Listen "Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare with Dr Keshavjee Shaf"
Episode Synopsis
Chijindu interviews Dr Keshavjee Shaf, the newly appointed chief of innovation at UHN (university health network) which has been named as one of the top 4 hospitals in the world by newsweek.
Dr Keshavjee invented ex vivo lung perfusion that allows surgeons to operate on lungs outside the body. He invented low pottasium dextran lung preservation solution which is used to preserve lungs for transplant around the world. He has also pioneered the use of drones to deliver organs for transplants.
He serves as the Director of the Toronto Lung transplant program and the Director of the Latner thoracic research laboratories.
In this interview we talk about the process of innovation and the future of technology in healthcare.
Dr Keshavjee invented ex vivo lung perfusion that allows surgeons to operate on lungs outside the body. He invented low pottasium dextran lung preservation solution which is used to preserve lungs for transplant around the world. He has also pioneered the use of drones to deliver organs for transplants.
He serves as the Director of the Toronto Lung transplant program and the Director of the Latner thoracic research laboratories.
In this interview we talk about the process of innovation and the future of technology in healthcare.
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