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Marcelo Cypel

ResearcherThoracic SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

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Marcelo Cypel

Researcher

Thoracic Surgery

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
139 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 39 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2026.

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Academic metrics

326

Publications

640

Citations

h-index

117

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Lung Transplantation Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Organ Preservation Energy Supply Extended Organ Preservation Time Mitochondrial Function Temperature Modulation Lung Tranplantation

Latest papers

ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part II: Intraoperative Considerations.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2026
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2026 Expert Consensus Document: Guidelines for donor/recipient size-matching in lung transplantation.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026
MetaboSense: An Integrated Quantum Dot-Mediated Aptamer Assay and Modular Microfluidic Platform for Continuous In-Line Monitoring of Lung Metabolism During Ex Vivo Perfusion.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026

All 326 publications

Latest funding

Developing Lung Metastases in Animal Models for Novel Treatment
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$6,000
Whole organ gene editing for immunomodulation in lung transplantation
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,071,000
Developing a Lipid Nanoparticle Platform for Endothelial Gene Delivery in Donor Lungs
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 32 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 326 publications.

ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part II: Intraoperative Considerations.

Martin AK, Mercier O, Fritz AV, Gelzinis TA, Hoetzenecker K, Lindstedt S, Marczin N, Wilkey BJ, Schecter M, Lyster H, Sanchez M, Walsh J, Morrissey O, Levvey B, Landry C, Saatee S, Kotecha S, Behr J, Kukreja J, Dellgren G, Fessler J, Bottiger B, Wille K, Dave K, Nasir BS, Gomez-De-Antonio D, Cypel M, Reed AK

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

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.08.027 PMID: 39453286

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2026 Expert Consensus Document: Guidelines for donor/recipient size-matching in lung transplantation.

Chang S, Geraci T, Stokes JW, Ahmad U, Catarino P, Ceulemans LJ, Cypel M, Halloran K, Haney J, Hartwig MG, Keshavjee S, Lemaitre P, Novoa N, Puri V, Sato M, Schaheen LW, Whitson B, Hoetzenecker K

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.03.620 PMID: 42086167

MetaboSense: An Integrated Quantum Dot-Mediated Aptamer Assay and Modular Microfluidic Platform for Continuous In-Line Monitoring of Lung Metabolism During Ex Vivo Perfusion.

Srikant S, Keshavarz Motamed P, Borrillo T, Ronen L, Siebiger G, Garza G, Abouali H, Fattah MFA, Jaber I, Ban D, Cypel M, Liu M, Keshavjee S, Sage AT, Poudineh M

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1002/advs.77123 PMID: 42593849

Impact of ex vivo lung perfusion evaluation on donation after circulatory death in lung transplantation.

Gil-Barturen M, Donahoe L, de Perrot M, Yasufuku K, Pierre A, Wakeam E, Waddell TK, Keshavjee S, Cypel M, Yeung JC

JTCVS techniques2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102416 PMID: 42577007

Outcomes of lung transplantation using TorEx ex-vivo lung perfusion.

Yamamoto H, Ali A, Siebiger G, Wakeam E, Donahoe L, Yeung JC, Pierre A, de Perrot M, Yasufuku K, Waddell TK, Keshavjee S, Cypel M

JHLT open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100615 PMID: 42499651

A Novel Approach for Resection of Centrally Located Metastatic Sarcoma to the Lung.

Nasralla A, Cypel M

The Annals of thoracic surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.051 PMID: 41692254

ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part III: Postoperative Considerations.

Martin AK, Mercier O, Bottiger B, Cypel M, Fessler J, Gomez-De-Antonio D, Levvey B, Lyster H, Nasir B, Sanchez M, Wille K, Fritz AV, Gelzinis T, Hoetzenecker K, Dave K, Lindstedt S, Marczin N, Wilkey B, Schecter M, Walsh J, Morrissey O, Landry C, Saatee S, Kotecha S, Behr J, Kukreja J, Dellgren G, Reed AK

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

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.03.004 PMID: 40455186

The need for clarity among the shadows: It is time to further refine the definition of primary graft dysfunction in lung transplant recipients.

Trindade AJ, Shaver CM, Demarest CT, Erasmus D, Keller BC, Langer NB, Kukreja J, Hays S, Schaheen L, Campo-Canaveral de la Cruz JL, Alonso-Moralejo R, Crowley Carrasco S, Laporta Hernandez R, Akbarshahi H, Lindstedt S, Chang SH, Angel LF, Benazzo A, Jaksch P, Sidhu A, Cypel M, Bacchetta M, Hoetzenecker K

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

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.05.010 PMID: 42144087

Strategies to address donor organ shortages in lung transplantation.

Siebiger G, Cypel M

Current opinion in pulmonary medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000001276 PMID: 42059382

Itaconate supplementation leads to improvement in donor lung function after extended hypothermic preservation.

Siebiger G, Wang A, Yune J, Montagne J, Garza G, Lima T, Yamanashi K, Oliveira P, Gao FY, Zhang Y, Bellissimo CA, Aujla T, Beroncal E, Ali A, Goligher EC, Andreazza AC, Liu M, Keshavjee S, Cypel M

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.03.570 PMID: 41864278

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Marcelo Cypel

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part II: Intraoperative Considerations.

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2026 Expert Consensus Document: Guidelines for donor/recipient size-matching in lung transplantation.

MetaboSense: An Integrated Quantum Dot-Mediated Aptamer Assay and Modular Microfluidic Platform for Continuous In-Line Monitoring of Lung Metabolism During Ex Vivo Perfusion.

Impact of ex vivo lung perfusion evaluation on donation after circulatory death in lung transplantation.

Outcomes of lung transplantation using TorEx ex-vivo lung perfusion.

A Novel Approach for Resection of Centrally Located Metastatic Sarcoma to the Lung.

ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part III: Postoperative Considerations.

The need for clarity among the shadows: It is time to further refine the definition of primary graft dysfunction in lung transplant recipients.

Strategies to address donor organ shortages in lung transplantation.

Itaconate supplementation leads to improvement in donor lung function after extended hypothermic preservation.

MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.

Frequent collaborators

Shaf Keshavjee

Mingyao Liu

Kazuhiro Yasufuku

Tereza Martinu

Jonathan Yeung

Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Aizhou Wang

Stephen Juvet

Eddy Fan

Thomas Waddell

Elliot Wakeam

David Hwang

Atul Humar

Chung-Wai Chow

Janusz Pawliszyn

Lianne Singer

Deepali Kumar

Laurent Brochard

BO WANG

Andrew Sage

Laveena Munshi

Shahid Husain

Andrew Healey

George Tomlinson

John Granton

Wael Hanna

Jim Hu

Jill Rudkowski

Aaron Michael Gazendam

Hong Han

Anhar Alhussaini

Deborah Siegal

Martin Post

Geoffrey Liu

David Wishart

Deborah Cook

Jeffrey Medin

Lori West

Shaf Keshavjee

Monica Parry