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Linda Liau, MD, Neurosurgery, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

LindaMing-HueiLiauMDPhD, MBA

Neurosurgery Los Angeles, CA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Skull Base

Professor & Chair, Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine

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  • Office

    Wasserman Building
    300 Stein Plaza, Suite 564
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Phone+1 310-825-5111
    Fax+1 310-267-9449
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Summary

  • Dr. Linda Liau is a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center-Santa Monica. She received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. She specializes in brain & spinal tumor and skull base and is experienced in glioblastoma, neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, brainstem glioma, and skull base surgery.

Education & Training

  • UCLA Anderson School of Management
    UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA, Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBAs, 2014 - 2016
  • UCLA
    UCLAPhD, Neuroscience, 1995 - 1999
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1998
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1991, MD
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityBS, BA, Biochemistry, Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1984 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member National Academy of Medicine, 2018
  • Super Doctors Southern California, 2016-2018
  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013-2018
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Heterogeneity Within the PF-EPN-B Ependymoma Subgroup  
    Andrew Grossbach, Vijay Ramaswamy, Benjamin Lu, Mariarita Santi, Caterina Giannini, Linda M Liau, Terri S Armstrong, Sarah Leary, Matthias A Karajannis, Kenneth Aldape..., Acta Neuropathologica
  • Immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells mediate adaptive immune resistance via a PD-1/PD-L1 mechanism in glioblastoma  
    Antonios JP, Soto H, Everson RG, Moughon D, Orpilla JR, Shin NP, Sedighim S, Treger J, Odesa S, Tucker A, Yong WH, Li G, Cloughesy TF, Liau LM, Prins RM, Neuro Oncol, 1/1/2017
  • Incidence, survival, pathology, and genetics of adult Latino Americans with glioblastoma  
    Shabihkhani M, Telesca D, Movassaghi M, Naeini YB, Hojat SA, Gupta D, Lucey GM, Ontiveros M, Wang MW, Hanna LS, Sanchez DE, Mareninov S, Khanlou N, Vinters HV, Bergsne..., J Neurooncol, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • TCR sequencing can identify and track tumor-specific T-cell populations and is a predictive biomarker of response to DC vaccination in glioblastoma patients
    Sedighim S, Hsu M, Wang T, Everson RG, Tucker A, Antonios JP, Du L, Emerson R, Yusko E, Sanders C, Robins H, Yong W, Davidson TB, Li G, Liau LM, Prins RM, 107th American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Cancer Research, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2016
  • Study of 82 glioblastoma autopsies including subset evaluation of PD-1 and PDL-1
    Abdaljaleel M, Movassaghi M, Tashjian RS,... Liau LM, Yong WH, 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2016
  • The Toca 7 study: Phase IB study of Toca511, a live gama retrovirus, and Toca FC, an extended-release formulation of 5-fluorocytosine combined with standard of care in...
    Vogelbaum MA, Lassman AB, Lee I,… Liau LM…, Cloughesy TF, 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Oncol, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions

  • AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Contribute to SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program
    AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Contribute to SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training ProgramJanuary 24th, 2023
  • Brain Tumor Nonprofit StacheStrong Donates $110,000 for the Launch of the SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program
    Brain Tumor Nonprofit StacheStrong Donates $110,000 for the Launch of the SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training ProgramJanuary 10th, 2023
  • Researchers Announce Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Vaccine Trial
    Researchers Announce Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Vaccine TrialJanuary 7th, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations