Vicki McWilliam
Vicki McWilliam
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Role
Team Leader / Clinician-Scientist Fellow
Research area
Population Health
Group
Population Allergy
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Dr Vicki McWilliam is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Working in the Population Allergy group at MCRI, she is also a Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Vicki is one of Australia's leading paediatric allergy dietitians with more than 20 years of clinical experience and a decade of specialisation in food allergy. Her expertise has seen her not only involved in the care of children and families with food allergies but teaching, training, resource development, service delivery review and policy work in the area of food allergy.
Vicki embarked on formal research alongside her clinical role with completion of her PhD in 2019 with the University of Melbourne. The primary outcomes from her PhD have contributed to international understanding of the prevalence and natural history of tree nut allergies, and prediction of tolerance to cashew nut in children with IgE mediated cashew allergy.
She continues her research alongside her clinical role and is passionate about streamlining the interface between clinical care and research. Her program of work is focused on exploring dietary interventions that will prevent food allergy development and improve the management and treatment of established food allergies.
Working in the Population Allergy group at MCRI, she is also a Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Vicki is one of Australia's leading paediatric allergy dietitians with more than 20 years of clinical experience and a decade of specialisation in food allergy. Her expertise has seen her not only involved in the care of children and families with food allergies but teaching, training, resource development, service delivery review and policy work in the area of food allergy.
Vicki embarked on formal research alongside her clinical role with completion of her PhD in 2019 with the University of Melbourne. The primary outcomes from her PhD have contributed to international understanding of the prevalence and natural history of tree nut allergies, and prediction of tolerance to cashew nut in children with IgE mediated cashew allergy.
She continues her research alongside her clinical role and is passionate about streamlining the interface between clinical care and research. Her program of work is focused on exploring dietary interventions that will prevent food allergy development and improve the management and treatment of established food allergies.
Dr Vicki McWilliam is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Working in the Population Allergy group at MCRI, she is also a Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at The Royal Children's...
Working in the Population Allergy group at MCRI, she is also a Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at The Royal Children's...
Dr Vicki McWilliam is a Clinical Scientist Fellow generously funded by the Good Friday Appeal.
Working in the Population Allergy group at MCRI, she is also a Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Vicki is one of Australia's leading paediatric allergy dietitians with more than 20 years of clinical experience and a decade of specialisation in food allergy. Her expertise has seen her not only involved in the care of children and families with food allergies but teaching, training, resource development, service delivery review and policy work in the area of food allergy.
Vicki embarked on formal research alongside her clinical role with completion of her PhD in 2019 with the University of Melbourne. The primary outcomes from her PhD have contributed to international understanding of the prevalence and natural history of tree nut allergies, and prediction of tolerance to cashew nut in children with IgE mediated cashew allergy.
She continues her research alongside her clinical role and is passionate about streamlining the interface between clinical care and research. Her program of work is focused on exploring dietary interventions that will prevent food allergy development and improve the management and treatment of established food allergies.
Working in the Population Allergy group at MCRI, she is also a Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.
Vicki is one of Australia's leading paediatric allergy dietitians with more than 20 years of clinical experience and a decade of specialisation in food allergy. Her expertise has seen her not only involved in the care of children and families with food allergies but teaching, training, resource development, service delivery review and policy work in the area of food allergy.
Vicki embarked on formal research alongside her clinical role with completion of her PhD in 2019 with the University of Melbourne. The primary outcomes from her PhD have contributed to international understanding of the prevalence and natural history of tree nut allergies, and prediction of tolerance to cashew nut in children with IgE mediated cashew allergy.
She continues her research alongside her clinical role and is passionate about streamlining the interface between clinical care and research. Her program of work is focused on exploring dietary interventions that will prevent food allergy development and improve the management and treatment of established food allergies.
Top Publications
- Pitt, E, Lowe, A, Perrett, KP, McWilliam, V, Tang, MLK, Peters, R, Koplin, J. Timing of exposure to cow's milk formula and risk of developing cow's milk allergy and sensitisation in the HealthNuts study.. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2026 view publication
- Vale, SL, Netting, MJ, Hornung, CJ, Smith, J, Roche, I, McWilliam, V, Hollinshead, K, South, C, Young, A, Rueter, K, et al. ASCIA Guideline: Infant Feeding for Food Allergy Prevention.. Clin Exp Allergy 56(4) : 319 -329 2026 view publication
- McWilliam, V, Netting, MJ, Volders, E, Palmer, DJ. Corrigendum to "World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update - X - Breastfeeding a baby with cow's milk allergy" [World Allergy Organ J 16 (2023) (100830); DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2023.100830].. World Allergy Organ J 19(3) : 101354 2026 view publication
- Sullivan, TR, McWilliam, V, O'Sullivan, M, Netting, M, Perrella, S, Geddes, D, Tang, M, Campbell, DE, Perrett, KP, Palmer, DJ. Nuts For Babies Study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Australia investigating if the risk of developing peanut and cashew nut allergies during infancy can be reduced by a high peanut and cashew nut maternal diet for the first 6 months of lactation.. BMJ Open 15(10) : e108137 2025 view publication
- Brettig, T, Koplin, JJ, McWilliam, V, Peters, RL, Perrett, KP. Integrating Ara h 2 sIgE with SPT reduces oral food challenges and costs in peanut allergy diagnosis: A cost comparison analysis.. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 36(4) : e70088 2025 view publication
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