Allergy and Immunology Program - Care Team
Dr. Samira Jeimy
Dr. Samira Jeimy is an Associate Professor and Research Lead in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Western University. She completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency at the University of Toronto, followed by fellowship training in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Western University. She earned her PhD in platelet immunology at McMaster University, supported by a CIHR Banting and Best Doctoral Award.
She serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. She is Chair of Women in Allergy and Immunology, Chair of Women in Medicine and Science at Western University, Chair of the OMA Women Committee, and Vice-Chair of the OMA Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. She previously served on the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health Care London.
Dr. Jeimy is also active in medical advocacy and public education (@allergies_explained). A list of her recent publications is available online.
Dr. Harold Kim
Dr. Kim graduated from medicine at Western University and completed his training in allergy and clinical immunology in London. He is an associate professor at Western and assistant clinical professor at McMaster University.
Dr. Kim is the past president of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and past president of the Canadian Network of Respiratory Care. He practices in Kitchener, London and Clinton.
Dr. Mark Kuprowski
Dr. Kuprowski completed his undergraduate studies and graduate studies at Western University before doing his medical degree at the University of Toronto. He completed his internal medicine training at McMaster University and his clinical immunology training at Western University.
In addition to seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Hospital, he is an assistant professor at Western.
Dr. Rongbo Zhu
Dr. Zhu completed his medical school training at Western University and his internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto. He completed his subspecialty training in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Western University with additional training focusing on immunodeficiency at SickKids in Toronto.
Dr. Zhu is board certified in Internal Medicine (FRCPC, ABIM), and in Clinical Immunology and Allergy (FRCPC, ABAI).
At Western University, he is an assistant professor, the Immunodeficiency Lead for Clinical Immunology and Allergy, and Program Director for Clinical Immunology and Allergy.
His areas of interest include virtual medicine and immunodeficiency.