Binita Kamath

Biography

Dr. Binita Kamath is a hepatologist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and an associate scientist in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.  Dr. Kamath was educated at Gonville and Caius College of Cambridge University in the UK and completed her medical training at the Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine in 1995. She did her paediatric residency training between several London hospitals including the world-renowned Liver Institute at Kings College Hospital. She moved to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2000 to further her specialist training where she completed her Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She joined the faculty at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2006.  During her time in Philadelphia, Dr. Kamath developed a strong research interest in cholestatic liver disease and specifically focused on Alagille Syndrome. She worked closely with Dr. Spinner and Dr. Piccoli who had identified the disease gene for Alagille syndrome. Dr. Kamath joined the SickKids staff in 2009 as a Hepatologist and Clinician Investigator. She plans to establish a Canadian-wide Alagille Syndrome Centre at SickKids. Her clinical interests are in paediatric hepatology and liver transplantation.

Research Interest

Cholestatic liver disease Alagille Syndrome