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.