Keith Jarvi, Urologist, Toronto, ON) is in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Jarvi has published over 70 articles in peer reviewed journals, has been an invited speaker in North and South America, Europe and the Middle East and acts as an advisor to the Government of Canada on issues related to male infertility. Identification of new biomarkers for the early detection of prostate cancer: (supported by the Canadian Urology Association).ĭr.
Identification of novel non-cultureable infections in prostatitis (supported by NIH, PSI) Infection in male infertility (supported by NIH, PSI, Kidney Foundation) Novel mutations where he has found novel mutations in men with infertility (supported by CIHR) sperm DNA damage The urology fellows have gone on to develop their own centres for the treatment of male infertility in hospitals all across Canada, the United States, South America and the Middle East.īiomarkers to diagnose male infertility (work funded by PSI and Canadian Urology Association) Ĭystic fibrosis mutations were identified by our group in a high proportion of men with infertility (supported by NIH, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Canada) Jarvi has helped train over 20 urology fellows, 45 urology residents, 20 gynecology fellows, 20 gynecology residents, 5 graduate students, 4 undergraduate students and innumerable medical students. These include a minimally invasive technique to perform a vasectomy reversal and techniques to surgically bridge gaps in the reproductive tract.ĭr. He has also developed innovative techniques of surgery which are now in widespread use.
He was the first in Canada to perform sperm aspiration for in-vitro fertilization, use a minimally invasive technique to retrieve sperm, use the sperm mapping procedure to retrieve sperm, use the newest technique of micro-surgical reconstruction of an obstruction of the reproductive tract. Jarvi has been at the forefront of the use of new and innovative surgical techniques in Canada. At the clinic, patients are seen from all over Canada and from many parts of the world.ĭr. The centre acts as a tertiary referral centre for difficult infertility cases. The program involves a multi-disciplinary team from Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, Medical Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Close to 1000 new patients are seen yearly with over 5000 patient visits. This program is a centre of excellence for the management of male infertility and has grown into the largest clinical program of its kind in Canada and one of the largest in North America. Jarvi then began the Male Reproductive Medicine program at the University of Toronto. Claude Gagnon at McGill University in Montreal.ĭr. Dale McClure at the University of California at San Francisco and a basic science fellowship in Male Reproduction supervised by Dr. Jarvi completed his Urology Residency at the University of Toronto and then had Fellowship training in Male Reproduction with Dr. He is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and directs the Male Infertility Program at the University of Toronto.ĭr. Jarvi is the Director of the Murray Koffler Urologic Wellness Centre and Head of Urology at the Mount Sinai Hospital.
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