Dr. James Liu is an international leader in skull base surgery, advancing treatments for complex tumors in the brain, skull base, and spinal cord, including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, chordomas, and paragangliomas. His expertise extends to cerebrovascular microsurgery, addressing conditions like brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, dural AV fistulas, cavernous malformations, moyamoya, carotid stenosis, and neurovascular compression syndromes (trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm).
Dr. Liu is a compassionate and skilled board-certified neurosurgeon, who utilizes the latest advanced technology and innovative cutting-edge techniques, including minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal surgery (“EEA”), keyhole microneurosurgery, and awake craniotomy with brain mapping, to treat complex tumors and neurovascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Liu is an international expert and highly sought-after Visiting Professor, with over 500 invited lectures worldwide. As the creator of the “The Art of Brain Surgery: Masterclass” Youtube series and a prolific author of over 300 published journal articles and 30 textbook chapters, Dr. Liu is dedicated to advancing the field of neurosurgery through education and research, where he has taught many hands-on skull base cadaveric dissection courses around the globe.
Awards & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha, New York Medical College
- Dr. David Harrison Scholarship, New York Medical College (award for graduating 2nd in class)
- Summa Cum Laude, UCLA
- Phi Beta Kappa, UCLA
- Dandy Clinical Fellowship, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Healthgrades Choice Provider in Neurosurgery
- Honored Guest, Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery, 2024
- Keller Lecturer, Mayfield Clinic, 2022
- Honored Guest, Neurosurgical Society of Alabama, 2021
- Distinguished International Guest, Keynote Lecture, Taiwan Skull Base Society, 2021
- Physician Excellence in Health Care Award, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 2019
- Honored Guest, Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, 2019
- Honored Guest, Chinese Neurosurgical Society, 2019
- Honored Guest, Skull Base Society of India, 2019
- Honored Guest, Yonsei WFNS-Korean Skull Base Society Dissection Course, 2019
- Golden Apple Award Winner, Excellence in Teaching, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2019
- Honored Guest, Taiwan Society for Skull Base Surgery, 2018
- Honored Guest, Japanese Congress for Brain Tumor Surgery, 2018
- Honored Guest, Korean Society of Endoscopic Neurosurgery, 2017
- Honored Guest, Beijing Sanbo Microneurosurgical Symposium, 2016
- Honored Guest, Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgery, 2016