JamesKuanhsinLiuMD, FACS, FAANS

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Director, Skull Base Institute of New Jersey, Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, NYU Langone Neurosurgery Network; Chief of Cerebrovascular, Skull Base & Pituitary Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health

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Overview of Dr. Liu

Dr. James K. Liu is the Director, Skull Base Institute of New Jersey, Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, NYU Langone Neurosurgery Network and Chief of Cerebrovascular, Skull Base & Pituitary Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Office
200 S Orange Ave
Suite 265
Livingston, NJ 07039
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Education & Training

University of Utah HealthResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2006
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2001
New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
New York Medical CollegeClass of 2000, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
University of California, Los AngelesBS, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's Honor List, 1991 - 1995
University of California, Los AngelesBS, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Summa Cum Laude, 1995
University of California, Los AngelesBS, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Summa Cum Laude, 1995

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2006 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2011
UT State Medical License 2003 - 2008
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Golden Apple Award Nominee New Jersey Medical School Student Council, 2011-2013
Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Award Synthes, 2007
Skull Base Fellowship Award Synthes, 2007
Dandy Clinical Fellowship Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2006
Coret Manus Award of Distinction New York Medical College, 2000
David Allen Greene, MD Memorial Award New York Medical College, 2000
Dr. David Harrison Scholarship New York Medical College, 2000
Alpha Omega Alpha New York Medical College, 1999
Trustees Academic Scholarship New York Medical College, 1997
Summa Cum Laude UCLA, 1995
Phi Beta Kappa UCLA, 1995
Phi Beta Kappa University of California, Los Angeles, 1995
Golden Key National Honor Society University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
Dean’s Honor List University of California, Los Angeles, 1991
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Comparison of Surgical Modalities for Giant Pituitary Adenoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 1413 Patients.
Oliver Y Tang, Jia-Shu Chen, Silas Monje, Siddhant Kumarapuram, Jean Anderson Eloy
Operative Neurosurgery. 2025-01-01
Analysis of neurosurgery resident research activity in the United States.
Rita Vought, Victoria Vought, Antonia Sames, Shrey Shah, Amanda Bosland
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024-11-01
Maximizing the Carotid-Oculomotor Triangle and Oculomotor-Trochlear Corridor for Microsurgical Clipping of a Large Wide-Neck Low-Lying Basilar Apex Aneurysm: 2-Dimensi...
Diego Mendez-Rosito, Cristian Alberto Pérez-Carrillo, Jaime Jecsan Serrano-Verduzco, Iván Alejandro Méndez-Guerrero, Gustavo Melo-Guzmán
Operative Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

Changing Trends in Management of Vestibular Schwannoma: A National Cancer Database Study
Soly Baredes, James K Liu, Bassel Bashjawish, The Laryngoscope
The Impact of Resident and Fellow Participation in Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Soly Baredes, Anni Wong, Andrey Filimonov, James K Liu, The Laryngoscope

Books/Book Chapters

Controversies in Neuro-Oncology: Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery
Chapter: Surgery Versus Radiosurgery for Glomus Jugulare Tumors
Page 469 - 479Choudhry OJ, Patel SK, Liu JKEditors: Quinones-Hinojosa A and Raza SM.Thieme, New York2014
Neurovascular Surgical Techniques
Chapter: Management of Intracranial Giant Aneurysms-Microsurgical and Endovascular Techniques
Page 176 - 192Gupta G, Singh R, Shukla P, Liu JK, Duffis J, Gandhi C, Prestigiacomo CJEditors: Jabbour PM.Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, India2013
Schmidek & Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results
Chapter: Prolactinomas
Page 221 - 227Liu JK, Krieger MD, Amar AP, Couldwell WT, Weiss MHEditors: Quinones-Hinojosa A.Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia2012
Schmidek & Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results
Chapter: Surgical Management of Tumors of the Jugular Foramen
Page 529 - 545Liu JK, Gupta G, Christiano LD, Fukushima TEditors: Quinones-Hinojosa A.Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia2012
Transsphenoidal Surgery
Chapter: The role of transsphenoidal surgery in the management of complex lesions involving the skull base
Page 157 - 168Liu JK, Amini A, Orlandi, RR, Weiss MH, Couldwell WTEditors: Laws ER Jr and Lanzino G.Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia2010
Skull base tumors
Chapter: Skull base tumors
Page 668 - 693Liu JK, Brockmeyer DLEditors: Albright AL, Pollack IF, Adelson PD.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York2008
Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Chapter: Skull base tumors: surgery perspective
Page 393 - 399Liu JK, Gottfried ON, Couldwell WTEditors: Chin LS and Regine WF.Springer, New York2008
Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Neuro-Oncology
Chapter: Petrosal approach for resection of petroclival meningiomas
Page 170 - 179Liu JK, Couldwell WTEditors: Badie, B.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York2007
Schmidek & Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results
Chapter: Surgical management of growth hormone-secreting and prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas
Page 374 - 389Krieger MD, Couldwell WT, Amar AP, Liu JK, Weiss MHEditors: Schmidek HH and Roberts DW.Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia2006
Surgical Techniques in Spinal Instrumentation
Chapter: Anterior surgical anatomy and approaches to the cervical spine
Page 59 - 69Liu JK, Apfelbaum RI, Schmidt MHEditors: Kim DH, Vaccaro AR, Fessler RG.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York2005
Complications of Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery
Chapter: Soft tissue complications of anterior cervical surgery: dysphagia, dysphonia, and injuries to the vital non-neuronal structures of the neck
Page 217 - 234Liu JK, Kan P, Smith ME, Apfelbaum RIEditors: Vaccaro AR, Benzel EC, Anderson DG, Crawford A, Regan J.Marcel Dekker2004
Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Chapter: Cervical spine stabilization: technical aspects
Page 659 - 662Liu JK, Das K, Sonntag VKHEditors: Aminoff M and Daroff RB.Academic Press, San Diego, CA2003
Brain Tumor Surgery: Management Strategies and Navigator/Neuroendoscope (Proceedings of the 7th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Congress for Brain Tumor Surgery)
Chapter: Transfrontal approaches to the anterior skull base
Page 78 - 91Couldwell WT, Liu JK, Orlandi RR, Weiss MHEditors: Sakai N.Gifu, Japan2003
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Abstracts/Posters

Use of Acellular Dermal Allograft for Sellar Reconstruction After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Tumors
Hattar E, Mendelson ZS, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 24th Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, 2/14/2014
Reconstruction After Retrosigmoid Approaches Using Autologous Fat Graft-Assisted Medpor Titan Cranioplasty: Assessment of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks and H...
Ling PY, Reddy RK, Mendelson ZS, Jyung RW, Liu JK, 24th Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, 2/14/2014
Skull Base Reconstruction After Far Lateral Transcondylar Approaches Using Autologous Fat Graft-Assisted Medpor Titan Cranioplasty: Surgical Technique and Nuances
Reddy RK, Ling PY, Mendelson ZS, Liu JK, 24th Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, San Diego, CA, 2/14/2014
Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngiomas: Technical Pearls and Complication Avoidance
Liu JK, Eloy JA, 40th Annual Richard Lende Winter Neurosurgery Conference, Snowbird, UT, 2/1/2014
Endoscopic Graduated Multi-Angle Multi-Corridor Resection of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Liu JK, Eloy JA, 40th Annual Richard Lende Winter Neurosurgery Conference, Snowbird, UT, 2/1/2014
Celebrating the “golden anniversary” of anterior skull base surgery: reflections on the past 50 years and its historical evolution
Patel SK, Husain Q, Soni RS, Patel AA, Eloy JA, Liu JK, The American College of Surgeons Brooklyn & Long Island Chapter and The Nassau Surgical Society Inc., Uniondale, NY, 12/4/2013
Management of Sinonasal Chondrosarcoma: A Systematic Review of 161 Patients
Khan MN, Husain Q, Boghani Z, Sanghvi S, Liu JK, Eloy JA, The American College of Surgeons Brooklyn & Long Island Chapter and The Nassau Surgical Society Inc., Uniondale, NY, 12/4/2013
Assessment of Frontal Lobe Sagging after Endoscopic Endonasal Transcribriform Resection of Anterior Skull Base Tumors: Is Rigid Structural Reconstruction of the Crania...
Eloy JA, Husain Q, Patel SK, Shukla PA, Choudhry OJ, Singh R, Liu JK, The American College of Surgeons Brooklyn & Long Island Chapter and The Nassau Surgical Society Inc., Uniondale, NY, 12/4/2013
Modified Subtotal-Lothrop for Extended Frontal Sinus and Anterior Skull Base Access: A Case Series
Eloy JA, Mady LJ, Kanumuri VV, Liu JK, The American College of Surgeons Brooklyn & Long Island Chapter and The Nassau Surgical Society Inc., Uniondale, NY, 12/4/2013
Endonasal endoscopic resection of skull base and paranasal sinus schwannomas: a report of four cases
Husain Q, Blake DM, Kanumuri VV, Svider PF, Vazquez A, Liu JK, Eloy JA, American Rhinologic Society Annual Fall Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 9/28/2013
Modified subtotal-Lothrop for extended frontal sinus and anterior skull base access: a case series
Eloy JA, Mady LJ, Kanumuri VV, Liu JK, American Rhinologic Society Annual Fall Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 9/28/2013
Extended far lateral infratemporal fossa transjugular approach for removal of jugular foramen tumors
Liu JK, Jyung RW, Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society, The 2nd Annual Dandy Meeting, Milan, Italy, 6/27/2013
Paradoxical migrating cyst: an unusual presentation of intraventricular neurocysticercosis with a coincidental pituitary adenoma
Ghosh S, Al-Khalili R, Liu JK, Slasky S, American Society of Neuroradiology 51st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 5/18/2013
Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery versus medical therapy for the treatment of microprolactinoma: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Jethwa PR, Patel TD, Hajart AF, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 81st Annual Meeting American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 4/25/2013
Utility of a rotation-suction microdebrider for tumor removal in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: experience in 32 patients
Patel SK, Husain Q, Kuperan AB, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 81st Annual Meeting American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 4/25/2013
Regional disparities and practice patterns in surgical approaches to pituitary tumors in the United States
Svider PF, Keeley B, Husain Q, Mauro K, Setzen M, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 81st Annual Meeting American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 4/25/2013
Regional disparities and evolving practice patterns in surgical approaches to pituitary tumors in the United States
Svider PF, Keeley B, Husain Q, Mauro K, Setzen M, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
Management of sinonasal hemangiopericytomas: a systematic review
Dahodwala MQ, Husain Q, Sanghvi S, Choudhry OJ, Liu JK, Eloy JA, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
Utility of a rotation-suction microdebrider for tumor removal in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: experience in 32 patients
Patel SK, Husain Q, Kuperan AB, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
Assessment of mucocele formation after endoscopic nasoseptal flap reconstruction of skull base defects
Husain Q, Sanghvi S, Shukla PA, Choudhry OJ, Liu JK, Eloy JA, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
Assessment of frontal lobe sagging after endoscopic endonasal transcribriform resection of anterior skull base tumors: is rigid structural reconstruction of the crania...
Eloy JA, Husain Q, Patel SK, Shukla PA, Choudhry OJ, Singh R, Liu JK, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
From above or below: the controversy and historical evolution of tuberculum sellae meningioma resection from open to endoscopic skull base approaches
Soni RS, Patel SK, Husain Q, Eloy JA, Liu JK, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
Reconstruction of cranial base defects using the Medpor Titan implant: cranioplasty applications in acoustic neuroma surgery
Boghani Z, Choudhry OJ, Schmidt RF, Jyung RW, Liu JK, 23rd Annual Meeting North American Skull Base Society, Miami, FL, 2/15/2013
Endoscopic Nasoseptal Flap Reconstruction of Skull Base Defects: Is the Addition of Postoperative Lumbar Drainage Necessary?
Eloy JA, Choudhry OJ, Liu JK, 2012 Annual Meeting Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 10/6/2012
Triple-Layer Reconstruction Technique for Large Cribriform Defects After Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Anterior Skull Base Tumors
Eloy JA, Patel SK, Shukla PA, Smith ML, Choudhry OJ, Liu JK, 2012 Annual Meeting Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 10/6/2012
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Lectures

Avoiding Complications in Endoscopic Craniopharyngioma Surgery
San Diego, CA - 2/14/2014
Reduction of Complications in Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery
San Diego, CA - 2/14/2014
Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Skull Base Tumors: Are We Ready for Prime Time?
Newark, NJ - 2/12/2014
Endoscopic Graduated Multi-Angle Multi-Corridor Resection of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Snowbird, UT - 2/1/2014
Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngiomas: Technical Pearls and Complication Avoidance
Snowbird, UT - 2/1/2014
Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: Complication Avoidance
Iselin, NJ - 12/14/2013
Journey to the Center of the Brain: An Introduction to Skull Base Surgery
Newark, NJ - 11/13/2013
Choosing the Appropriate Surgical Approach for Skull Base Lesions: Open Versus Endoscopic Approaches
Newark, NJ - 11/13/2013
15th Annual Brain Tumor Upate and 4th Annual International Symposium on Long-Term Control of Metastases to the Brain and Spine
Las Vegas, NV - 11/9/2013
Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas: Skull Base Approach and Technical Nuances
Pittsburgh, PA - 11/8/2013
Extended Far Lateral Approach for Jugular Foramen Tumors: Pearls and Pitfalls
Pittsburgh, PA - 11/8/2013
Suprasellar Meningiomas: Open Vs. Endoscopic Approaches
Pittsburgh, PA - 11/7/2013
7th Annual Microscopic and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Course and Vascular Bypass Animal Lab
Pittsburgh, PA - 11/7/2013
Frontotemporal Orbitozygomatic Transcavernous Approach: Operative Nuances
Parsippany, NJ - 10/30/2013
Extended Middle Fossa (Kawase’s) Approach: Operative Nuances
Parsippany, NJ - 10/30/2013
Far Lateral Transcondylar Transtubercular Approach: Operative Nuances
Parsippany, NJ - 10/30/2013
Microsurgical Skull Base Surgery Hands-On Resident Cadaver Dissection Course
Parsippany, NJ - 10/30/2013
Comparison of Plaintiff and Defendant Expert Witness Qualification in Malpractice Litigation in Neurological Surgery
San Francisco, CA - 10/19/2013
Endoscopic Endonasal Transcribriform Approach for Anterior Skull Base Tumors: Pearls and Pitfalls
Changhua County, Taiwan - 9/25/2013
Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach to Pituitary Adenomas: Pearls and Pitfalls
Changhua County, Taiwan - 9/25/2013
Peeling the Lateral Wall of the Cavernous Sinus: Indications and Technical Nuances
Changhua County, Taiwan - 9/25/2013
Neurosurgery and ENT Skull Base Course in Microscopic and Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base
Chunghua County, Tawian - 9/25/2013
Combined Transmastoid Middle Fossa Approach for Giant Cholesterol Granuloma of the Petrous Apex: “Dual Exhaust” Drainage
St. Louis, MO - 9/19/2013
Endoscopic Endonasal Transcribriform Approach to the Anterior Skull Base
St. Louis, MO - 9/19/2013
Standard Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach to the Sella: Surgical Pearls for Resection of Pituitary Tumors
St. Louis, MO - 9/19/2013
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Other

Transoral odontoidectomy
Liu JK, Apfelbaum RI
http://www.uncleharvey.com
“Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery”
Liu JK, Health Radio
http://www.healthradio.net
Molecular oncogenesis of craniopharyngioma: current and future strategies for the development of target therapies. A review
Liu JK
http://jnspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/jns_podcast_20130405.m4a
4/5/2013
New 3D endoscope at UMDNJ-University Hospital can treat complex neurosurgical diseases
Liu JK, News Medical
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120920/New-3D-endoscope-at-UMDNJ-The-University-Hospital-can-trea
9/20/2012
Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-University Hospital: A Minimally Invasive Approach for the Removal of Sk...
Liu JK, New Jersey Physican Magazine
http://issuu.com/njphysician/docs/nj_physician_august__2012
8/1/2012
Staged resection of large vestibular schwannomas
Liu JK, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine Weekly Podcast
http://jnspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/jns_podcast_20120224.m4a
2/24/2012
Bone morphogenetic protein-induced inflammatory cyst formation after lumbar fusion causing nerve root compression
Liu JK, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine Weekly Podcast
http://jnspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/jnsspine_podcast_20111216.m4a
12/16/2011
Transcallosal Approach for Intraventricular Central Neurocytoma
Liu JK, Neurosurgery Times, NINJ Newsletter
1/1/2011
Meet Dr. James K. Liu
Liu JK, Neurosurgery Times, NINJ Newsletter
5/1/2010
Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Removal of Pituitary Tumors and Skull Base Lesions
Liu JK, Neurosurgery Times, NINJ Newsletter
3/3/2010
“Journey to the Center of the Skull” by Ruth Solomon
Liu JK, Pioneer Press
3/27/2008
Skull base microsurgical simulation laboratory
Liu JK, North Shore Magazine
1/1/2007
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