Dr Julie Morrison
Paediatric Pulmonologist · Integrative Medicine · Cape Town
I'm a paediatric pulmonologist and integrative medicine specialist, trained across three continents and grounded in Cape Town. I treat the lungs, and everything connected to them.
Medicine that sees the whole child.
My Philosophy
As a Cape Town paediatric pulmonologist with additional training in integrative medicine, I believe the best outcomes happen when we look beyond the symptom. A chronic cough is not always just a cough. Poor sleep is not always just a sleep issue. In children, these things rarely sit apart from each other for long.
So my first question is rarely what is the symptom. It is why is this happening,and when you start there, the whole consultation changes.
Every time I treat a child,
I picture my own daughter in that bed. Every decision I make is one I would make for her too.
Four pillars. One foundation.
The BreatheThrive Framework™
I'm a paediatric pulmonologist and integrative medicine specialist, trained across three continents and grounded in Cape Town. I treat the lungs, and everything connected to them.
A complement to every pillar
Targeted supplements, working alongside medicine.
Probiotics > Omega 3 > Vitamin D > Targeted support
01 · Emotional
Emotional wellbeing
The nervous system first. A calm parent often creates a calm child: reassurance, clarity and a plan settle the whole home around the child.
02 · movement
Movement
Airway conditioning, immune resilience, and the rhythm of daily physical activity, especially during recovery.
03 · nutrition
Nutrition
The gut-immune axis and food-first interventions for chronic respiratory disease.
04 · The foundation
Sleep
When a child sleeps well, healing starts to happen. Immune function improves. Inflammation settles.
Parents sleep too, and the emotional temperature of the home comes down. Everything else rests on this.
> Paediatric pulmonology
> Combined airway work
> Sleep & obstructive apnoea
> Integrative paediatric medicine
> Bronchoscopy & interventional procedures
> Nutritional & microbiome support
what i treat
Every child deserves the same standard of care.
From the everyday (asthma, recurrent wheeze, chronic cough) to the most complex combined airway cases in the country. Families travel from Namibia, Angola and across South Africa for the combined airway list.
Reviews
What people say about us
"For five years, our daughter struggled with debilitating respiratory symptoms, and we felt as though we had reached the end of the road in our search for answers. Then we met Dr Julie Morrison
Not only did she help us finally understand and manage our daughter's condition, but she did so with extraordinary kindness, empathy, and care. She has changed our daughter's life and brought hope back to our family.
Dr Morrison is an exceptional doctor and a truly wonderful human being. We cannot recommend her highly enough."
- Sarah D
"Dr Morrison has been an exceptional doctor to my child and our family. She is always caring, professional, and patient, taking the time to listen to our concerns and explain everything clearly.
Her kindness and dedication have made us feel supported and confident in the care our child receives. We truly appreciate her compassionate approach and her commitment to her patients' well-being. We would highly recommend Dr Morrison to any parent looking for a knowledgeable and trustworthy doctor."
- Clara, mom to Gabriella