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Stephen Betschel

Associate Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine

  • Associate Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine
  • 416-864-6060 Ext.3221 (Work)
  • 416-885-1566 (Mobile)
  • 416-864-6046 (Fax)
  • St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Canada, M5B 1W8, Canada

BIO

Dr Stephen Betschel is Departmental Division Director of Clinical Immunology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.  He is a Staff Clinical Immunologist and Allergist in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at St. Michael’s Hospital and Division of Respirology at University Health Network, Toronto.  He earned his medical degree at McMaster University and completed his residency program in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at the University of Toronto.  He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, where he is director of the Adult Primary Immunodeficiency Clinic.  He also has served as the Program Director of the Adult Clinical Immunology and Allergy Residency Program at the University of Toronto for over a decade.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Division Head - Interim
    St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada1 Feb 2025 - present
  • Departmental Division Director
    University of Toronto, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 2020 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada1 Jun 2007 - 1 May 2017
  • Courtesy Staff
    Unity Health Toronto, Medicine, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, Canada23 Sep 2017 - present
  • Project Investigator
    Li Ka Shing Research Institute, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2016 - present
  • Courtesy Staff
    St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Medicine, Toronto, Canada15 Mar 2008 - present
  • Staff
    University Health Network, Medicine, Division of Respirology, Toronto, Canada1 May 2007 - present
  • Staff
    St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Clinical Immunologist and Allergist, Toronto, Canada1 May 2004 - present
  • Clinical Associate, Internist
    Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Campus, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2003 - 2008
  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2 May 2017 - present
  • Courtesy Staff
    Toronto East General Hospital (Michael Garron Hospital), Medicine, Toronto, Canada15 Mar 2008 - present

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Dept of Medicine
    McMaster University, Dept of Medicine, Hamilton, Canada1995 - 1998
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Candidate), Dept of Medical Genetics and Microbiology
    University of Toronto, Dept of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Toronto, Canada1991 - 1995
  • BSc Honours, Microbiology Specialist
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1987 - 1991

CERTIFICATIONS

  • SAN’YAS: Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
    Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, Canada1 Oct 2021 - present
  • Primary angioedema with normal C1 inhibitor. What is new? Immunology & Allergy
    European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), Varese, Italy1 Oct 2018 - present
  • Health Canada Division 5 - Drugs For Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects (Curriculum Group
    Providence St. Joseph’s & St. Michael’s Healthcare, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)1 Jul 2018 - 1 Jul 2020
  • Health Canada Division 5 - Drugs For Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects (Course Learner Group)
    Providence St. Joseph’s & St. Michael’s Healthcare, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2018 - 1 Jul 2020
  • 1 - Stage (Stage)
    Providence St. Joseph’s & St. Michael’s Healthcare, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2018 - present
    License / Membership #: 26209314

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Master Teacher Program
    University of Toronto, Department of Internal Medicine, Toronto, Canada2005 - 2007
    Other
  • Chief Resident
    University of Toronto, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Toronto, Canada2002 - 2003
    Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal MedicineChief Resident
  • FRCP(C), Post-graduate Fellow
    University of Toronto, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toronto, Canada2001 - 2004
    Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyClinical Fellowship
  • FRCP(C), Internal Medicine Resident
    University of Toronto, Division of Post-Graduate Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Toronto, Canada1998 - 2001
    Internal MedicineResidency

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

  • Unity Health Toronto