Learn more about Monash Health’s Haematology team.
Dr Chong Chyn Chua
MBBS BMedSc FRACP FRCPA PhD
Dr Chyn Chua is a clinical and laboratory haematologist with a strong focus in malignant haematology, specialising in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and Myeloid Neoplasms. Her expertise is rooted in two years of dedicated fellowship training in AML/MDS at Alfred Health, and a PhD through the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, conducting translational research investigating novel therapeutic strategies in patients with AML.
Dr Chua’s mission is to improve outcomes for patients diagnosed with AML and MDS. She leads the AML initiatives at Monash Health and serves as a Principal Investigator on phase 1- 4 clinical trials in this area. Her passion for clinical and translational research is evident through her leadership in several Australasian investigator-initiated clinical trials via the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG). She chairs the ALLG AML frailty special interest group. She also holds academic roles as Research Fellow at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and an adjunct senior lecturer at Monash University. Her research has been published in high-impact journals including Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blood, and Blood Advances.