LEUNG

Mr Universe Leung
HEPATOBILIARY & GENERAL SURGEON

I am a general and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) surgeon. I was born in Hong Kong and spent my childhood in Africa, before moving to Auckland for secondary school. I obtained my medical degree from the University of Otago and completed my specialist training in general surgery in New Zealand. In addition to being a native English speaker, I am also fluent in Cantonese and proficient in Mandarin.

As a general surgeon, I have broad training and experience in surgery, with a focus on the abdomen. Following my general surgical training, I underwent several years of subspecialty post-fellowship training in surgery of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract (HPB surgery), and stomach, oesophagus, spleen, and small intestine (UGI surgery). I spent a year at North Shore Hospital, Auckland, then headed overseas to the United States for a clinical research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where I learned state-of-the-art multidisciplinary management of HPB cancers.

I then spent two years in Australia on the Australian and New Zealand Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (ANZHPBA) post-fellowship program, including a year in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, with a focus on complex liver and pancreas resections and liver transplantation; and a year in Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, where I developed interest and skills in laparoscopic pancreatic and liver surgery. To further my interests in advanced laparoscopic surgery, I finished my training at the renown Institut Mutualiste Montsouri, Paris, before returning to New Zealand. In addition to common benign conditions such as gallstones and reflux, much of HPB/UGI surgery are performed for cancers. Thus, I also consider myself a cancer surgeon, aiming to not only deliver quality surgery, but multidisciplinary cancer care.

I work in both the private and public sector, with an appointment as a general surgeon at North Shore Hospital, Auckland. Together with my colleagues at North Shore Hospital (and now Harbour Surgery Centre), I have performed NZ’s first laparoscopic major liver resection and Whipple procedure. I hope to bring the spirit of collegiality and innovation with me to Harbour Surgery.

For the patient, the human body and the conditions that affect us can seem complicated, and the sea of information and misinformation out there these days can be confusing. The “cold steel” of surgery is especially daunting, but through compassion, dialogue, and empowerment, the patient’s experience can be a positive one.

LEUNG

Mr Universe Leung
HEPATOBILIARY & GENERAL SURGEON

I am a general and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) surgeon. I was born in Hong Kong and spent my childhood in Africa, before moving to Auckland for secondary school. I obtained my medical degree from the University of Otago and completed my specialist training in general surgery in New Zealand. In addition to being a native English speaker, I am also fluent in Cantonese and proficient in Mandarin.

As a general surgeon, I have broad training and experience in surgery, with a focus on the abdomen. Following my general surgical training, I underwent several years of subspecialty post-fellowship training in surgery of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract (HPB surgery), and stomach, oesophagus, spleen, and small intestine (UGI surgery). I spent a year at North Shore Hospital, Auckland, then headed overseas to the United States for a clinical research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where I learned state-of-the-art multidisciplinary management of HPB cancers.

I then spent two years in Australia on the Australian and New Zealand Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (ANZHPBA) post-fellowship program, including a year in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, with a focus on complex liver and pancreas resections and liver transplantation; and a year in Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, where I developed interest and skills in laparoscopic pancreatic and liver surgery. To further my interests in advanced laparoscopic surgery, I finished my training at the renown Institut Mutualiste Montsouri, Paris, before returning to New Zealand. In addition to common benign conditions such as gallstones and reflux, much of HPB/UGI surgery are performed for cancers. Thus, I also consider myself a cancer surgeon, aiming to not only deliver quality surgery, but multidisciplinary cancer care.

I work in both the private and public sector, with an appointment as a general surgeon at North Shore Hospital, Auckland. Together with my colleagues at North Shore Hospital (and now Harbour Surgery Centre), I have performed NZ’s first laparoscopic major liver resection and Whipple procedure. I hope to bring the spirit of collegiality and innovation with me to Harbour Surgery.

For the patient, the human body and the conditions that affect us can seem complicated, and the sea of information and misinformation out there these days can be confusing. The “cold steel” of surgery is especially daunting, but through compassion, dialogue, and empowerment, the patient’s experience can be a positive one.