About Dr Gary ‘Koala’ Leong

For the people who care about letters and places, Gary’s professional qualifications and experience is extensive (and impressive). He is an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Sydney Nepean Clinical School and Nepean Charles Perkins Research Hub in Western Sydney. He is a Senior Staff Specialist in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and the Clinical Paediatric Lead in the Nepean Family Metabolic Health Service and the Paediatric Diabetes Service at the Nepean Hospital. He is also in private practice at the Children’s Clinic in Bondi Junction.

Prior to this, for 12 years Dr Leong maintained a joint clinical and research appointment at the Mater Children’s Hospital and Queensland Children’s Hospital (formerly Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital) in Brisbane and The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Biosciences, where he conducted clinical and basic research into child obesity and metabolism.

He obtained a PhD from the Garvan Institute, The University of New South Wales in 2002 after completing his general paediatric and paediatric endocrine training in Sydney and Australia in 1992. His medical degree was obtained from The University of Melbourne in 1982. Dr Leong has memberships of several national and international paediatric endocrine and research societies and was formerly the Chair of the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Growth Hormone Advisory Committee, which assisted the Federal Department of Health by providing expert advice on growth hormone therapy in children with growth problems.