Moshe Ben-Shoshan

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor  
Associate Member (Internal to McGill) 

MD, MSc  

Moshe Ben-Shoshan
Contact Information
Address: 

1001 Decarie Boulevard 
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1 

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

Areas of expertise: 

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

Areas of interest: 

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

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