Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Alexander KC Leung

Alexander KC Leung
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
The University of Calgary, Canada

Biography

"Dr. Alexander K.C. Leung, a holder of MBBS, DCH(Lond & Irel), FRCPC; FRCP(UK & Irel), FRCPCH, FAAP degrees, is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary, Medical Director at the Asian Medical Centre which is affiliated with the University of Calgary Medical Clinic, and Pediatric Consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Dr. Leung’s area of special interest is in general or ambulatory care pediatrics. Dr. Leung is the author of over 2200 scientific publications including 327 chapters and 9 books. Dr. Leung has served on the editorial boards of Canadian Journal of Clinical Medicine; Advances in Therapy; Consultant; Consultant for Pediatricians; Canadian Journal of Diagnosis; Recent Patents on Inflammation and Allergy Drug Discovery; Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic, & Immune Drug Discovery; Physician Information and Education Resource (PIER) of the American College of Physicians; Open Pediatric Medicine Journal; Open Journal of Pediatrics; Case Reports in Pediatrics Current Pediatric Reviews, Canadian Journal of Continuous Medical Education, Frontiers in Child Health and Human Development, Frontiers in Public Health, International Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health, International Open Journal of Clinical Practice, and Pediatrics and Neonatal Care: Open Access Journal. He is the associate editor of the Asian Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology and section editor of Consultant for Pediatricians. Dr. Leung is the editor of the following books: Common Problems in Ambulatory Pediatrics; Acne: Causes, Treatment and Myths; Food Allergy; and Atopic Dermatitis: a Review for the Primary Care Physician. Dr. Leung has served on many committees, including the Ad Hoc Committee on Playground Safety of the Alberta Medical Association, the Committee on Child Health of the Alberta Medical Association, Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, the Physicians’ Ad Hoc Committee on Education of the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, the Nutrition Committee of the Canadian Paediatric Society, the Physician Achievement Review (PAR) Development Committee for the Medical Specialists of the College and Surgeons of Alberta. and the Grant Review Board and Referee Panel, Health and Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong SAR. He is a founding council member of the Hong Kong Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Society. "