Dr Lester Leong is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. He completed his specialty traineeship in Diagnostic Radiology in Singapore. His subspecialty interest is breast imaging and he underwent a Fellowship in Breast Imaging under the auspices of the SingHealth's Human Resource Development Programme Scholarship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America in 2010. He did another Fellowship in Breast Imaging at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, UK.
He has strong interest in breast imaging research and his special research interests are in breast cancer screening, ultrasound breast elastography, imaging evaluation of axillary nodes, and utility of AI in breast imaging.
Dr Leong previously held positions as Chair of the Chapter of Diagnostic Radiologists, College of Radiologists, Singapore (2015-2019), and as Chair of the Breast Imaging Subsection of the Singapore Radiological Society (2015-2017). He is also a very keen educator and was a long-serving Core Faculty for Breast Imaging curriculum with the SingHealth Diagnostic Radiology Residency Programme between 2010 and 2022.
Research Interest
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Ultrasound Breast Elastography
- Axillary Node Imaging
- Use of AI in Breast Imaging
Publications
- Factors affecting mammogram breast cancer surveillance effectiveness in the ipsilateral and contralateral breast. Hamzah JL, Phua JKS, Chan WT, Teo SY, Tan VK, Lim GH, Tan BKT, Lim SH, Tan PH, Allen JC, Leong LCH. Clin Imaging. 2024 Dec;116:110308.
- Use of Axillary Ultrasound to Guide Breast Cancer Management in the Genomic Assay Era. Lim GH, Allen JC, Lee YS, Teo SY, Lau LC, Win T, Leong LCH. Breast Dis. 2024;43(1):19-23.
- Oncologic Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Nodes and Pathological Nodal Response Following Noadjuvant Chemotherapy Without Axillary Dissection: A Literature Review. Lim GH, Leong LCH. Ann Transl Med. 2023 Mar 15;11(5):218.
- Extensively Infarcted Breast Cancer. Tan SY, Tan PH, Tan VKM, Leong LCH. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Sep 7;16(9):e253823.
- Savi Scout Wireless Localisation of the Breast and Axillary Lesions: Lessons Learned from Singapore's Early Experience. Lim HJ, Leong LCH (joint 1st authorship), Tan YY, Ong EMW, Tan VKM, Lim SZ, Woo EKY, Lee YS, Sim YR, Madhukumar P, Tan BKT, Sim LS, Moey THL, Win T, Lim GH. Singapore Med J. Singapore Med J. 2023 Nov 10.
- TB or not TB? The Axillary Lump Question. Chan CW, Poh BR, Wong CY, Kwah RYC, Leong LCH. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Sep;51(9):589-590.
- Determining the Benefit of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Reduction of Axillary Dissection Rates in Z0011 Trial Cohort with High Nodal Burden. Yan Z, Wong A, Ng RP, Lee YS, Lim ME, Leong LC, Allen J, Lim GH. Gland Surg.2022 May;11(5):788-794.
- Responsive Web-based Breast Imaging Core Curriculum for International Radiology Residents with Self-Assessment: A Pilot Study. Omofoye TS, Leong LCH, Kalambo M, Teo SY, Lim WEH, Chew DCY, Lee SYS, Lane D, Kapoor MM, Martaindale S, Teichgraeber D, Moseley T, Phalak K, Srinivasan A, Sun J, Whitman G, Leung JWT, Tan BS, Yang WT. Acad Radiol. 2022 Jun;29(6):919-927.
- Multi-Center Evaluation of Artificial Intelligent Imaging And Clinical Models For Predicting Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response In Breast Cancer. Qi TH, Hian OH, Kumaran AM, Tan TJ, Cong TRY, Su-Xin GL, Lim EH, Ng R, Yeo MCR, Tching FLLW, Zewen Z, Hui CYS, Xin WR, Ooi SKG, Leong LCH, Tan SM, Preetha M, Sim Y, Tan VKM, Yeong J, Yong WF, Cai Y, Nei WL; JBCR; Ai3. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 May;193(1):121-138 2022.
- The Global Reading Room: Managing a Benign Papilloma. Freitas V, Goudreau S, Leong LCH, Sharma N. AJR AmJ Roentgenol. 2022 Apr;218(4):758-759.
- Overlap of High-Risk Individuals Predicted by Family History, and Genetic and Non-Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Models: Implications for Risk Stratification. Ho PJ, Ho WK, Khng AJ, Yeoh YS, Tan BK, Tan EY, Lim GH, Tan SM, Tan VKM, Yip CH, Mohd-Taib NA, Wong FY, Lim EH, Ngeow J, Chay WY, Leong LCH, Yong WS, Seah CM, Tang SW, Ng CWQ, Yan Z, Lee JA, Rahmat K, Islam T, Hassan T, Tai MC, Khor CC, Yuan JM, Koh WP, Sim X, Dunning AM, Bolla MK, Antoniou AC, Teo SH, Li J, Hartman M. BMC Med. 2022 Apr 26;20(1):150.
- Shear Wave versus Strain Elastography of Breast Lesions- the Value of Incorporating Boundary Tissue Assessment. Tay IWM, Sim LS, Moey THL, Tan KPP, Lai LMS, Leong LCH. Clin Imaging. 2022 Feb;82:228-233.
