Papastergiou, John
    • Community pharmacist.
    • Adjunct assistant professor at the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto (Canada).
    • Graduate, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto (Canada).
    • PhD, Radboud University (The Netherlands).
    • Initially serving as a staff pharmacist he acquired his first store. Today, he owns and operates four thriving locations in downtown Toronto.
    • His belief in their unique position to actively screen and monitor patients for chronic diseases led to the implementation of one of the first frontline community pharmacist-directed pharmacogenomics clinics in Canada.
    • Participation on the Libby Fights Back Show (Zoomer Radio).
    • Host of the ‘The Pharmacists Are In’ podcast.
    • Shoppers Drug Mart Associate of the Year, 2012.
    • OPA Mentorship Award and CPhA Canadian Pharmacist of the Year, 2014.
    • OPA Voice of the Profession Award, Pharmacy Practice Commitment to Care
    • Award for Overall Patient Care and First Prize at the 76th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016.
    • Recognized as one of the top 100 healthcare leaders globally by the International Forum on Advancement in Healthcare and OPA Award for Excellence in Research and Academia, 2019.
    • Inaugural Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Alumni Leadership Award, 2020.