Sydney gastroenterologist, endoscopy, inflammatory bowel diseases
Macquarie University Hospital & Sydney CBD
Professor Rupert Leong MBBS (UWA), FRACP, MD, AGAF
Macquarie University Hospital Clinic
Suite 404, 2 Technology Place, Macquarie University NSW 2109
Tel: (+612) 9812 3880 [near Macquarie University Station]
Fax: (+612) 9812 3886
Specialist Medical Services @ MediCentral
Level 11 (upper level) 501 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (+612) 8378 1721 [near Town Hall Station]
Fax: (+612) 8378 1718
Research
Dr Leong's research interests include clinical drug trials, inflammatory bowel disease epidemiology, biomarker discovery and advanced endoscopic imaging including confocal laser endomicroscopy and panoramic endoscopy. He is widely published in these fields including in the top ranked specialty journal Gastroenterology and Gut. Dr Leong has been awarded prestigious research grants, fellowships and prizes including from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia and Gastroenterological Society of Australia.
"My research aims to find simple, translatable and cost-effective solutions to common gastrointestinal problems and to develop preventative measures or early detection through screening."
Clinical drug trials
Dr Leong is principle investigator for several multi-centre clinical drug trials mostly in inflammatory bowel diseases at Concord and Macquarie University Hospitals. These trials are approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee and certified on clinicaltrials.gov. Please discuss with me if you are interested in participating.
PhD/MD/Masters Students
Dr Christian Selinger (MD)
Dr Dorothy Chow (MD)
Dr Yunki Yau (PhD)
Dr Crispin Corte (PhD)
Dr Jeff Chang (PhD)
Dr Viraj Kariyawasam (PhD)
Dr Jo chen (Masters)
Dr Nikola Mitrev (Masters)
Dr Hadis Mirzaei (Masters)
Dr Santosh Sanagapalli (PhD)
Dr Craig Haifer (PhD)
Dr Aviv Pudipeddi (PhD)
Dr Cheng Lee (PhD)
Dr Sri Selvaratnam (MRes)
Dr Robyn Laube (PhD)
Dr Gokal Tamilarasan (PhD)
IBD endoscopy
Confocal laser endomicroscopy identifies leaky gut in IBD
Leaky gut in inflammatory bowel diseases and controls.
Full Spectrum Endoscopy
and dysplasia (FUSION Study)
Artificial Intelligence: Computer Aided Diagnosis in confocal laser endomicroscopy
IBD epidemiology
IBD in the Asia Pacific region
- consensus guidelines development (APAGE)
- epidemiology of IBD in the Chinese population
First Australian metropolitan prevalence study: Sydney IBD cohort
IBD biomarkers
Proteomics and Metabolomics in IBD
Bowel Cancer
SUCCESS Study: Sydney of Colorectal Cancer Screening Study (enrolling) please see your GP
Colonoscopy quality, improving mean adenoma detection rates
IBD patient outcomes
IBD patient outcomes
IBD disability index validation
Quality of life,
- validation of Chinese IBDQ
- IBD Disability Index
IBD Pregnancy knowledge, consensus guidelines development
Chaired Australian Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) consensus (GESA)
IBD gut microbiome
IBD gut microbiome
Consensus guidelines on faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
FMT therapeutics and clinical trials
Consensus guidelines on faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
FMT therapeutics and clinical trials
Clinical lead, Australian IBD Microbiome study (AIMS)
IBD biological agents
Sydney IBD Cohort
Persistence Australian National IBD Cohort (PANIC) registry
- comparative effectiveness research
Entyvio Lengthen Dost Interval Study (ELDIS)
Vedolizumab Immunomodulator Enforced Withdrawal Study (VIEWS)