Leong, Nelson

Medical Oncology

Clinical Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Nelson Leong is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, and a staff Radiation Oncologist at the Arthur Child Cancer Centre. He is proud to call Calgary his hometown.

Dr. Leong completed his Radiation Oncology residency at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB). He holds a MSc in Health Informatics from the University of Victoria.

He leads the Calgary GU Radiation Oncology Group, and specializes in treating genitourinary and thoracic cancers. Dr. Leong has been an active prostate brachytherapist since completing his Canadian Cancer Foundation funded research fellowship in breast cancer outcomes and low dose rate brachytherapy at the BC Cancer Agency – Victoria.

Area of Focus

  • Radiation oncology – Genitourinary and Thoracic Malignancies
  • Clinical Informatics

Summary of Research

His current research and practice improvement interests include patient reported outcomes, clinically applied machine learning, and health informatics / implementation

Select Publications:

  • Leong, Nelson, et al. “Rectal ulcers and rectoprostatic fistulas after 125I low dose rate prostate brachytherapy.” The Journal of Urology 195.6 (2016): 1811-1816.
  • Leong, Nelson, et al. “Hypofractionated nodal radiation therapy for breast cancer was not associated with increased patient-reported arm or brachial plexopathy symptoms.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 99.5 (2017): 1166-1172.

Area Of Focus

  • Radiation oncology – Genitourinary and Thoracic Malignancies
  • Clinical Informatics

Summary Of Research

His current research and practice improvement interests include patient reported outcomes, clinically applied machine learning, and health informatics / implementation

Select Publications:

  • Leong, Nelson, et al. “Rectal ulcers and rectoprostatic fistulas after 125I low dose rate prostate brachytherapy.” The Journal of Urology 195.6 (2016): 1811-1816.
  • Leong, Nelson, et al. “Hypofractionated nodal radiation therapy for breast cancer was not associated with increased patient-reported arm or brachial plexopathy symptoms.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 99.5 (2017): 1166-1172.