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John James Mitchell

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor

John James Mitchell
Contact Information
Email address: 
john.james.mitchell.med [at] ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Division: 
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Area(s): 
Clinical trials
Health services research
Medical genetics
Patient centered outcomes
Patient-oriented research
Precision medicine
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc.

Biography: 

Dr. John J. Mitchell is a pediatric endocrinologist and biochemical geneticist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and an associate professor at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï. He specializes in the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism.

Dr. Mitchell graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1998 and completed fellowships in pediatric endocrinology (ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï 2001-2003) and genetic metabolic medicine (Children’s Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia 2003-2004).

His area of expertise is the diagnosis and treatment of orphan disease. He has served as principal investigator on several clinical trials on enzyme replacement in lysosomal storage disorders, co-factor therapy on phenylketonuria and gene therapy in glycogen storage disease and Hunter syndrome. He has an active investigator driven research portfolio with a special interest in biomarkers and mechanism of disease. Dr. Mitchell has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles, written 3 book chapters, co-authored 5 international treatment guidelines, and presented at numerous congresses and international meetings.

Areas of expertise: 
  • Rare disease
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis
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