Dr Leong Swan Swan

Dr Leong Swan Swan is a Senior Medical Oncologist at OncoCare Cancer Centre. Her subspecialty interests are in lung cancer, thyroid cancer, and head & neck cancer. (Head and neck cancer is a cancer that starts in the lip, oral cavity (mouth), nasal cavity (inside the nose), paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx). She has more than 30 years of clinical practice.

Dr Leong Swan Swan did her basic Medical studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained her Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), at NUS and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) in 1995. She started her training in Medical Oncology in 1995 and was awarded HMDP for further training, with a special focus on Thoracic Oncology under Dr Mark Green at Holling’s Cancer Centre in 1997. In 2000, she obtained Specialist Accreditation in Medical Oncology as well as European Society of Oncology (ESMO) certification.

Dr Leong has been working in the Department of Medical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital / National Cancer Centre since 1995. She has provided outstanding cancer care for a wide spectrum of cancers including breast cancer, colorectal and stomach cancer, lung cancer, head & neck cancer, ovarian/uterine/cervical cancers, lymphomas, and other solid tumours. 

Before leaving for private practice, Dr Leong served as Senior Consultant, managing different tumour types, and was involved in the multi-disciplinary care tumour boards, establishing her as a key opinion cancer specialist doctor in the lung as well as head and neck cancers. She was also a Visiting Consultant at Changi General Hospital. She was the Director of the Ambulatory Treatment Unit at the National Cancer Centre and was the Chairperson of the Code Blue Team.

Dr Leong was also actively involved in teaching. She was a Clinical Lecturer for medical students, involved in undergraduate teaching as well as teaching for junior staff and nurses. She has also given many public lectures.

Dr Leong is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.