Dr. Jose Lança

Dr. Jose Lança, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology in the Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, also affiliated with the School of Graduate Studies and Centre for the Study of Pain at the UofT.

He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the Society for Neuroscience. He served as Undergraduate Program Director of Pharmacology & Toxicology - Fac. Medicine, teaches extensively and is the director of several undergraduate and graduate courses in Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Dr. Lança has developed courses in Continuing Medical and Dental Education for the Canadian Dental Association, Ontario Dental Association, and Public Health Agency of Canada. He has published extensively on various topics including herbal medications, neuropharmacology, and pharmacology of alcoholism and drug abuse, edited a pharmacology textbook, and has written several chapters in medical pharmacology textbooks.