Dr. Kwan Keung LEUNG
Clinical Assistant Professor (Honorary)

B.Sc. (Human Biology) 2006; Ph.D. (Physiology) 2010; M.B.Ch.B. 2015; FHKCPsych, FHKAM (Psychiatry) 2022

Distinguished young fellow (Psychiatry), the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, 2023

– Early Assessment Service for Young People with Early Psychosis
– Pathophysiology of Psychosis
– Diabetes and Stem Cell Biology

1. Leung KK, Wong YC, Shea KS, Chan SC, Chang WC, Mo YMF, Chan SMS. (2023)
   Altered neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with non-affective first episode psychosis and its relationship with symptom severity and cognitive impairment.
   Sci Rep. 13(1):11453.
2. Leung KK, Liang J, Zhao S, Chan WY, Leung PS. (2014)
   Angiotensin II type 2 receptor regulates the development of pancreatic endocrine cells in mouse embryos.
   Dev Dyn. 243(3): 415-427.
3. Liang J, Leung KK, Lam SY, Leung PS. (2012)
   Combined treatment with a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor (sitagliptin) and an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (losartan) promotes islet regeneration via enhanced differentiation of pancreatic progenitor cells.
   Diabetes Obes Metab. 14(9): 842-851.
4. Leung KK, Liang J, Ma MT, Leung PS. (2012)
   Angiotensin II type 2 receptor is critical for the development of human fetal pancreatic progenitor cells into islet-like cell clusters and their potential for transplantation.
   Stem Cells. 30(3): 525-536.
5. Leung KK, Suen PM, Lau TK, Ko WH, Yao KM, Leung PS. (2009)
   PDZ-domain containing-2 (PDZD2) drives the maturity of human fetal pancreatic progenitor-derived islet-like cell clusters with functional responsiveness against membrane depolarization.
   Stem Cells Dev. 18(7): 979-990.