Peter Fook Meng Choong

Background

Choong, Peter Fook Meng was born on August 11, 1961 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Son of Lee Son and Siew Chin (Quan) Choong.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with honors, U. Melbourne, 1984.

Career

Resident in surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1985-1987; resident in orthopedics, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1987-1991; consultant department orthopedics, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1992-1993; professor, director orthopedics, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, since 1996; director special surgery, 1997; chief advisor orthopaedics-health care network, since 1997; fellow musculoskeletal tumor center department orthopedics, U. Hospital, Lund, Sweden, 1993-1994; visiting surgeon, U. Hospital, Lund, Sweden, 1995-1996; special fellow division orthopaedic oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1994-1995. Visiting orthopedic surgeon St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne, Mercy Private Hospital, Melbourne, St. George's Hospital, Melbourne, since 1996.

Achievements

• Peter Fook Meng Choong has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Australasian College Surgeons, Australian Orthopaedic Association. Member Australian Orthopaedic Research Society, International Society OrthopaedicRsch. and Traumatology, New York Academy Science, Australian New Zealand Boneand Mineral Society, Mayo Clinic Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Mayo Fellows Alumni, World Orthopaedic Concern, International Federation Surgical Colls., Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Kerry Maree Hames, March 21, 1993.

Father:

Lee Son Choong

Mother:

Siew Chin (Quan) Choong

Spouse:

Kerry Maree Hames