New Appointment: MBP Welcomes Dr. Jonathan Yeung

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Yeung, Associate Professor, to the Department of Medical Biophysics. 

Dr. Jonathan Yeung is an Associate Professor and Surgeon-Scientist in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He obtained his MD from the University of Toronto in 2005 and studied gene therapy and ex vivo lung perfusion as part of his PhD in the lab of Dr. Shaf Keshavjee. Following residency in General and Thoracic Surgery in Toronto, he pursued fellowship training in Lung Transplantation in Toronto and Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His clinical practice covers general thoracic surgery and lung transplantation with an additional focus on foregut surgery. His research focus is on the molecular biology of esophageal adenocarcinoma.  As part of the MOCHA (MOlecular CHaracteristics of esophageal Adenocarcinoma) project, he has built a biobank of laser capture microdissected esophageal adenocarcinoma specimens along with corresponding patient-derived organoids. He is currently using these specimens to identify novel drivers of esophageal adenocarcinoma and to develop methods to personalize the detection and treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma. 

Dr. Yeung’s lab is located in the Latner Thoracic Surgery Laboratories at PMCRT. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yeung to the Department.