Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Musculoskeletal
From the heart and lungs to bones, muscles, and joints, IMS researchers are driving discoveries across the body’s most essential systems. Their work deepens our understanding of disease and injury while shaping the next generation of treatments that enhance quality of life.
Our community is known for impactful innovations — from revolutionizing lung transplantation and advancing long COVID research, to redefining care for sleep apnea and transforming heart failure treatment.
Search our faculty directory for experts in this field.
Student Research
Highlights
Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Medical Science have created highly accurate computer models—called digital twins—of human lungs that can predict how a specific lung will behave, opening the door to personalized testing of new therapies.
In this episode, we dive into the world of surgical innovation—think lungs on ice, robots in the operating room, and AI transforming the way surgeries are performed.
Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease: Revolutionizing its Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management through Advanced Imaging
Dr. Lihi Eder, a Canadian trailblazer in the field of rheumatology research, is determined to overcome the challenges in psoriatic arthritis research.
Unity Health uses different AI tools to improve care and outcomes for trauma patients.