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Role Team Leader / Senior Research Officer
Research area Population Health

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Dr Vicki McWilliam is a Clinician-Scientist fellow in the Population Allergy Group, Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at the Royal Children's Hospital 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 Clinician-Scientist fellow in the Population Allergy Group, Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at the Royal Children's Hospital and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at the...
Dr Vicki McWilliam is a Clinician-Scientist fellow in the Population Allergy Group, Senior dietitian in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at the Royal Children's Hospital 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

  • McWilliam, V, Peters, RL, Allen, KJ, Dharmage, SC, Ponsonby, A-L, Tang, MLK, Smart, J, Perrett, K, Tey, D, Robinson, M, et al. Skin Prick Test Predictive Values for the Outcome of Cashew Challenges in Children.. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 8(1) : 141 -148.e2 2020
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  • Wang, Y, Peters, RL, Perrett, KP, McWilliam, VL, Tang, MLK, Lowe, AJ, Ponsonby, A-L, Dharmage, SC, Allen, KJ, Koplin, JJ, et al. Community-Based Adverse Food Reactions and Anaphylaxis in Children with IgE-Mediated Food Allergy at Age 6 Years: A Population-Based Study.. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 8(10) : 3515 -3524 2020
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  • Wang, Y, Allen, KJ, Suaini, NHA, McWilliam, V, Peters, RL, Koplin, JJ. The global incidence and prevalence of anaphylaxis in children in the general population: A systematic review.. Allergy 74(6) : 1063 -1080 2019
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  • McWilliam, V, Peters, R, Tang, MLK, Dharmage, S, Ponsonby, A-L, Gurrin, L, Perrett, K, Koplin, J, Allen, KJ, HealthNuts investigators. Patterns of tree nut sensitization and allergy in the first 6 years of life in a population-based cohort.. J Allergy Clin Immunol 143(2) : 644 -650.e5 2019
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  • Peters, RL, Koplin, JJ, Dharmage, SC, Tang, MLK, McWilliam, VL, Gurrin, LC, Neeland, MR, Lowe, AJ, Ponsonby, A-L, Allen, KJ. Early Exposure to Cow's Milk Protein Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Cow's Milk Allergic Outcomes.. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 7(2) : 462 -470.e1 2019
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