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Updated: Sun, 10/06/2024 - 10:30

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Academic title(s): 

Associate ProfessorÌýÌý
Associate Member (Internal to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº)Ìý

MD, MScÌýÌý

Moshe Ben-Shoshan
Contact Information
Address: 

1001 Decarie BoulevardÌý
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1Ìý

Email address: 
moshe.ben-shoshan [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Dermatology
Degree(s): 
  • MD, Tel-Aviv University, September 1989-June 1996Ìý
  • MD, Tel-Aviv University, September 2000-September 2006Ìý
  • MD, Montreal Children's Hospital, December 2006-January 2010Ìý
  • Post-doctorate: Research in food allergies, clinical epidemiology, The Research Institute of theÌý
  • Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre, December 2009-September 2010Ìý
  • Master's: Thesis Master of Science - Masters, The Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº University Health Centre, September 2010-November 2011Ìý
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.Ìý

Areas of expertise: 

Food allergyÌý
AnaphylaxisÌý
Chronic urticariaÌý
Antibiotic allergyÌý
ImmunodeficiencyÌý
Allergic rhinitisÌý
Atopic dermatitisÌý
MastocytosisÌý

Areas of interest: 

Prevalence and potential determinants of food allergies and anaphylaxis in childrenÌý
Oral ImmunoTherapy (OIT)Ìý
Management of food allergy and anaphylaxisÌýÌý
Management of chronic urticariaÌýÌý
Prevalence and characteristics of primary immunodeficienciesÌýÌý
Genetics of food allergyÌý

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