Staff Specialist Nephrologist
Director of Renal/Kidney Supportive Care Services
Senior Lecturer (Conjoint) in Medicine, UNSW
Dr Yong is a transplant nephrologist and director of Kidney Supportive Care Service at Prince of Wales Hospital. He has interests in clinical based research specifically in the fields of inflammation and cardiovascular disease in advanced chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplant patients.
Examples of Research Publications
- The Controversies of Coronary Artery Disease in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients: A Narrative Review, Hirsch D, Lau B, Kushwaha V, Yong K; Rev Cardio Med 2023 (in press)
- The Effects Of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Upon Interleukin-12 And Interleukin-18 In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Yong K, Mori B, Chew G, Beilin L J, Puddey I, Watts G F, Irish A, Dogra G, Boudville N, Lim W; J Ren Nutr 2019, 29; 5: 377-385
- Increased Inflammatory Response In Association With The Initiation Of Haemodialysis Compared With Peritoneal Dialysis In A Prospective Study Of End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients, Yong K, Dogra G, Boudville N, Lim W; Perit Dial Int 2018, 38 (1): 18-23
- Diagnostic Accuracies Of Glycated Haemoglobin, Fructosamine, and Homeostasis Model Assessment Of Insulin Resistance In Predicting Impaired Fasting Glucose, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Or New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation, Rottenstein K, Viecelli A, Yong K, Nguyen HD, Chakera A, Chan D, Dogra G, Lim EM, Wong G, Lim WH; Transplantation 2016 100: 1571-1579
- Elevated Interleukin-12 & Interleukin-18 In Chronic Kidney Disease Are Not Associated With Arterial Stiffness, Yong K, Ooi E, Dogra G, Mannion M, Boudville N, Chan D, Lim EM, Lim WH; Cytokine 2013 64: 39-42