Dr. Atul Humar
Professor in the Department of Medicine
University of Toronto

Atul Humar is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, 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 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 to President of the CST in October 2015. In May 2018, he became a Fellow of the American Society for Transplantation (FAST).