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Office
Wasserman Building
300 Stein Plaza, Suite 564
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-267-9449Fax+1 310-825-9385
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 ManagementMBA, Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBAs, 2014 - 2016
- UCLAPhD, Neuroscience, 1995 - 1999
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1998
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1991, MD
- Brown UniversityBS, BA, Biochemistry, Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1984 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- 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
- Study of a Drug [DCVax®-L] to Treat Newly Diagnosed GBM Brain Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Dec 01
- Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2003 Jun 01
- Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsDiversity in Neurosurgical Recruitment and Training in the United States: A Systematic Review.Andrew Wang, Nathan A Shlobin, Jasmine A T DiCesare, Langston T Holly, Linda M Liau
World Neurosurgery. 2022-06-01 - 344 citationsEvidence for sequenced molecular evolution of IDH1 mutant glioblastoma from a distinct cell of origin.Albert Lai, Samir Kharbanda, Whitney B. Pope, Anh Tran, Orestes E. Solis
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011-12-01 - 56 citationsLarge-scale assessment of the gliomasphere model systemDan R. Laks, Thomas J. Crisman, Michelle Y. S. Shih, Jack Mottahedeh, Fuying Gao
Neuro-Oncology. 2016-10-01
Journal Articles
- Heterogeneity Within the PF-EPN-B Ependymoma SubgroupAndrew 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 glioblastomaAntonios 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 glioblastomaShabihkhani 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
Abstracts/Posters
- Non-invasive immune monitoring following DC vaccination effectively delineates immune responses in glioblastomaAntonios J, Soto H, Everson R,…. Liau LM, Prins RM, 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Oncol, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2016
- Patterns from dynamic vessel size imaging of arterial and venous perfusion correlates with aggressiveness and stratifies 1p19q co-deleted from non-codeleted low-grade ...Leu K, Cloughesy TF, Liau LM,… Ellingson B, 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Oncol, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2016
- Simultaneous quantitative pH mapping and hypoxia imaging using fast multi-echo amine CEST-EPI in human gliomasHarris R, Liau LM, Leu K,.... Ellingson B, 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Oncol, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions
- Maui Attorney Turns Brain Cancer Journey into Hope for OthersAugust 7th, 2024
- Adding Immune-Boosting Agent to Personalised Cancer Vaccine Supercharges the Body's Immune Defense Against Malignant Brain TumoursMay 10th, 2024
- AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Contribute to SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training ProgramJanuary 24th, 2023
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