Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Shaf Keshavjee

In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery interview, Vaibhav Gupta of the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, speaks with Shaf Keshavjee of the Toronto General Hospital about his career and his experience as a surgeon-scientist. They discuss Dr Keshavjee’s training in the University of Toronto surgeon-scientist program, balancing time between clinical and research responsibilities, and the importance of continued surgical skill development and research collaborations. Dr Keshavjee also talks about the highlights and recent developments in ex vivo lung perfusion, leadership as an important manner of influencing change, and the value of commercialization for broadening access to innovation.