Osami Honjo

Dr. Osami Honjo is a cardiovascular surgeon at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, where he has been on staff since 2010. His clinical expertise includes open-heart surgery for neonates and infants with complex congenital heart conditions, surgical palliation for single ventricle patients, and mechanical cardiopulmonary support. He also specializes in adult congenital heart disease surgeries.

Since 2012, Dr. Honjo has served as the Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at SickKids. His research focuses on optimizing donor heart perfusion for transplantation and developing mechanical circulatory support systems for neonates and infants. Dr. Honjo holds the Watson Family Chair in Cardiovascular Science and is dedicated to improving surgical outcomes through clinical research. He received his medical degree from Shimane Medical University and a PhD from Okayama University.