Full Name
Dr. John Kachura
Position/Title
Interventional Radiologist
Organization/Company
University Medical Imaging Toronto / Toronto General Hospital
Speaker Bio
John R. Kachura, MD, FRCPC, FSIR
Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Interventional Radiologist, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital (UHN/MSH), UMIT (University Medical Imaging Toronto)
VIR Fellowship Supervisor, UHN/MSH and University of Toronto, 2001-present
IR Residency Program Director, University of Toronto, 2024-present
Co-Chair, Interventional Oncology Steering Committee, Cancer Care Ontario / Ontario Health, 2016-present.
Training:
- M.D., University of Toronto, 1989
- Radiology Residency, University of Toronto, 1990-1994
- Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) at Boston Medical Center / Boston University, Boston, MA, 1994-1995.
Past appointments include:
- Staff Radiologist, Wellesley Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, 1995-1998
- VIR Division Head, UHN/MSH, 2001-2004
- Member of the Board of Directors, Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), 2009-2010
- President of the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association (CIRA/CAIR), 2011-2012.
Clinical and research interests include:
- Tumour ablation
- Embolotherapy
- IR in obstetrics
- >80 peer-reviewed publications, >4000 citations, h-index = 34.
COI: Dr. John Kachura serves as Co-Chair of the Interventional Oncology Steering Committee for Cancer Care Ontario/Ontario Health and is a patent holder for a coil electrode apparatus for thermal therapy.
Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Interventional Radiologist, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital (UHN/MSH), UMIT (University Medical Imaging Toronto)
VIR Fellowship Supervisor, UHN/MSH and University of Toronto, 2001-present
IR Residency Program Director, University of Toronto, 2024-present
Co-Chair, Interventional Oncology Steering Committee, Cancer Care Ontario / Ontario Health, 2016-present.
Training:
- M.D., University of Toronto, 1989
- Radiology Residency, University of Toronto, 1990-1994
- Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) at Boston Medical Center / Boston University, Boston, MA, 1994-1995.
Past appointments include:
- Staff Radiologist, Wellesley Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, 1995-1998
- VIR Division Head, UHN/MSH, 2001-2004
- Member of the Board of Directors, Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), 2009-2010
- President of the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association (CIRA/CAIR), 2011-2012.
Clinical and research interests include:
- Tumour ablation
- Embolotherapy
- IR in obstetrics
- >80 peer-reviewed publications, >4000 citations, h-index = 34.
COI: Dr. John Kachura serves as Co-Chair of the Interventional Oncology Steering Committee for Cancer Care Ontario/Ontario Health and is a patent holder for a coil electrode apparatus for thermal therapy.
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