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Personal profile
Biography
A/Prof Wee Loon Ong is a Radiation Oncologist at the Alfred Health, subspecialising in prostate cancer care. He is the Academic Lead of Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry Australia and New Zealand (PCOR-ANZ) Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Monash University School of Translational Medicine.
He graduated from Monash University School of Medicine (2010), and completed an MPhil in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge (2013), graduating first in class with the GSK prize. He undertook RANZCR Radiation Oncology specialty training (2016-2021) within the Victorian Training Network, and trained in Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Austin Health Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre, and Ballarat Health. During that time, he concurrently pursued a Doctor of Medicine (MD) research degree through the University of Cambridge as part of the RANZCR Clinician-Scientist Training Pathway. He undertook further radiation oncology fellowship training in prostate cancer at the Alfred Health, Monash University (2021), and the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto (2022-2023).
He is actively involved in the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), as a current member of the Radiation Oncology Research Committee (RORC), and ex-officio member of the Radiation Oncology Education and Training Committee (ROETC). During training, he was the Chair of the Radiation Oncology Trainee Committee (ROTC), and was trainee representative on the Faculty Council, and Quality Improvement Committee (QIC). He is the current convenor of the annual RANZCR Trainee SMART (Statistical Methods, Evidence Appraisal, and Research for Trainees) Workshop. He is the current chair of the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) Genitourinary Working Party. He is member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Trial Groups (ANZUP).
Research interests
His research interests are in health services research using population-based administrative dataset and Clinical Quality Registry, as well as the design and conduct of clinical trials. He has published widely, relative to opportunity and stage of career, with more than 60 publications to date, and in high impact journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology, and European Urology. He has received several competitive grants and research awards, including the Victorian Veski Fellowship, the RANZCR Bourne and Langlands Prize, and the RANZCR Withers and Peters Scholarship, and ASCO Merit Award. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (JMIRO), and regular peer reviewer for several other oncology journals.
Clinical activities
He is highly-trained in all aspects of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, including stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR/ SBRT), low dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT), and high dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT). His current clinical practice is based at the Alfred Health Radiation Oncology, Gippsland Radiation Oncology (Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon), and Andrew Love Cancer Centre (Barwon Health, Geelong)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Epidemiology, MPhil, University of Cambridge
2012 → 2013
MBBS, MONASH UNIVERSITY
2005 → 2010
Genetic Epidemiology, BMedSc, MONASH UNIVERSITY
2009
MD, University of Cambridge
2018 → …
External positions
Clinical Fellow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Apr 2022 → …
Radiation Oncologist, Alfred Hospital
Sept 2021 → Feb 2022
Radiation Oncology Prostate Cancer Fellow, Alfred Hospital
Mar 2021 → Sept 2021
Radiation Oncology Registrar, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Fellow, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI)
May 2018 → Feb 2020
Adjunct Fellow, University of Melbourne
May 2018 → Apr 2021
Radiation Oncology Registrar, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Feb 2018 → May 2018
Radiation Oncology Registrar, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI)
Feb 2017 → Feb 2018
Radiation Oncology Registrar, Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre
Feb 2016 → Feb 2017
Research Fellow, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement
May 2015 → Dec 2016
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Identifying clinician-related barriers to active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer in Australia and New Zealand
Lawrentschuk, N., Thangasamy, I., Ong, W. L., Murphy, D. G., Pritchard, E., Evans, S., Millar, J., Chalasani, V., Rashid, P., Winter, M. W., Vela, I., Pryor, D. & Mark, S.
4/09/19 → 3/09/21
Project: Research
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Long-Term Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Prostate Radiation Therapy With or Without High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost: Post Hoc Analysis of TROG 03.04 RADAR
Ong, W. L., Nikitas, J., Joseph, D., Steigler, A., Millar, J., Valle, L., Steinberg, M. L., Ma, T. M., Reiter, R. E., Rettig, M. B., Nickols, N. G., Chang, A., Zaorsky, N. G., Spratt, D. E., Romero, T. & Kishan, A. U., 1 Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 119, 3, p. 813-825 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Management and outcomes of glioblastoma: 20-year experience in a single Australian institution
Lenffer, B., Ruben, J., Senthi, S., Millar, J. & Ong, W. L., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 68, 2, p. 208-216 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Population-based prostate cancer outcomes registries – what have we learned and where are we heading?
Ong, W. L., Krishnaprasad, K., Bensley, J., Steeper, M., Beckmann, K., Breen, S., King, M., Mark, S., O'Callaghan, M., Patel, M., Tod, E., Millar, J. & on behalf of the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry of Australia and New Zealand (PCOR-ANZ), Dec 2024, In: BJU International. 134, S2, p. 9-11 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The march toward single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer—Quo Vadimus?
Ong, W. L. & Loblaw, A., Dec 2024, In: World Journal of Urology. 41, 12, p. 3485–3491 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Barriers and enablers of active surveillance for prostate cancer: a qualitive study of clinicians
Pattenden, T. A., Thangasamy, I. A., Ong, W. L., Samaranayke, D., Morton, A., Murphy, D. G., Evans, S., Millar, J., Chalasani, V., Rashid, P., Winter, M., Vela, I., Pryor, D., Mark, S., Loeb, S., Lawrentschuk, N. & Pritchard, E., Feb 2023, In: BJU International. 133, S3, p. 48-56 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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AGITG New Concept Award (Runner up)
Ong, Wee Loon (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ANZUP/ Bayer Travel Fellowship
Ong, Wee Loon (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ANZUP/ Bayer Travel Fellowship
Ong, Wee Loon (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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COGNO/ Elekta Radiation Oncology Trainee Scholarship
Ong, Wee Loon (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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RANZCR Faculty of Radiation Oncology Statistical Methods and Research for Trainees (SMART) Workshop
Wee Loon Ong (Organiser)
2023 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Annals of Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Wee Loon Ong (Peer reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (Journal)
Wee Loon Ong (Associate editor)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Clinical Oncology (Journal)
Wee Loon Ong (Peer reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) Genitourinary Working Group
Wee Loon Ong (Chair/ Co-Chair)
2023 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups