Gideon Koren
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Gideon Koren, MD, FACMT, FRCP(C) (born 1947) is a Canadian pediatrician, clinical pharmacologist, and toxicologist.
He is the founder and director of the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children's Motherisk, a program which helps pregnant or lactating women with the risks associated with drug, chemical, infection, disease and radiation exposure during and after pregnancy. As well he is a Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, and Medical Genetics at the University of Toronto, he holds the Richard and Jean Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology in the Schulich School of Medicine at The University of Western Ontario, and is a Senior Scientist of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Born in Israel, he received his Doctor of Medicine from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.
In 2004, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario found Dr. Koren guilty of professional misconduct [1]. The allegations and subsequent reprimand occurred as a result of some of Dr. Koren's actions during the Nancy Olivieri affair at the University of Toronto.
He is the author of The Complete Guide to Everyday Risks in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (ISBN 0-7788-0084-9), Medication Safety in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (ISBN 0071448284), Medication Safety in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: The Evidence-Based, A to Z Clinician's Pocket Guide (ISBN 0071448276), Children of Neverland: The Silent Human Disaster (ISBN 0968180108), Retinoids in Clinical Practice (Medical Toxicology) (ISBN 0824787781), and others.
