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Keith Jarvi

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ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Keith Jarvi

Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

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Proteomics Cancer Cancer genetics Fertility

Latest papers

Sperm DNA integrity and sexual dysfunction among infertile men : DFI and sexual dysfunction.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026 · senior author
Timing of orchidopexy and effect on surrogate outcomes for fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pediatric surgery international · 2025
Efficacy and safety of drug combinations for chronic pelvic pain: a systematic review.
Pain reports · 2025

All 94 publications

Latest funding

Development of high throughput, inexpensive and scalable testing to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using home blood collection kits and a fully automated ELISA antibody assay
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
BEFORE (Begin Exploring Fertility Options, Risks and Expectations): a novel Canadian e-health app to facilitate shared decision-making for people at risk of cancer treatment related infertility.
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$199,965
Sperm Olympics: Selecting 1 in 100,000 for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$272,390

All 10 grants and awards

94 publications.

Sperm DNA integrity and sexual dysfunction among infertile men : DFI and sexual dysfunction.

Karavani G, Chan J, Wilk Goldsher Y, Lajkosz K, Lau S, Lo KC, Grober ED, Krakowsky Y, Jarvi K

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10815-025-03697-x PMID: 41152668

Timing of orchidopexy and effect on surrogate outcomes for fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kaushal S, Varvaris KL, Khondker A, Balkaran S, Ahmad I, Lee Y, Chan JYH, Jarvi K, Romao R, Chua ME, Lorenzo AJ

Pediatric surgery international2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00383-025-06268-4 PMID: 41396320

Efficacy and safety of drug combinations for chronic pelvic pain: a systematic review.

Mohiuddin M, Park R, Wesselmann U, Pukall C, Jarvi K, Nickel JC, Doiron RC, Halliday S, Gilron I

Pain reports2025

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001299 PMID: 40524742

Sperm retrieval, fertilization rates, and clinical outcomes of infertile men with Y chromosome microdeletion A retrospective cohort study.

Baffa J, Karavani G, Akroof B, Kattan MS, Lau S, Jarvi K

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2025Senior author

DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.8879 PMID: 39661191

Intra-individual changes in sperm parameters and total motile count with time among infertile men.

Karavani G, Akroof B, Lau S, Lo KC, Grober ED, Mehra VM, Kattan MS, Lajkosz K, Jarvi K

Andrology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/andr.13638 PMID: 38685862

MicroRNA as a Liquid Biomarker to Detect Malignancy in Small Testicular Masses.

Chavarriaga J, Langleben C, Lobo J, Nappi L, Yousef GM, Ozcan G, Khazamipour N, Tavares NT, Prassas I, Dimitrakopoulos L, Yuan X, Bobrowski A, Prendeville S, Anson-Cartwright L, Jeronimo C, Jarvi K, O'Malley M, Leão R, Lajkosz K, Hamilton RJ

European urology oncology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2025.08.004 PMID: 40998685

Temporal Trends in Semen Quality, Hormone Levels, and Substance Use Among Infertile Men in Pre- and Post-Cannabis Legalization Eras in Canada.

Karavani G, Bobrowski A, Lajkosz K, Lau S, Lo KC, Grober ED, Krakowsky Y, Jarvi K

Cannabis and cannabinoid research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/can.2023.0164 PMID: 38190272

Vitamin B12 Is Associated with Higher Serum Testosterone Concentrations and Improved Androgenic Profiles Among Men with Infertility.

Rastegar Panah M, Jarvi K, Lo K, El-Sohemy A

The Journal of nutrition2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.06.013 PMID: 38936552

Idiopathic secondary azoospermia occurrence in men with oligospermia over time.

Karavani G, Kattan MS, Lau S, Lo KC, Grober ED, Mehra VM, Akroof B, Lajkosz K, Jarvi K

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10815-024-03179-6 PMID: 38941005

Biomarkers of Iron Are Associated with Anterior-Pituitary-Produced Reproductive Hormones in Men with Infertility.

Rastegar Panah M, Jarvi K, Lo K, El-Sohemy A

Nutrients2024

DOI: 10.3390/nu16020290 PMID: 38257183

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Keith Jarvi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Sperm DNA integrity and sexual dysfunction among infertile men : DFI and sexual dysfunction.

Timing of orchidopexy and effect on surrogate outcomes for fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Efficacy and safety of drug combinations for chronic pelvic pain: a systematic review.

Sperm retrieval, fertilization rates, and clinical outcomes of infertile men with Y chromosome microdeletion A retrospective cohort study.

Intra-individual changes in sperm parameters and total motile count with time among infertile men.

MicroRNA as a Liquid Biomarker to Detect Malignancy in Small Testicular Masses.

Temporal Trends in Semen Quality, Hormone Levels, and Substance Use Among Infertile Men in Pre- and Post-Cannabis Legalization Eras in Canada.

Vitamin B12 Is Associated with Higher Serum Testosterone Concentrations and Improved Androgenic Profiles Among Men with Infertility.

Idiopathic secondary azoospermia occurrence in men with oligospermia over time.

Biomarkers of Iron Are Associated with Anterior-Pituitary-Produced Reproductive Hormones in Men with Infertility.

Sperm Olympics: Selecting 1 in 100,000 for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Frequent collaborators

David Sinton

Yu Sun

Ahmed El-Sohemy

Udi Blankstein

Ian Gilron

Tony Mazzulli

Nathan Perlis

Davor Brinc

Annie Dupuis

Caroline Pukall

Neil Fleshner

Tara Gomes

Xuan Li

Larry Goldenberg

Tanja Gonska

Lucia Nappi

Robert Hamilton

Xi Huang

Sender Herschorn

Ryan Flannigan

Philippe Violette

Ruslan Dorfman

Robert Sullivan

Luis Braga

David Juurlink

Marc Anthony Fischer