Associate Professor
University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Kidane is a thoracic and foregut surgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches to benign and malignant thoracic/foregut disease. He was recruited to Manitoba to establish an advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy program for thoracic and foregut diseases. He completed his MD at the University of Toronto and his General Surgery Residency at Western University. He then completed thoracic surgery residency at the University of Toronto, with additional third space and foregut training in McGill. His clinical program development focuses on strategies to incorporate MIS/Endoscopic techniques, multimodal therapies & logistics to improve patient & system outcomes. Dr. Kidane has a research interest in peri-operative care, with a major interest in lung-protective ventilation during thoracic surgery. His translational research program centers on understanding the role of intraoperative inflammation in development of short and long term complications as well as cancer recurrence. He also has a research interest in health services and outcomes research as it relates to esophageal and lung cancer. Esophageal cancer is a devastating illness with historically poor survival; furthermore, the treatment of esophageal cancer can be difficult and cause significant reductions in the quality of life. Dr. Kidane’s program of research in esophageal cancer brings together elements of surgical quality, patient quality of life, oncologic outcomes and health resource utilization with the ultimate goal of identifying the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.