shared papers
Liane Feldman and Christopher Schlachta: 5 shared papers
Atul Humar and Kathryn Tinckam: 5 shared papers
Afshan Zahedi and Lorne Rotstein: 5 shared papers
Allan Okrainec and Amin Madani: 5 shared papers
Kazuhiro Yasufuku and Atul Humar: 4 shared papers
Antoine Eskander and Karen Devon: 4 shared papers
Antoine Eskander and Afshan Zahedi: 4 shared papers
Jelena Lukovic and Ozgur Mete: 4 shared papers
Jelena Lukovic and James Brierley: 4 shared papers
Andras Fecso and Amin Madani: 4 shared papers
Karen Devon and Lorne Rotstein: 4 shared papers
Karen Devon and Eric Monteiro: 4 shared papers
Ozgur Mete and Aruz Mesci: 4 shared papers
Afshan Zahedi and Eric Monteiro: 4 shared papers
Michael Brudno and Atul Humar: 3 shared papers
Marta Kersten and Amin Madani: 3 shared papers
Marta Kersten-Oertel and Amin Madani: 3 shared papers
Ozgur Mete and James Brierley: 3 shared papers
Michael Brudno and Andras Fecso: 2 shared papers
Michael Brudno and Marta Kersten: 2 shared papers
Michael Brudno and Marta Kersten-Oertel: 2 shared papers
Liane Feldman and Allan Okrainec: 2 shared papers
Antoine Eskander and Aruz Mesci: 2 shared papers
Antoine Eskander and Amin Madani: 2 shared papers
Karen Devon and Amin Madani: 2 shared papers
James Brierley and Aruz Mesci: 2 shared papers
Kazuhiro Yasufuku and Liane Feldman: 1 shared paper
Kazuhiro Yasufuku and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Liane Feldman and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Atul Humar and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Antoine Eskander and Christopher Schlachta: 1 shared paper
Jelena Lukovic and Carly Barron: 1 shared paper
Jelena Lukovic and Lucy Ma: 1 shared paper
Jelena Lukovic and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Karen Devon and Christopher Schlachta: 1 shared paper
Karen Devon and Kathryn Tinckam: 1 shared paper
Ali Dolatabadi and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Christopher Schlachta and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Kathryn Tinckam and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Ozgur Mete and Carly Barron: 1 shared paper
Ozgur Mete and Lucy Ma: 1 shared paper
Ozgur Mete and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Afshan Zahedi and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Carly Barron and James Brierley: 1 shared paper
Carly Barron and Lucy Ma: 1 shared paper
Carly Barron and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
James Brierley and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Aruz Mesci and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Lucy Ma and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Andrea Chan and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Lorne Rotstein and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Jonathan Persitz and Amin Madani: 1 shared paper
Amin Madani and Eric Monteiro: 1 shared paper

Department of Surgery
Department of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Clinical Public Health Division
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Ryan Paul

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Madani, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Development of an artificial intelligence based virtual tool for measuring distances during image-guided surgery." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CFI-funded project "Global Surgical Artificial Intelligence Collaborative" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]