Shinya Ito

Biography

Shinya Ito, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology; Senior Scientist, Research Institute; Clinician Scientist of the Department. Cross-appointed in Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medicine, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Chair of SickKids Drugs & Therapeutics committee. Leading the SickKids pharmacogenetics program. Directs Adverse Drug Reaction clinic.   Graduated from Jichi Medical School, Japan, in 1979. Served as a general practitioner/Paediatrician in remote areas of Japan (1982-1986). Came to Toronto in 1989 as a clinical fellow in Division of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. Became a staff of Department of Paediatrics, Division of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology in 1995. Appointed as Division Chief in 2000.

Research Interest

Drug safety in breastfeeding and pregnancy Adverse drug reactions