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St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research

Winnie Tong

Dr Winnie Tong co-leads the Applied Immunology Program, with a specialist interest in allergy and autoimmunity.

Bio

Dr Winnie Tong co-leads the Applied Immunology Program, with a specialist interest in allergy and autoimmunity. She is a Senior Staff Specialist at St Vincent’s Hospital and SydPath, and consults at St Vincent’s Private Hospital and St Vincent’s Clinic. Dr Tong is a founding member of an allergy-focused clinical research network known as the Sydney Paediatric and Adult Allergy Network (SPAAN). She is dedicated to leading clinically relevant research that improves patient care, and educating students and patients about the implications of basic and clinical immunology on human health.

PublicationsSelected Publications from Winnie Tong

  • Loprete J, Katelaris CH, Evans L, Kane A, McMullan B, Wainstein B, Wong M, Post J, Suan D, Swaminathan S, Richardson R, Rogers J, Torda A, Campbell DE, Kelleher AD, Law M, Carr A, Tong WWY. Standardized testing and written communication improve patient understanding of beta-lactam allergy testing outcomes: A multicenter, prospective study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2022 Aug;1(3):99-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jacig.2022.05.003. PubMed PMID: 37781263; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10509847
  • Loprete J, Montemayor J, Bramah V, McEwan C, Richardson R, Green J, Carr A, Tong W. Predictors of severe and recurrent adult anaphylaxis, and gaps in the cascade of care: a retrospective, single-centre study 2009-2018. Intern Med J. 2024 Feb;54(2):265-273. doi: 10.1111/imj.16177. Epub 2023 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 37461369.
  • Loprete, J., Richardson, R., Bramah, V., Comben, S., Li, T., Beiglari, L., O’Neill R, McEwan C, Carr A, Tong WWY. Delabelling, safety and impact of beta-lactam allergy testing: a systematic review. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2023 Aug 9;2(4):100160. doi: 10.1016/j.jacig.2023.100160. PMID: 37781667; PMCID: PMC10509936.
  • Ennis SL, Olsen N, Tong WWY, Goddard L, Watson N, Weston L, Iqbal A, Patel P, Malouf MA, Plit ML, Darley DR. Specific human leucocyte antigen-DQ risk epitope mismatches are associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2023 Jul;23(7):1009-1021. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.04.004. Epub 2023 Apr 11. PubMed PMID: 37054889
  • Pillay, BA; Fusaro, M; Gray, PE; Statham, AL; Burnett, L; Bezrodnik, L; Kane, A; Tong, W; Abdo, C; Winter, S; Chevalier, S; Levy, R; Masson, C; Schmitt, Y; Bole, C; Malphettes, M; Macintyre, E; De Villartay, J; Ziegler, JB; Smart, JM; Peake, J; Aghamohammadi, A; Hammarström, L; Abolhassani, H; Picard, C; Fischer, A; Latour, S; Neven, B; Tangye, SG; Ma, CS. Somatic reversion of pathogenic DOCK8 variants alters lymphocyte differentiation and function to effectively cure DOCK8 deficiency. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021;131(3):e142434.