Moshe Ben-Shoshan

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.