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Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor听听
Associate Member (Internal to 平特五不中)听

MD, MSc听听

Moshe Ben-Shoshan
Contact Information
Address: 

1001 Decarie Boulevard听
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1听

Email address: 
moshe.ben-shoshan [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Dermatology
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Degree(s): 
  • MD, Tel-Aviv University, September 1989-June 1996听
  • MD, Tel-Aviv University, September 2000-September 2006听
  • MD, Montreal Children's Hospital, December 2006-January 2010听
  • Post-doctorate: Research in food allergies, clinical epidemiology, The Research Institute of the听
  • 平特五不中 Health Centre, December 2009-September 2010听
  • Master's: Thesis Master of Science - Masters, The Research Institute of the 平特五不中 University Health Centre, September 2010-November 2011听
Biography: 

Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan is recognized as a global authority on the epidemiology of food allergy, anaphylaxis, chronic urticaria and drug allergy. He has led numerous research initiatives related to food allergy and anaphylaxis and secured operating as well as salary support for his research from CIHR, AllerGen NCE, Health Canada, patient advocacy organizations, and industry. His established registries resulted in over 170 publications in allergy and pediatric journals. His supervised students (more than 55 in total) have won international prizes for presentations of abstracts related to drug allergies and food allergies. Dr. Ben-Shoshan frequently engages with media as a scientific communicator with TV appearances on more than 90 TV radio/journal interviews on drug allergy, food allergy, anaphylaxis, and chronic urticaria. He is part of the board members of Food Allergy Canada and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and has provided webinars for the lay public on drug allergy, food allergy, and chronic urticaria. Dr. Ben-Shoshan chose the Department of Pediatrics as his work can have a major impact on families, and it allows to set a child/teenager up for success.听

Areas of expertise: 

Food allergy听
Anaphylaxis听
Chronic urticaria听
Antibiotic allergy听
Immunodeficiency听
Allergic rhinitis听
Atopic dermatitis听
Mastocytosis听

Areas of interest: 

Prevalence and potential determinants of food allergies and anaphylaxis in children听
Oral ImmunoTherapy (OIT)听
Management of food allergy and anaphylaxis听听
Management of chronic urticaria听听
Prevalence and characteristics of primary immunodeficiencies听听
Genetics of food allergy听

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • Salary Award: National Training Program in Allergy and Asthma (NTPAA), 2007听
  • The Alan Ross Fellowship Award by the Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital and 平特五不中 Health Centre, 2007听
  • Emerging Clinician-Scientist Salary Award, Allergen NCE, May 2011听
  • Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens Junior 1 Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Sant茅 (FRQS), 2014/January听
  • The Joseph Shuster Award The Research Institute of the 平特五不中 Health Centre, September 2016听
  • The F. Estelle R. Simons Award for Research听 Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, October 2017听
  • Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens Junior 2 Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Sant茅 (FRQS), July 2019听
  • Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens-Senior Award Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Sant茅 (FRQS), July 2023听
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