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Jonathan Yeung

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Jonathan Yeung

Associate Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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49 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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103

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Cell-Free Dna Dna Methylation Lung Transplantation

Latest papers

Impact of intraoperative specimen computed tomography imaging on grossing accuracy and margin assessment in pulmonary wedge resection.
JTCVS open · 2026
Identifying Patients With High-Risk Stage I NSCLC Using a Tumor-Informed Plasma ctDNA Assay.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2026
Ten-year review of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for lymph node staging in lung cancer: Comparison with guidelines.
JTCVS open · 2026

All 67 publications

Latest funding

Development of Molecular Lung Transplant Diagnostics using Tissue-of-Origin Prediction of Cell-Free DNA
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$462,824
Comprehensive Health Assessment for My Plan: initial implementation study (CHAMP implementation study)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$229,500
Can "Awake Extracorporeal Life Support" Prevent Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Atrophy and Injury in Patients with Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure?
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$306,000

All 5 grants and awards

67 publications.

Impact of intraoperative specimen computed tomography imaging on grossing accuracy and margin assessment in pulmonary wedge resection.

Miura K, Yanagihara T, Bernards N, Kitazawa S, Yokote F, Nakahashi K, Fujibayashi Y, Hinokuma H, Sonoda D, Hayama N, Omori T, Wakeam E, Donahoe L, Yeung J, Cypel M, De Perrot M, Pierre A, Waddell T, Keshavjee S, Cabanero M, Sato Y, Shimizu K, Yasufuku K

JTCVS open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101724 PMID: 42381954

Identifying Patients With High-Risk Stage I NSCLC Using a Tumor-Informed Plasma ctDNA Assay.

Feng J, Khan S, Waddell TK, Yasufuku K, Coyne Z, Kelly D, Meti N, Safieddine N, Ko M, Pierre A, Keshavjee S, Wakeam E, Donahoe L, Cypel M, Yeung J, de Perrot M, Ahmadi N, Gazala S, Simone C, Parente D, Rabey MR, Law JH, Li JJN, Salvarrey A, Le LW, Seto A, Cabanero M, Tsao MS, Pipinikas C, Chevalier A, Bratman SV, Leighl NB

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103645 PMID: 41730473

Ten-year review of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for lymph node staging in lung cancer: Comparison with guidelines.

Nakahashi K, Sata Y, Ishiwata T, Inage T, Mohammed N, Bernards N, Hope S, Wakeam E, Donahoe L, Yeung J, Cypel M, de Perrot M, Pierre A, Waddell T, Keshavjee S, Czarnecka-Kujawa K, Yasufuku K

JTCVS open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101602 PMID: 42079963

Pre- and Post-Treatment Predictive Models of Peritoneal Recurrence After Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin, and Docetaxel-Chemotherapy and Surgery: An International Study.

Lee MM, Wong DJ, Hall K, Duong CP, Watson DI, Donohoe CL, Bright T, Aly A, Chan K, Chan DL, Merrett N, Gananadha S, Lam YH, Kanhere H, Smithers BM, Bozin M, Read M, Mori K, Johnson MA, Wong E, Martin SA, Ooi G, Al-Habbal Y, Liew CH, Bohmer R, Daruwalla J, Ballal M, Ranjan R, MacCormick AD, Pattison S, Evennett N, Robertson J, Tan J, Gordon A, Bann S, Samarasam I, Gurunathan R, So J, Yeung J, Ferri L, Griffiths EA, Phillips AW, Markar SR, Chan D, Murphy T, Reynolds J, Nilsson M, Piessen G, Wijnhoven B, van Hillegersberg R, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Lombardi PM, Clemons NJ, Allan Z, Hamilton AJ, Liu DS, SPACE-FLOT Investigators

JCO precision oncology2026

DOI: 10.1200/po-25-01145 PMID: 42525891

Total versus subtotal gastrectomy following neoadjuvant flot chemotherapy for distal diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma: an international cohort study.

Sivakumar J, Wong DJ, Hall K, Lee MM, Duong CP, Watson DI, Donohoe CL, Bright T, Aly A, Chan K, Chan DL, Merrett N, Gananadha S, Lam YH, Kanhere H, Smithers B, Bozin M, Read M, Mori K, Johnson MA, Wong E, Martin SA, Ooi G, Al-Habbal Y, Liew CH, Bohmer R, Daruwalla J, Ballal M, Ranjan R, MacCormick AD, Pattison S, Evennett N, Robertson J, Tan J, Gordon A, Bann S, Samarasam I, Gurunathan R, So J, Yeung J, Ferri L, Griffiths EA, Phillips AW, Markar SR, Chan D, Murphy T, Reynolds J, Nilsson M, Piessen G, Wijnhoven B, van Hillegersberg R, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Lombardi PM, SPACE-FLOT Investigators, Liu DS

Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10120-026-01746-7 PMID: 42043496

Outcomes of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 103: Multimodality management in risk-stratified patients with lung-limited metastatic colorectal cancer.

Antonoff MB, Hooda Z, Sun X, Celestino M, Evans N, Grenda T, Lee J, Mehran R, Okusanya OT, Rajaram R, Waddell T, Walsh G, Yeung J, Vaporciyan A, Mitchell KG, Morris VK

JTCVS open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101702 PMID: 42079931

Preoperative circulating tumor DNA detection and occult lymph node metastases in clinical stage I lung cancer: The lung DETECT study.

Coyne Z, Feng J, Khan S, Yasufuku K, Donahoe L, Pierre A, Keshavjee S, Cypel M, Yeung J, de Perrot M, Safieddine N, Ahmadi N, Simone C, Gazala S, Ko M, Parente D, Cheung V, Salvarrey A, Le LW, Rabey MR, Law JH, Leighl NB, Waddell TK

JTCVS open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101619 PMID: 42079928

Intraoperative Surgical Margin Assessment of Sublobar Lung Resection Specimens Using Computed Tomography.

Kitazawa S, Bernards N, Sata Y, Yokote F, Ogawa H, Koga T, Hiraishi Y, Yanagihara T, Gregor A, Donahoe L, Yeung J, Cypel M, De Perrot M, Pierre A, Waddell T, Keshavjee S, Weersink R, Cabanero M, Sato Y, Yasufuku K

The Annals of thoracic surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.06.009 PMID: 40562272

Utility of Computed Tomography-Based Intraoperative Surgical Margin Evaluation in Wedge-Resected Lung Specimens.

Yanagihara T, Miura K, Bernards N, Kitazawa S, Yokote F, Nakahashi K, Fujibayashi Y, Hinokuma H, Sonoda D, Hayama N, Wakeam E, Donahoe L, Yeung J, Cypel M, De Perrot M, Pierre A, Waddell T, Keshavjee S, Cabanero M, Sato Y, Yasufuku K

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery2026

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag074 PMID: 41663896

Differential outcomes of ISHLT PGD 3 after ex-vivo lung perfusion compared to PGD 3 after direct transplantation.

Benazzo A, Peel J, Mariscal A, Yeung J, Aversa M, Keshavjee S, Cypel M

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.08.002 PMID: 40840771

Development of Molecular Lung Transplant Diagnostics using Tissue-of-Origin Prediction of Cell-Free DNA

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Yeung, Jonathan C; Wilson, Gavin W

Keywords: Cell-Free Dna; Dna Methylation; Lung Transplantation

$462,824

Comprehensive Health Assessment for My Plan: initial implementation study (CHAMP implementation study)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Puts, Maria (Martine) T; Alibhai, Shabbir M; Chesney, Tyler; Munteanu, Cosmin

Keywords: Ehealth; Frailty; Functional Status; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatric Medicine; Implementation; Mixed Methods Study; Older Adults; Self-Management; Surgery

$229,500

Can "Awake Extracorporeal Life Support" Prevent Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Atrophy and Injury in Patients with Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure?

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Goligher, Ewan C

Keywords: Diaphragm Dysfunction; Extracorporeal Life Support; Lung Transplantation; Mechanical Ventilation; Respiratory Failure

$306,000

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Keshavjee, Shaf

Keywords: Immunology; Immunotolerance; Organ transplantation; Ex vivo organ perfusion; Gene modification; Cell therapy; Translational research; Organ repair; Medical ethics; Biomedical engineering; Patient-centred approach; Precision medicine

$8,000,000

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Keshavjee, Shaf

Keywords: Immunology Immunotolerance Organ transplantation Ex vivo organ perfusion Gene modification Cell therapy Translational research Organ repair Medical ethics Biomedical engineering Patient-centred approach Precision medicine

$8,000,000

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Jonathan Yeung

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impact of intraoperative specimen computed tomography imaging on grossing accuracy and margin assessment in pulmonary wedge resection.

Identifying Patients With High-Risk Stage I NSCLC Using a Tumor-Informed Plasma ctDNA Assay.

Ten-year review of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for lymph node staging in lung cancer: Comparison with guidelines.

Pre- and Post-Treatment Predictive Models of Peritoneal Recurrence After Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin, and Docetaxel-Chemotherapy and Surgery: An International Study.

Total versus subtotal gastrectomy following neoadjuvant flot chemotherapy for distal diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma: an international cohort study.

Outcomes of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 103: Multimodality management in risk-stratified patients with lung-limited metastatic colorectal cancer.

Preoperative circulating tumor DNA detection and occult lymph node metastases in clinical stage I lung cancer: The lung DETECT study.

Intraoperative Surgical Margin Assessment of Sublobar Lung Resection Specimens Using Computed Tomography.

Utility of Computed Tomography-Based Intraoperative Surgical Margin Evaluation in Wedge-Resected Lung Specimens.

Differential outcomes of ISHLT PGD 3 after ex-vivo lung perfusion compared to PGD 3 after direct transplantation.

Development of Molecular Lung Transplant Diagnostics using Tissue-of-Origin Prediction of Cell-Free DNA

Comprehensive Health Assessment for My Plan: initial implementation study (CHAMP implementation study)

Can "Awake Extracorporeal Life Support" Prevent Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Atrophy and Injury in Patients with Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure?

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

Frequent collaborators

Shaf Keshavjee

Marcelo Cypel

Kazuhiro Yasufuku

Mingyao Liu

Patrick Veit-Haibach

Elena Elimova

Thomas Waddell

Elliot Wakeam

Stephen Juvet

Tereza Martinu

Aizhou Wang

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Gavin Wilson

Geoffrey Liu

Lorenzo Ferri

Lisa Avery

Andrew Healey

Jim Hu

Eddy Fan

George Tomlinson

Sonya MacParland

Laurent Brochard

John Kim

Andrew Hope

Tracy Stockley

Amy Liu

Martin Urner

Lawson Eng

Divya Sharma

Eran Shlomovitz

Steven Gallinger

David Hwang

Adrian Sacher