Dr. Leong Tiong

Dr Leong Tiong is a Consultant Breast, Endocrine & General Surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.  He graduated from the University of Adelaide and trained as a General Surgeon in South Australia. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2014, followed by Fellowship training in Trauma Surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Dr. Tiong subsequently trained for 3 years in Breast & Endocrine Surgery at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide, Mater Hospital Brisbane and the Liverpool Hospital Sydney between 2015-2017. 

His field of interest include:

Breast:

• Benign and malignant breast diseases
• High risk familial breast cancers  e.g. BRCA 1 and 2
• Breast reconstruction
• Breast reduction

Endocrine

• Thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland disorders

Head & Neck

• Submandibular and parotid gland disorders
• Thyroglossal and branchial cysts/fistulas

General surgery

• Hernias (inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral, incisional)
• Skin cancers
• Gallbladder and appendiceal disorders
• Skin lumps/bumps and carpal tunnel release
• Emergency abdominal surgery e.g. bowel obstruction, viscus perforation

Surgical Oncology

• Splenectomy, lymph node biopsy, infusaport insertion/removal

Besides working at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Dr. Tiong consults weekly in North Adelaide and has operating lists at the Calvary Adelaide Hospital, the Calvary North Adelaide Hospital, as well as Western Hospital. 

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the following organisations:

Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ)

Australian & New Zealand Endocrine Surgeons (ANZES)

International Surgical Society (ISS)

Breast Surgery International (BSI)

International Society of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES)

“I am immensely privileged to be a surgeon, and I take pride in providing contemporary evidence-based services. My core values are focused on the health and well-being of my patients.”