Isolated intestine transplantation for short gut syndrome in the era of GLP-2 agonist
Yaron Avitzur (CA)
Medical Director, Intestine Transplantation · Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition · SickKids Hospital · Toronto
Dr. Avitzur is a Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto, the Director of the Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT) program, and the Medical Director of Intestine Transplantation at SickKids hospital in Toronto, Canada. He is the president-elect of the International Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association, the leading world association for health professionals caring for children and adults with intestinal failure.
Dr. Avitzur research work is focused on strategies to improve the outcome of children with intestinal failure, liver and intestine transplantation and congenital diarrheas. In 2018 he established and currently leads the International Intestinal Failure Registry, a large high quality research platform for pediatric intestinal failure with close to 700 children enrolled to the registry from around the world. Dr. Avitzur published more than 170 papers in prominent journals and textbooks and is supported by grants from leading institutions such as the NIH and FDA.