Julie studied medicine at St Andrews and Manchester University, graduating in 1992. She began her career in secondary care, gaining experience in paediatrics and infectious diseases, and developed her passion for travel medicine while working at Ruchill Hospital in Glasgow. She has been a General Practitioner in Edinburgh for 24 years and gained the Diploma in Travel Medicine in 2004. Julie has established and run two travel clinics in Edinburgh and has worked as an expedition doctor in South East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
She served on the Executive Committee of the BGTHA from 2002, first as Treasurer and then as Chair from 2008–2011. Julie was also a founding director of the Alliance for Rabies Control, serving for nine years and helping to elevate global awareness of the disease.
Having lived in Addis Ababa as an expatriate, she has a strong interest in global health and climate change. A long-standing member of the Faculty, she is honoured to serve as an Ordinary Board Member.
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