Clinical & Laboratory Haematologist

Dr Teresa Leung

MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA

Dr Teresa Leung is a Melbourne haematologist with broad experience across malignant and non-malignant blood disorders. She graduated in medicine from the University of Melbourne and undertook specialist haematology training at major Victorian centres including Austin Health and Royal Melbourne Hospital, where she trained in both clinical and diagnostic laboratory haematology.

Dr Leung has longstanding experience caring for patients across Melbourne’s northern suburbs and is currently working as clinical and laboratory haematologist at Northern Health, with appointments at Alfred Health and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Her clinical interests include geriatric haematology, low-grade lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, iron disorders and the assessment of abnormal haematological investigations. She is also committed to teaching and clinical research, including supervision of haematology trainees and medical students, and has set up the iron service at Northern Health to help improve access to treatment.

Dr Leung welcomes referrals for both malignant and non-malignant blood disorders and for specialist interpretation of abnormal haematological investigations.

Special Interests:

  • Lymphoma, including low-grade lymphomas
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Anaemia, iron deficiency and iron overload
  • Blood disorders in older adults
  • Abnormal blood counts and haematological investigations
  • General malignant and non-malignant haematology

Qualifications

  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA)
  • Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of Melbourne

Sub-Specialised Fellowship Training

  • Advanced haematology experience at the Royal Melbourne Hospital clinical haematology and bone marrow transplant service

Registrar / Specialist Training

  • Clinical and diagnostic laboratory haematology training, Austin Health
  • Clinical haematology and bone marrow transplant training, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Academic, Research & Professional Appointments

  • Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist, Northern Health
  • Visiting Haematologist, Alfred Health and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
  • Consultant Haematologist, Northern Blood & Cancer Care, Northern Private Hospital
  • Supervisor and educator for haematology trainees and medical students

Memberships

  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
  • Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)
  • Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ)
  • Australasian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group (ALLG)
  • European Haematology Association (EHA)

Research Interests

Clinical trials in haematology, with areas spanning myeloma, lymphomas and leukaemia.  Service improvement in setting up iron service and geriatrics haematology referral services. Dr Leung has presented her clinical research and audits at national haematology meetings.

Consulting Locations

  • Northern Blood & Cancer Care – Northern Private Hospital, Epping

Hospital / Clinical Appointments

  • Northern Health / Northern Hospital Epping
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
  • Alfred Health
  • Northern Private Hospital

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
  • Japanese

Northern Blood & Cancer Care

Specialist Blood & Cancer Care in Melbourne

Northern Blood & Cancer Care brings together a highly experienced team of haematologists, medical oncologists and specialist physicians, with consultations available at Northern Private Hospital in Epping.

Contact our team to arrange an appointment or discuss a referral.