Atul Humar MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Atul Humar is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, at the University of Toronto. Dr. Humar received his medical degree from the University of Ottawa. He completed his residency and did further training in Transplant Infectious Diseases in Toronto and Boston.

Dr. Humar’s research interests are in virology with a focus on the pathogenesis of herpesvirus infections post-transplant. He is involved in both basic and clinical research assessing immunologic and virologic determinants of infection.

Dr. Humar is the Director of the Multi-Organ Transplant Program at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto Transplant Institute. He is now the Past-President of the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST). He was elected President of the CST in October 2015. In May 2018, he became a Fellow of the American Society for Transplantation (FAST).