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Office
55 Fruit St Rm 940k
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-724-3203Fax+1 617-726-4120
Summary
- Dr. Si Arn Aaron Leong is an endocrinologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in diabetes and lipid metabolism and is experienced in osteoporosis.
Education & Training
- McGill UniversityMSc, Epidemiology, 2011 - 2013
- McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2007
- University of California, BerkeleyNo Degree, 2002 - 2002
- National University of SingaporeB.S., Psychology, 2000 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 53 citationsDevelopment and validation of a trans-ancestry polygenic risk score for type 2 diabetes in diverse populations.Tian Ge, Marguerite R Irvin, Amit Patki, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Yen-Feng Lin
Genome Medicine. 2022-06-29 - 263 citationsMulti-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation.Anubha Mahajan, Cassandra N Spracklen, Weihua Zhang, Maggie C Y Ng, Lauren E Petty
Nature Genetics. 2022-05-01 - 181 citationsThe trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traitsJi Chen, Cassandra N. Spracklen, Gaëlle Marenne, Arushi Varshney, Laura J Corbin
Nature Genetics. 2021-05-31
Journal Articles
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Hemoglobin A1c as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery DiseaseAaron Leong, Ji Chen, Eleanor Wheeler, Marie-France Hivert, Ching-Ti Liu, Jordi Merino, Josee Dupuis, E ShyongTai, Jerome I Rotter, Jose C. Florez, Ines Barroso, James..., Diabetes Care, 1/18/2019
- Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: a Mendelian randomization approachKaterina Trajanoska, John A. Morris, Ling Oei, Hou-Feng Zheng, David M. Evans, Douglas P. Kiel, Claes Ohlsson, J. Brent Richards and Fernando Rivadeneira on behalf of ..., British Medical Journal, 1/29/2018
- A Comprehensive Reanalysis of Publicly Available Genome-Wide Association Studies Datasets Reveals an X Chromosome Rare Regulatory Variant Associated with High Risk for...Silvia Bonas-Guarch, Marta Guindo-Mart�nez, Irene Miguel-Escalada, Niels Grarup et al, Nature Communications, 1/22/2018
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Abstracts/Posters
- TOPMed whole genome sequence associations with hemoglobin A1c in white and black populationsChloe Sarnowski, Aaron Leong, Laura Raffield, for the TOPMed Diabetes working group, American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA, 1/9/2017
- Type 2 diabetes prediction by hemoglobin A1c in real-world scenariosAaron Leong, Natalie Daya, Bianca Porneala, James J. Devlin, Dov Shiffman, Michael J. McPhaul, Elizabeth Selvin, James B. Meigs, American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2017
- The Impact of Hemoglobin A1c Genetics on Precision Screening of Diabetes in Ethnically Diverse Populations: A Trans-Ethnic Genome-Wide Association StudyAaron Leong, Eleanor Wheeler, Ching-Ti Liu, Marie-France Hivert, Ines Barosso, James B. Meigs, on behalf of MAGIC, AAGILE, AGEN and TAICHI, Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium, Charlottesville, VA, 1/27/2016
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Lectures
- PseudohypoparathyroidismMassachusetts General Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Boston, MA - 1/1/2018
- Hemoglobin A1c Genetics for Type 2 Diabetes Reclassification and Prediction, A Multi-ethnic AnalysisUniversity of Toronto, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Toronto, Canada - 1/1/2016
- Hemoglobin A1c Genetics for Type 2 Diabetes Reclassification and Prediction in Multi-Ethnic CohortsMcGill University, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2016
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Other
- Adult-Based Genetic Risk Score Associated With Insulin Resistance in Children and AdolescentsLeong A, PracticeUpdate website
https://www.practiceupdate.com/c/71856/48/8
1/14/2018 - The Impact of Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) on Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study Using UK BiobankLeong A, PracticeUpdate website
http://www.practiceupdate.com/content/hba1c-is-associated-with-increased-risk-for-cad/70225/65/8/1
1/4/2018
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