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Wey Leong

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Toronto

Wey Leong

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

1,982

Citations

101

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Research

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Latest papers

Impact of excluding internal mammary node coverage on musculoskeletal dosimetry in breast radiotherapy.
Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2026
Analysis of the 2024 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match: Survey of Applicants’ and Program Directors’ Preferences Regarding In-Person Versus Virtual Interviews
Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2025 · senior author
ASO Visual Abstract: Analysis of the 2024 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match: Survey of Applicants and Program Directors’ Preferences Regarding In-Person Versus Virtual Interviews
Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2025 · senior author

All 75 publications

Latest funding

Development of scale-up strategies for ReFilx: a novel soft tissue filler - I2I Phase 1
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$124,123
The Canadian F.I.G.H.T. (Fluorescence Image-Guided Help in Treating) Breast Cancer Surgical Trial
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,922,300
The Canadian F.I.G.H.T. (Fluorescence Image-Guided Help in Treating) Breast Cancer Surgical Trial
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 5 grants and awards

75 publications.

Impact of excluding internal mammary node coverage on musculoskeletal dosimetry in breast radiotherapy.

Ciocon SL, de la Pena Villarreal A, Lee G, Kamel R, Rahman M, Conroy L, Bleakney R, Croke J, Koch A, Mauti E, Jones J, Chang E, Weidman M, Leong W, Liu ZA, Ye XY, Yee Kwan JY, Liu FF

Clinical and translational radiation oncology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2025.101077 PMID: 41377100

Analysis of the 2024 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match: Survey of Applicants’ and Program Directors’ Preferences Regarding In-Person Versus Virtual Interviews

Jennifer Kay Plichta, Richard J. Bleicher, Judy Caroline Boughey, Julie A. Margenthaler, Holly S. Mason, Catherine E. Pesce, Katharine Schulz‐Costello, Ranjna Sharma, Raeshell Sharawn Sweeting, Mediget K. Teshome, Alice P. Chung, Amanda MendiolaFACS, Amber Guth, Azadeh A. Carr, Bridget A. Oppong, Carla Suzanne Fisher, Catherine E Loveland-Jones, Catherine C. Parker, Christina Weltz, Cletus A. Arciero, Daniela A Ochoa, David EdmonsonFACS, Eli Avisar, Emil Fernando, Ingrid M. Lizarraga, Irene Wapnir, Jacqueline Sara Jeruss, Janie G. Grumley, Jennifer L. Baker, Jessica Miley Bensenhaver, et al. (66 authors)

Annals of Surgical Oncology20251 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-18043-9 PMID: 40849385

ASO Visual Abstract: Analysis of the 2024 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match: Survey of Applicants and Program Directors’ Preferences Regarding In-Person Versus Virtual Interviews

Jennifer Kay Plichta, Richard J. Bleicher, Judy Caroline Boughey, Julie A. Margenthaler, Holly S. Mason, Catherine E. Pesce, Katharine Schulz‐Costello, Ranjna Sharma, Raeshell Sharawn Sweeting, Mediget K. Teshome, Alice P. Chung, Amanda Mendiola, Amber Guth, Azadeh A. Carr, Bridget A. Oppong, Carla Suzanne Fisher, Catherine E Loveland-Jones, Catherine C. Parker, Christina Weltz, Cletus A. Arciero, Daniela A Ochoa, David A. Edmonson, Eli Avisar, Emil Fernando, Ingrid M. Lizarraga, Irene Wapnir, Jacqueline Sara Jeruss, Janie G. Grumley, Jennifer L. Baker, Jessica Miley Bensenhaver, et al. (66 authors)

Annals of Surgical Oncology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-18185-w PMID: 40931307

Impact of Excluding Internal Mammary Node Coverage on Musculoskeletal Dosimetry in Breast Radiotherapy

Stephen Lowell Ciocon, Antonio Diego De La Pena Villarreal, Grace Lee, Mohammad Arifur Rahman, Leigh Conroy, Robert Bleakney, Jennifer M. Croke, Christine Anne Koch, Emma Mauti, Jennifer M. Jones, Eugene B. Chang, Melissa Weidman, Wey Liang Leong, Zhihui Amy Liu, Xiang Y. Ye, Jennifer Y. Y. Kwan, Fei‐Fei Liu

SSRN Electronic Journal2025Open Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5364081

A handheld device for intra-cavity and ex vivo fluorescence imaging of breast conserving surgery margins with 5-aminolevulinic acid.

Gibson C, Wang SC, Phoon A, Thalanki Anantha N, Ottolino-Perry K, Petropoulos S, Qureshi Z, Subramanian V, Shahid A, O'Brien C, Carcone S, Chung S, Tsui T, Son V, Sukhram M, Meng F, Done SJ, Easson AM, Cil T, Reedijk M, Leong WL, DaCosta RS

BMC biomedical engineering20244 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s42490-024-00079-9 PMID: 38822389

Prevention of persistent pain with lidocaine infusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Khan JS, Gilron I, Devereaux PJ, Clarke H, Ayach N, Tomlinson G, Quan ML, Ladha KS, Choi S, Munro A

Trials2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08151-4

The ABODE Study – At home Breast Oncology care Delivered with E-health solutions

Meenu Kalia, Emma Reel, John G.F. Cleland, Alexandra Maria Easson, Jaime Escallón, Jennifer Michelle Jones, Michael Man Ho Li, David R. McCready, Jeanna Marie McCuaig, Kiloran H.M. Metcalfe, Larissa Peck, Kristen M. Raymond, M. Reedijik, Gary Rodin, S Rotstein, E. Thain, Daniel Santa Mina, Wey Liang Leong, Timuçin Çil

European Journal of Surgical Oncology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.109011

Metabolic Lipids in Melanoma Enable Rapid Determination of Actionable BRAF-V600E Mutation with Picosecond Infrared Laser Mass Spectrometry in 10 s.

Katz L, Kiyota T, Woolman M, Wu M, Pires L, Fiorante A, Ye LA, Leong W, Berman HK, Ghazarian D, Ginsberg HJ, Das S, Aman A, Zarrine-Afsar A

Analytical chemistry20234 citations

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02901 PMID: 37695851

Deciphering primary and acquired immunotherapy resistance with whole genome and transcriptome analysis (WGTA).

Sofia Genta, Jeff P. Bruce, Xuan Li, Sam Felicen, Albiruni Ryan Abdul Razak, Samuel D. Saibil, Marcus Otho Butler, Philippe Lucien Bedard, Bernard Lam, Ming‐Sound Tsao, Wey Liang Leong, Alexandra Maria Easson, Ben X. Wang, Ilinca M. Lungu, David Paul Goldstein, Aaron Richard Hansen, Lawson Eng, Trevor J. Pugh, Lillian L. Siu, Anna Spreafico

Journal of Clinical Oncology20231 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.2602

Supplementary Figure Legends from B7-H4 Expression by Nonhematopoietic Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment Promotes Antitumor Immunity

Ramtin Rahbar, Albert Y. M. Lin, Magar Ghazarian, Helen-Loo Yau, Sangeetha Paramathas, Philipp Alexander Lang, Anita Schildknecht, Alisha R. Elford, Carlos R. Garcia-Batres, Bernard J. Martin, Hal K. Berman, Wey Liang Leong, David R. McCready, Michael Reedijk, Susan J. Done, Naomi Miller, Bruce J. Youngson, Woong‐Kyung Suh, Tak W. Mak, Pamela S. Ohashi

2023Open Access

DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.22538572

Development of scale-up strategies for ReFilx: a novel soft tissue filler - I2I Phase 1

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Santerre, Paul

$124,123

The Canadian F.I.G.H.T. (Fluorescence Image-Guided Help in Treating) Breast Cancer Surgical Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dacosta, Ralph S

Keywords: Breast Cancer Surgery; Breast Conservative Surgery; Breast Pathology; Cancer Imaging; Fluorescence Contrast Agents; Fluorescence Image-Guided Surgery; Intraoperative Margin Assessment; Medical Devices; Optical Imaging; Surgical Re-Excision

$2,922,300

The Canadian F.I.G.H.T. (Fluorescence Image-Guided Help in Treating) Breast Cancer Surgical Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant - Priority Announcement: Breast Cancer

Principal investigators: Dacosta, Ralph S

Keywords: Breast Cancer Surgery; Breast Conservative Surgery; Breast Pathology; Cancer Imaging; Fluorescence Contrast Agents; Fluorescence Guided Surgery; Intraoperative Margin Assessment; Medical Device; Optical Imaging; Surgery

$100,000

Portable Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging for Real-time Margin Assessment and Guidance During Breast Cancer Surgery

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Dacosta, Ralph S

Keywords: Breast Cancer Surgery; Breast Conservative Surgery; Breast Pathology; Cancer Imaging; Fluorescence Contrast Agents; Fluorescence Guided Surgery; Margin Assessment; Medical Device; Optical Imaging; Surgery

$333,390

Development of PRODIGI, a Handheld Optical Imaging Technology for Real-time Intraoperative-guidance of Breast Tumour Resection

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Proof of Principle Program - Phase I

Principal investigators: Dacosta, Ralph S

Keywords: Breast Cancer Surgery; Brest Cancer Detection And Diagnosis; Fluorescence Imaging; Image-Gudied Surgery; Intraoperative Imaging Technologies; Optical Image-Guided Surgery Of Breast Cancer; Optical Imaging Devices; Tumor Margins

$121,250

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Wey Leong

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impact of excluding internal mammary node coverage on musculoskeletal dosimetry in breast radiotherapy.

Analysis of the 2024 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match: Survey of Applicants’ and Program Directors’ Preferences Regarding In-Person Versus Virtual Interviews

ASO Visual Abstract: Analysis of the 2024 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Match: Survey of Applicants and Program Directors’ Preferences Regarding In-Person Versus Virtual Interviews

Impact of Excluding Internal Mammary Node Coverage on Musculoskeletal Dosimetry in Breast Radiotherapy

A handheld device for intra-cavity and ex vivo fluorescence imaging of breast conserving surgery margins with 5-aminolevulinic acid.

Prevention of persistent pain with lidocaine infusions in breast cancer surgery (PLAN): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

The ABODE Study – At home Breast Oncology care Delivered with E-health solutions

Metabolic Lipids in Melanoma Enable Rapid Determination of Actionable BRAF-V600E Mutation with Picosecond Infrared Laser Mass Spectrometry in 10 s.

Deciphering primary and acquired immunotherapy resistance with whole genome and transcriptome analysis (WGTA).

Supplementary Figure Legends from B7-H4 Expression by Nonhematopoietic Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment Promotes Antitumor Immunity

Development of scale-up strategies for ReFilx: a novel soft tissue filler - I2I Phase 1

The Canadian F.I.G.H.T. (Fluorescence Image-Guided Help in Treating) Breast Cancer Surgical Trial

The Canadian F.I.G.H.T. (Fluorescence Image-Guided Help in Treating) Breast Cancer Surgical Trial

Portable Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging for Real-time Margin Assessment and Guidance During Breast Cancer Surgery

Development of PRODIGI, a Handheld Optical Imaging Technology for Real-time Intraoperative-guidance of Breast Tumour Resection

Frequent collaborators

Michael Reedijk

Alexandra Easson

Pamela Ohashi

Cynthia Guidos

Susan Done

Trevor Pugh

Woong-Kyung Suh

Tak Mak

Vuk Stambolic

Ralph DaCosta

Saroj Niraula

Phil Medeiros

Tony Panzarella

Anthony Joshua

David McCready

Melanie Dobson

Sean Egan

Frances Wright

Stefan Hofer

Alex Vitkin

Thomas Cawthorn

Richard Brull

Sinziana Avramescu

Ming Tsao

Supriya Kulkarni

Patricia Shaw

Alexander Huang