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Personal profile
Biography
Wee Loon Ong is currently a Clinical Fellow at Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto.
He graduated from Monash University with BMedSci and MBBS in 2010, and completed an MPhil in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge in 2013, graduating first in class with the GSK prize. He then undertook RANZCR Radiation Oncology specialty training (2016-2021) within the Victorian Training Network (rotating through Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Austin Health Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre, and Ballarat Health), and spent the final year of his training as Prostate Cancer Fellow at the Alfred Health. 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 is actively involved in 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). He was previous Chair of the Radiation Oncology Trainee Committee (ROTC), and was trainee representative on the Faculty Council, and Quality Improvement Committee (QIC). He is also a current member of the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) Genitourinary Working Party and CNS Working Party. He is member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), Australasian Brachytherapy Group (ABG), Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Trial Groups (ANZUP), and Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO).
Research interests
His clinical interests are primarily in prostate cancer (including brachytherapy) and CNS cancer (including stereotactic radiation therapy). His research interests are in health services research using population-based administrative dataset such as the Victorian Radiotherapy Minimum Data Set and clinical quality registry database such as the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry. He has published widely, relative to opportunity and stage of career, with more than 50 publications to date, in high impact journals such as JAMA, JAMA Oncology, and European Urology. He has received several competitive grants and research awards during his radiation oncology training, including the Victorian Veski Fellowship and the RANZCR Bourne and Langlands Prize. He is also regular peer reviewer for several oncology journals.
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 Odette Cancer Center
Apr 2022 → …
Radiation Oncologist, Alfred Hospital
Sep 2021 → Feb 2022
Radiation Oncology Prostate Cancer Fellow, Alfred Hospital
Mar 2021 → Sep 2021
Radiation Oncology Registrar, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Fellow, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
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
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
Network
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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Late, persistent, substantial treatment-related symptoms (LAPERS) following low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Ong, W. L. & Millar, J., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Brachytherapy. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Modern Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer: A Narrative Review
Pattenden, T. A., Samaranayke, D., Morton, A., Ong, W. L., Murphy, D. G., Pritchard, E., Evans, S., Millar, J., Chalasani, V., Rashid, P., Winter, M., Vela, I., Pryor, D., Mark, S., Lawrentschuk, N. & Thangasamy, I. A., Feb 2023, In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 21, 1, p. 115-123 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Changing pattern of radiation therapy for bone metastases in an Australian population-based cohort of men with prostate cancer
Ong, W. L., Milne, R. L., Foroudi, F. & Millar, J. L., 1 Feb 2022, In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 20, 1, p. 7-15 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Comprehensive review of the use of hydrogel spacers prior to radiation therapy for prostate cancer
Harvey, M., Ong, W. L., Chao, M., Udovicich, C., McBride, S. M., Bolton, D. M., Eastham, J. & Perera, M. L., 2022, In: BJU International. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Disparities in radiation therapy utilization for cancer patients in Victoria
Ong, W. L., Finn, N., Te Marvelde, L., Hornby, C., Milne, R. L., Hanna, G. G., Pitson, G., Elsaleh, H., Millar, J. L. & Foroudi, F., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 66, 6, p. 830-839 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
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), 2016
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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COGNO/ Elekta Radiation Oncology Trainee Scholarship
Ong, Wee Loon (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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EMUC Best Poster in Prostate Cancer (3rd Prize)
Ong, Wee Loon (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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RANZCR Radiation Oncology Research Committee
Wee Loon Ong (Member)
2022 → 2024Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Annual Scientific Meeting
Wee Loon Ong (Member of programme committee)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Cancers (Journal)
Wee Loon Ong (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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BMC Palliative Care (Journal)
Wee Loon Ong (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Cancer Reports (Journal)
Wee Loon Ong (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility