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E-mail: alexwkleung@cuhk.edu.hk

Publons: ABD-7456-2020


Administrative support: Ms Stella Chan

Telephone (office): (852) 3505-2849

Dr. LEUNG Wing Kwan, Alex
梁永堃醫生

  • Clinical Assistant Professor (honorary), Department of Paediatrics

MBChB, FHKCPaed, FHKAM(Paediatrics), DPD(Wales), MRCPCH, CH(HK), DCH(Int)

Research Team:  Paediatric Haematology & Oncology

Clinical Team: Haematology & Oncology

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Biography

Dr. Leung Wing Kwan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2001. He joined the Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital after completion of internship in 2002. He received basic and higher Paediatric training in PWH and obtained specialist qualification in Paediatrics in 2008. He joined the Paediatrics haematology / oncology / BMT team in 2007 and had ten years of work experience in this field. He received overseas fellowship training in this specialty in Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto in 2009. He continued to work in the team in Prince of Wales hospital and was promoted to associate consultant in 2013. His main interest is in paediatric haematological malignancies, haemophilia and thrombosis. He had participated in international clinical trials including treatment protocols on paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and new drug clinical trials especially on haemophilia therapy.

Research Interests

  • Paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

  • Childhood cancer survivorship

  • Haemophilia

Selected   Publications  

  1. Feng J, Lee V, Leung AWK, Lam GKS, Chow TTW, Cheng FWT, Yan CLS, Lee CK, Yuen PMP,   Li CK. Double-unit unrelated cord blood transplantation for thalassemia   major: Comparison with HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplantation.   Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Nov 2:e13901. doi: 10.1111/petr.13901. Epub ahead of   print. PMID: 33136320.

  2. Tsang KS, Leung AWK,   Lee V, Cheng FW, Shing MM, Pong HN, Leung TF, Yuen PM, Li CK. Indiscernible   Benefit of Double-Unit Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Children: A   Single-Center Experience From Hong Kong. Cell Transplant.   2016;25(7):1277-86.

  3. Wong FCK, Leung AWK,   Kwok JSS, Chan MHM, Li CK, Yuen YP. NUDT15 variant and thiopurine-induced   leukopenia in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J 2016;   22:185-7

  4. Lam GK, Leung AWK, Ha   SY, Luk CW, Li CH, Ling SC, Chiang AK, Li CK. Acute Leukemia in Down Syndrome   Children in Hong Kong: Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016   Mar;38(2):102-6. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000500. PMID: 26808367.

  5. Li CK, Leung AWK,   Lam GKS. Prednisone and dexamethasone in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: which is the better option?; Journal of   Xiangya Medicine, 2016: 1-4 (doi: 10.21037/jxym.2016.12.11)

  6. Leung AWK, Lee V,   Chiang AK, Lee AC, Cheng FW, Check D, Luk CW, Ling AS, Li CK. Prognosis and   outcome of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Hong Kong Pediatric   Hematology and Oncology study group report. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012;   59:454-60

  7. Leung AWK, Chu WC,   Lam WW, Lee V, Li CK. Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of cardiac and   liver iron load in transfusion dependent patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;   53: 1054-59

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