Aleixo Muise
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Aleixo M. Muise FRCPC (born June 5, 1969) is a Canadian scientist, pediatrician and gastroenterologist known for contributions to the understanding of very early onset inflammatory bowel disease. He is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, and a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Muise completed a Bachelor of Science degree at St. Francis Xavier University, followed by graduate studies at Carleton University and Dalhousie University.[1] His postgraduate work was with Daniela Rotin at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.[1] He completed undergraduate and postgraduate training in medicine, pediatrics and gastroenterology at the University of Toronto.[1]
Muise was appointed as full professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and in the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto in 2018.[1] He was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in 2019.[2]