Assoc Prof Katy Leung Ying Ying

MB.ChB, MRCP (UK), FHKAM (Med), FAMS (Rheumatology), Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.)

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Rheumatology

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About

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Research Interests

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Ankylosing Spondylitis Axial Spondyloarthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis) General Rheumatology Osteoarthritis Psoriatic Arthritis Spondyloarthritis

Clinical Interests

Ankylosing Spondylitis, Osteoarthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatology ＆ Immunology, Spondyloarthritis

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant

Rheumatology ＆ Immunology

About

A/Prof. Katy Leung is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Associate Professor of Duke-NUS Medical School. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and obtained Specialist Accreditation for Rheumatology in Hong Kong* in 2006. She obtained Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong* in 2017. While in Hong Kong*, she was the Chief in Rheumatology in North District Hospital 2008-2011 and was appointed as Honorary Assistant Professor in CUHK 2009-2011.

A/Prof. Leung joined SGH in 2011 and is currently the Department’s Director of Research. With passion in research, she was awarded the SGH Nurturing Clinician Scientist Program in 2012, National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Transition Award in 2013 and Clinician Scientist Award in 2017. Her interests in research include osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis and outcome measures. She is currently working group member for Group in Research in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) and International Consortium for Outcome Measures (ICHOM) for inflammatory arthritis. She has published more than 80 articles in peer review journals and presented at international conferences. She currently serves as Associate Editor of International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, Frontiers in Medicine, BMC Rheumatology and Singapore Medical Journal. She is also a regular reviewer for more than 20 regional and international journals.
* Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR)

Education and Training

Doctorate in Medicine (M.D), Chinese University of Hong Kong*, 2017
FHKAM (MED), Hong Kong* Academy of Medicine, 2006
MB.ChB, Chinese University of Hong Kong*, 1999
* Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Research Peak Co-Lead, Immunology & Transplant
Senior Consultant, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
Director, Research, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Patient Reported Outcome focused area for Medicine Academic Clinical Program - Team Lead
International Consortium for Outcome Measures - Inflammatory Arthritis Working Group
Rheumatology Senior Residency Program – Physician Faculty (research track)
SingHealth Clinician Scientist Residency Program - Co-program Director (Research)
Singapore Society of Rheumatology – Member
Group of Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) – Member and Working Group Member
Hong Kong Society of Rehabilitation - Professional Advisor
Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology - Member

Awards

NMRC Clinician Scientist Award 2017
Outstanding Clinician Researcher Award in Singhealth GCEO Excellence Awards 2018
Publon Peer Review Award 2018: Top 1% reviewer in clinical medicine
Singapore Health Quality Service Award, Silver Award (2014, 2016)
Prizes from Faculty 1000 for poster in World Congress of Osteoarthritis, OARSI 2016
SingHealth! Publish Award 2015
NMRC Research Fellowship 2014
NMRC Transitional Award 2012
Singapore General Hospital, Academic Clinical Medicine, Nurturing Clinician Scientist Program 2012

Research Interests

Osteoarthritis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatology
Outcome measures

Publications

Martijn A.H. Oude Voshaar, Zofia Das Gupta,Johannes W.J. Bijlsma, Annelies Boonen, Jeffrey Chau, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Benjamin Ellis8, Sofia Ernestam, Laure Gossec, Christine Hale, Jennifer Hornjeff, Ying Ying Leung, Merav Lidar, Phillip Mease, Kaleb Michaud, Girish M. Mody, Mwidimi Ndosi, Christina H. Opava, Geraldo R.C. Pinheiro, Matthew Salt Enrique R. Soriano, William J. Taylor, Maria J.H. Voshaar1, Angelique E.A.M. Weel, Maarten de Wit, Nico Wulffraat, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar, Harald E. Vonkeman. The International Consortium for Health Outcome Measurement (ICHOM) Set of Outcomes that Matter to People Living with Inflammatory Arthritis Consensus from an international Working Group. Arthritis Care Res 2018 (in press).
Tillett W, Orbai AM, Ogdie A, Leung YY, Strand V, Gladman DD, et al. GRAPPA-OMERACT initiative to standardise outcomes in psoriatic arthritis clinical trials and longitudinal observational studies. Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 2018;77(5):e23.
Oude Voshaar MAH, Vonkeman HE, Courvoisier D, Finckh A, Gossec L, Leung YY, et al. Towards standardized patient reported physical function outcome reporting: linking ten commonly used questionnaires to a common metric. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2018.
Leung YY, Ma S, Noviani M, Wong SB, Lee CM, Soh IA, et al. Validation of screening questionnaires for evaluation of knee osteoarthritis prevalence in the general population of Singapore. International journal of rheumatic diseases. 2018;21(3):629-38.
Leung YY, Lim Z, Fan Q, Wylde V, Xiong S, Yeo SJ, et al. Pre-operative pressure pain thresholds do not meaningfully explain satisfaction or improvement in pain after knee replacement: a cohort study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2018.
Leung YY, Haaland B, Huebner JL, Wong SBS, Tjai M, Wang C, et al. Colchicine lack of effectiveness in symptom and inflammation modification in knee osteoarthritis (COLKOA): a randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2018;26(5):631-40.
Leung YY, Bin Abd Razak HR, Talaei M, Ang LW, Yuan JM, Koh WP. Duration of physical activity, sitting, sleep and the risk of total knee replacement among Chinese in Singapore, the Singapore Chinese Health Study. PLoS One. 2018;13(9):e0202554.
Teng GG, Leung YY, Ang LW, Yuan JM, Koh WP. Gout and risk of knee replacement for severe knee osteoarthritis in the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2017;25(12):1962-8.
Orbai AM, de Wit M, Mease P, Shea JA, Gossec L, Leung YY, et al. International patient and physician consensus on a psoriatic arthritis core outcome set for clinical trials. Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 2017;76(4):673-80.
Leung YY, Huebner JL, Haaland B, Wong SBS, Kraus VB. Synovial fluid pro-inflammatory profile differs according to the characteristics of knee pain. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2017;25(9):1420-7.
Leung YY, Allen JC, Ang LW, Yuan JM, Koh WP. Diabetes mellitus and the risk of total knee replacement among Chinese in Singapore, the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Scientific reports. 2017;7:40671.
Hojgaard P, Klokker L, Orbai AM, Holmsted K, Bartels EM, Leung YY, et al. A systematic review of measurement properties of patient reported outcome measures in psoriatic arthritis: A GRAPPA-OMERACT initiative. Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2017.
Leung YY, Yao Hui LL, Kraus VB. Colchicine--Update on mechanisms of action and therapeutic uses. Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2015;45(3):341-50.
Leung YY, Allen JC, Jr., Noviani M, Ang LW, Wang R, Yuan JM, et al. Association between body mass index and risk of total knee replacement, the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2015;23(1):41-7.
Leung YY, Ang LW, Thumboo J, Wang R, Yuan JM, Koh WP. Cigarette smoking and risk of total knee replacement for severe osteoarthritis among Chinese in Singapore--the Singapore Chinese health study. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2014;22(6):764-70.