Dr Margaret Li
Sydney-Based
Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist
General Paediatrician
Dr Margaret Li
Sydney-Based
Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist
General Paediatrician
About Dr Margaret Li
About
Dr Margaret Li is a dual trained consultant specialist in both Paediatric Allergy/Immunology and in General Paediatrics.
Margaret grew up in Sydney and obtained her double degree through the Combined Medicine-Science Program at The University of Sydney in 2012. She trained at a multitude of different paediatric and neonatal units across New South Wales and was the general paediatric fellow at the Campbelltown Hospital in 2020 which provided her with a wealth of experience. Margaret completed her specialist training across both Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick and The Children’s Hospital, Westmead. She was awarded her RACP fellowship in 2023.
Margaret is actively involved in teaching and is a conjoint associate lecturer in The School of Women’s and Children’s Health at The University of New South Wales. She has been involved as a project investigator for an international food allergen immunotherapy trial and is a national coordinator for an international aeroallergen study. Margaret has published in peer reviewed publications in paediatric allergy and immunology and have received awards for her presentations at national conferences.
She is passionate about food allergy research and allergy prevention. Her special interest includes paediatric food allergy, eczema and allergic rhinitis. She also manages a variety of other immune conditions such as recurrent fever syndromes and immunodeficiency.
She is fluent in Cantonese. Outside of work, Margaret enjoys sketching and is an escape room enthusiast.
Services
Consultation
Your child may be referred to Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist for assessment and management of a variety of conditions, including:
- Food Allergy
- Eczema
- Allergic Rhinitis (Hay fever)
- FPIES
- Insect or Drug allergy
- Recurrent infections and suspected immune deficiency
- Recurrent Fever and autoinflammatory diseases (FMF, PFAPA etc)
Skin Prick Testing
Our staff are trained to perform skin prick testing.
If indicated after our consultation, we offer skin prick testing as our preferred method to diagnose IgE-mediated allergies, in conjunction with clinical history
Oral Food Challenges
If indicated, we offer supervised oral food challenges
Immunotherapy
We offer immunotherapy for treatment of conditions such as severe allergic rhinitis due to dust or pollen allergy and bee or wasp anaphylaxis