DR. JOHN AGZARIAN

Having recently joined the McMaster University faculty, Dr. Agzarian is an Assistant Professor in the department of thoracic surgery. At McMaster University, he earned his undergraduate and medical degrees. He finished a Masters in Public Health at Harvard University while completing his McMaster General Surgery Residency programme. Dr. Agzarian finished a Fellowship in Advanced Thoracic Oncology and Benign Upper GI Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, as part of his Thoracic Surgery Residency at McMaster University. Lung and esophageal cancer, as well as benign upper GI diseases and surgery, are clinical interests of Dr. Agzarian. Also, he continues to be actively involved in perioperative care standardisation and clinical outcomes research in the field of thoracic surgery. He continues to write for numerous peer-reviewed journals, publish, and give presentations at conferences across the world. And finally, he is actively involved in curriculum development and training for thoracic surgery.

Qualification

• MD
• BSc
• PhD