Dr. Leong’s clinical interests include cardio-oncology, frailty, multi-morbidity and echocardiography. He is Director of the McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Cardio-Oncology Program and Director of Internal Medicine Resident Research.
Dr. Leong graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School with Deans Listing and Honours for academic excellence in 2000. He completed his cardiology training, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health, and Master of Biostatistics degrees at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He has completed a post-doctorate fellowship in cardiovascular imaging at the Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, before re-locating to Canada.
His research is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Cancer Society, and he has published >190 manuscripts including all the leading internal medical and cardiovascular journals. His h-index is 56 with >18,000 citations.
Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer, measures of adiposity and strength, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: observations from 3000 men in 5 countries in the RADICAL PC study
Event: ESC Congress 2023
Topic: Cardio-Oncology
Session: Prediction and management of cardiovascular risk for patients with cancer
