RocksonC.LiuMDFACS

General Surgery • Oakland, CA

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Robotic and Hernia Specialist

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Office
365 Hawthorne Avenue
Suite 101
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone+1 510-465-5523

Fax+1 510-465-5523
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Summary

With 1000+ minimally-invasive, robotics-assisted surgeries completed and a 100% success rate in ending recurrent hernias other surgeons were unable to solve, Dr. Liu has made a name for himself as the premier minimally-invasive general surgeon in the United States.

Dr. Liu approaches every surgery with technical mastery and creative problem-solving. Those two skills allow for a faster recovery, minimal pain, and reduced scarring.

Surgical Procedures Using Advanced Techniques and Leading-Edge Technology

Robotic surgery is a minimally invasive technique that allows surgeons to perform hernia repairs through small incisions.

Education & Training

Virginia Mason Franciscan HealthResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2004
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2004 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

43 citations
Small bowel obstruction: A practical step-by-step evidence-based approach to evaluation, decision making, and management.
Dan E. Azagury, Rockson C. Liu, Ashley E. Morgan, David A. Spain> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Oct 1
12 citations
Reduction of circular stapler-related wound infection in patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Cleveland clinic technique.
Fahad Al-Asfar, Adheesh Sabnis, Rockson C. Liu, Bipan Chand> ;Obesity Surgery. 2010 Feb 1
29 citations
Stricture Rate after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with a 21-mm Circular Stapler: The Cleveland Clinic Experience
Fahad Al-Asfar, Adheesh A. Sabnis, Rockson C. Liu, Bipan Chand> ;Medical Principles and Practice. 2009 Jul 31
7 citations
Erosion of gastric electrical stimulator electrodes: evaluation, management, and laparoscopic techniques.
Rockson C. Liu, Adheesh A. Sabnis, Bipan Chand> ;Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2007 Oct 1
16 citations
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery: what else are we uncovering? Liver pathology and preoperative indicators of advanced liver disease in morbidly obese patients
Matthew Kroh, Rockson C. Liu, Bipan Chand> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 May 4
12 citations
SLiC technique. A novel approach to percutaneous gastrostomy.
Adheesh A. Sabnis, Rockson C. Liu, Bipan Chand, Jeffrey L. Ponsky> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2006 Feb 1
71 citations
The effects of acute preoperative weight loss on laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Rockson C. Liu, Adheesh A. Sabnis, Celeste Forsyth, Bipan Chand> ;Obesity Surgery. 2005 Nov 1
15 citations
One-gland exploration for mediastinal parathyroid adenomas: cervical and thoracoscopic approaches.
Rockson C. Liu, Mark E. Hill, John A. Ryan> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 May 1
11 citations
Laparoscopic staging should be used routinely for locally extensive cancer of the pancreatic head.
Rockson C. Liu, L. William Traverso> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2004 Dec 1
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Authored Content

Chapter 7: Robotic Midline Ventral Hernia Repair: Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP)July 2020
Chapter 10: Robotic Flank Hernia Repair: Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP)July 2020