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Kazuhiro Yasufuku

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ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Kazuhiro Yasufuku

Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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87 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 26 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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263

Publications

1,129

Citations

192

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Grants

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Research

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Lung Cancer Chemotherapeutics Contrast Agent Endobronchial Ultrasound Image-Guided Therapy Lung Cancer Therapy Microbubbles Bioinformatics

Latest papers

Financial Burden of Postoperative Adverse Events Following Lobectomy: Cost Analysis From 10 High-Volume Canadian Hospitals
European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2026
Impact of intraoperative specimen computed tomography imaging on grossing accuracy and margin assessment in pulmonary wedge resection.
JTCVS open · 2026 · senior author
The effect of a 2-surgeon review system on donor offers in lung transplantation at a high-volume center.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026

All 263 publications

Latest funding

Rapid on-site mass spectrometry for non-subjective determination of lung cancer pathologies
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$753,526
Enhanced drug delivery to lung cancers using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$753,526
Enhancing sentinel lymph node mapping in lung cancer surgery using a novel liposome-based dual-modality nanoparticle
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 10 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 263 publications.

Financial Burden of Postoperative Adverse Events Following Lobectomy: Cost Analysis From 10 High-Volume Canadian Hospitals

Jones DG, Anstee C, Yasufuku K, Malthaner R, Safieddine N, Finley C, Kidane B, French D, Johnston B, Ferri L

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2026

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag008

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 open2026Senior author

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

The effect of a 2-surgeon review system on donor offers in lung transplantation at a high-volume center.

Gil-Barturen M, Yamamoto H, Pessoa BM, Da Silva N, Wakeam E, Yeung JC, Pierre A, de Perrot M, Yasufuku K, Waddell TK, Shelton C, Donahoe L, Keshavjee S, Cypel M

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.08.025 PMID: 42680010

Advances in Diagnosis-Pulmonology.

Stone E, Hu X, Afriyie-Mensah JS, Lee P, Herth F, Brock J, Yasufuku K, Ishiwata T, Rahman N, Addala D, Shivakumar S, Yeo S, Leong TL

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

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103648 PMID: 42250919

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

Lymph Node Sampling Patterns and Completeness of Staging During Systematic Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Post Hoc Analysis from the SEISMIC Study.

Rangamuwa K, Witt A, Curran JM, Kothari G, Wallace N, Hardcastle N, Yo S, Bashirdazeh F, Nguyen P, Jennings BR, Fielding D, Crombag L, Yasufuku K, Annema JT, Ost D, Siva S, Steinfort DP

Cancers2026

DOI: 10.3390/cancers18111766 PMID: 42279349

Effectiveness of a surgical anastomosis simulation model in hybrid supervised and independent thoracic surgery training.

Kazlovich K, Kosoy H, Marshall MB, Yasufuku K, Donahoe LL

JTCVS open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101880 PMID: 42604285

Slot-BERT: Self-supervised object discovery in surgical video.

Liao G, Jogan M, Hussing M, Nakahashi K, Yasufuku K, Madani A, Eaton E, Hashimoto DA

Medical image analysis2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2026.103972 PMID: 41679076

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 open2026Senior author

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

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 open2026Senior author

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

Rapid on-site mass spectrometry for non-subjective determination of lung cancer pathologies

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zarrine-Afsar, Arash

Keywords: Lung Cancer; Mass Spectrometry Profiling; Pathology; Rapid Diagnosis

$753,526

Enhanced drug delivery to lung cancers using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Matsuura, Naomi; Yasufuku, Kazuhiro

Keywords: Chemotherapeutics; Contrast Agent; Endobronchial Ultrasound; Image-Guided Therapy; Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer Therapy; Microbubbles

$753,526

Enhancing sentinel lymph node mapping in lung cancer surgery using a novel liposome-based dual-modality nanoparticle

SupervisorCIHR2019Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Gregor, Alexander T

Keywords: Animal Models; Ct Lymphography; Liposome; Lung Cancer; Lymph Node Staging; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Nanoparticle; Near-Infrared; Sentinel Lymph Node

$105,000

Improving lung cancer patient bronchoscopy efficiency through a novel pairing of biosensors with EBUS-TBNA

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Yasufuku, Kazuhiro

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Bronchoscopy; Cytopathology; Diagnostics; Ebus-Tbna; Genomics; Lung Cancer; Malignant Tumour; Patient Care; Translational Research

$688,500

Porphyrin Nanomedicine for Cancer Imaging and Therapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Zheng, Gang

Keywords: Blood Brain Barrier; Cancer Imaging; Image-Guided Therapy; Immunotherapy; Lipoprotein; Microbubbles; Nanoparticle; Photodynamic Therapy; Photothermal Therapy; Radiotherapy

$3,300,088

Non-linear multimodal mircoendoscopy for lung cancer pathology

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Barzda, Virginijus

$265,500

Non-linear multimodal mircoendoscopy for lung cancer pathology

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Barzda, Virginijus

Keywords: Cancer Diagnostics; Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scatterin; Lung Cancer; Microscopic Endoscopy; Nonlinear Microscopy; Optical Imaging; Pathology; Second And Third Harmonic Generation; Two-Photon Fluorescence; Ultrafast Lasers

$265,500

Porphysome nanoparticle-enabled minimally invasive transbronchial photothermal ablation of lung cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Zheng, Gang

Keywords: Bronchoscope; Endobronchial Ultrasound; Image-Guided Therapy; Light Delivery; Lung Cancer; Minimally Invasive; Multimodal Imaging; Nanoparticle; Photothermal Therapy; Thermal Ablation

$756,699

Nanotechnology-enabled image-guided interventions in vascular and lung diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Emerging Team Grant: Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine

Principal investigators: Zheng, Gang; Chan, Warren C; Wilson, Brian C

Keywords: Hdl-Mimicking Peptide-Lipid Nanoparticles; Image-Guided Interventions; Lung Cancer; Nanoparticles; Raman Active Phospholipid Gold Nanoparticles; Sers Imaging Endoscopy; Vascular Diseases

$1,817,262

Nanotechnology-enabled image-guided interventions (NanoIGI) in vascular and lung diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Emerging Team Grant: Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine - LOI

Principal investigators: Zheng, Gang; Chan, Warren C; Wilson, Brian C

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Clinical Translation; Gmp; Image-Guided Intervention; Lung Cancer; Nanotechnology

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Kazuhiro Yasufuku

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Financial Burden of Postoperative Adverse Events Following Lobectomy: Cost Analysis From 10 High-Volume Canadian Hospitals

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

The effect of a 2-surgeon review system on donor offers in lung transplantation at a high-volume center.

Advances in Diagnosis-Pulmonology.

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

Lymph Node Sampling Patterns and Completeness of Staging During Systematic Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Post Hoc Analysis from the SEISMIC Study.

Effectiveness of a surgical anastomosis simulation model in hybrid supervised and independent thoracic surgery training.

Slot-BERT: Self-supervised object discovery in surgical video.

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

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

Non-linear multimodal mircoendoscopy for lung cancer pathology

Frequent collaborators

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Marcelo Cypel

Jonathan Yeung

Ming-Sound Tsao

Thomas Waddell

Gang Zheng

Wael Hanna

Geoffrey Liu

Elliot Wakeam

Robert Weersink

Tereza Martinu

Yaron Shargall

Chung-Wai Chow

Jinzi Zheng

Christian John Finley

John Agzarian

Virginijus Barzda

Kayvan Amjadi

Adrian Sacher

Tracy Stockley

John Goffin

Feng Xie

Serge Puksa

Lianne Singer

Sonya Cressman

Jonathan Spicer

Jean-claude Cutz

Stephen Lam

Hollis Lai

Kate Hanneman

Atul Humar

Michael Reedijk

Naomi Matsuura

Andrew Hope

Antoine Eskander

James Downar

Monakshi Sawhney

Marco Magalhaes

James Khan

Sunil Patel