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Untitled Document Neil H. Shear, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Primary Appointment
Professor & Chief of Dermatology
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, Pediatrics and Pharmacy
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact
neil.shear@sunnybrook.ca
| Dr. Neil Shear is Professor and Chief of Dermatology at the University of Toronto Medical School. He graduated with a degree in Engineering Science from the same university in 1973 and a medical degree from McMaster University in 1976. Dr. Shear completed training in both Internal Medicine and Dermatology recognized by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the American Boards. A research fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology, supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada, was completed at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Shear joined the staff of Sunnybrook Hospital in 1984. He was the Director of the University of Toronto Drug Safety Research Group for many years. Dr Shear founded the Drug Safety Clinic at Sunnybrook in 1985. He was the founding chair of CADRAC, the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee of Health Canada. He has conducted clinical trials in dermatology, from first in human early pharmacology studies to large randomized trials of novel therapeutics in his role as Vice President of Research and Development (Dermatology) at Ventana Clinical Research.
His research has been funded by numerous peer-reviewed agencies and the pharmaceutical industry. His main interest is in idiosyncratic drug reactions that involve the skin. He has published over 200 peer reviewed papers and numerous chapters and abstracts. His clinical interests are diverse, from rosacea and camouflage makeup to autoimmune blistering diseases. Dr. Shear is a past president of the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology and a recipient of the society’s Distinguished Service Award. He is the Chair of the Canadian Association of Professors of Dermatology, and President of the Canadian Dermatology Foundation. Shear was the founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and is on the editorial boards of numerous journals including Drug Safety.
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