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Dr. Julia Upton is a Clinical Immunologist & Allergist at The Hospital for Sick Children, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, co-Director of the SickKids Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Programme, and Medical Director of the SickKids Clinical Research Center. She serves on the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Board of Directors and the Health Care Advisory board of Food Allergy Canada and was recognized with their 2022 National Robyn Allen Leadership Award.

She graduated from Western University Medical school, completed residency at McMaster University, fellowship in Clinical Immunology & Allergy at the University of Toronto, and an MPH at the Harvard TH Chan of Public Health.

Her clinical practice focuses on both clinical immunodeficiency and allergy. Her research interests include the identification and optimal care of people with immunodeficiencies and exploring the risk factors, severity, prognosis, and optimizing the treatment of food allergies.