| Cl Immunology and Allergy samira.jeimy@lhsc.on.ca |
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 SAMIRA JEIMY, MD, PhD, FRCPC, ABIM Assistant ProfessorDr. Jeimy completed medical school and internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto, followed by clinical immunology and allergy fellowship at Western University. She completed PhD studies in platelet immunology at McMaster University, supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Banting and Best Doctoral Award. She is board certified in internal medicine (FRCPC, ABIM), and in clinical immunology and allergy (FRCPC). She is an assistant professor at Western University and the Program Director for Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Western University. Her research interests include food and drug allergy, and she engages in multi-centre research from colleagues across the country. She is a co-chair of the scientific sessions committee at the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Her medical advocacy efforts include allergy education through social media (@allergies_explained on instagram; @drsamirajeimy on X) and collaborations including with the “Focused COVID Communications” group, which creates decision aids, clinical tools, and infographics. She is the OMA Women committee chair, OMA Allergy section Vice-Chair, and Women in Allergy and Immunology c-chair. Keywords: Anaphylaxis Biologic therapies Chronic urticaria Food and drug allergies Hereditary angioedema | |||
