Biography:

Dr. Anthony Jevnikar is the Co-Director of the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Director and Founder of the Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies at the London Health Sciences Centre. He is a transplant nephrologist and Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Surgery at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jevnikar about the recent development in Nova Scotia about a presumed consent legislation for organ and tissue donation. We also had the chance to discuss his leadership in the field of transplantation.