David Leong

David Leong is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at The University of Western Australia Medical School, with active clinical practice as an Endocrine & General Surgeon at Joondalup Health Campus and Endocrine Surgeon at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. His dual academic-clinical role bridges surgical innovation and patient care in Western Australia.

His educational qualifications include:

• MBBS in Medicine & Surgery
• MEpi (Masters of Epidemiology)

Dr Leong's research centers on endocrine surgical oncology, with deep expertise in thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal pathologies. His work integrates epidemiological methods with surgical outcomes research to refine risk prediction models and optimize intervention protocols. Current projects investigate biomarker validation for surgical cure, malignancy risk stratification in imaging, and metastatic adrenal disease management.

Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on predictive analytics in endocrine surgery, particularly thyroid cancer subtypes, parathyroid hormone dynamics, and adrenalectomy techniques. His work shows strong Australian multi-center collaboration patterns and clinical translation emphasis, with emerging interest in AI applications through the 2024 Discovery Grant.

Key recognitions include:

• Bright Ideas Grant (2024) for Thyroid Carcinoma research
• Discovery Grant (2024) in Artificial Intelligence
• Two Bright Ideas Grants (2023) for Parathyroid Hormone and Thyroid Nodule studies

As an active HDR supervisor accepting PhD students, Dr Leong leverages grant funding to explore surgical innovation while serving as peer reviewer for major surgical journals. His research program directly informs clinical practice through evidence-based protocol development.

Operating within Western Australia's major tertiary hospitals, he collaborates with multidisciplinary endocrine oncology teams including endocrinologists, pathologists, and nuclear medicine specialists to advance surgical standards across the region.