Director of the Cardio-Oncology Program at Hamilton Health Sciences
McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences
McMaster University
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.
Education and Training
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 fellowship in cardiovascular imaging at the Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, before re-locating to Canada.
Hospital Affiliation
• Associate Professor – Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Profile
Academic Titles and Roles
• Senior Scientist – the Population Health Research Institute
• Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Research, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Endeavours
• Research supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Cancer Society and the United States Department of Defense among others.
• Published over 230 manuscripts including leading publications in the Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine and the leading cardiovascular journals.
Educational Profile
• Director, Internal Medicine Resident Research Program, McMaster University
• Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, McMaster University
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