Kenneth C Liu, MD

Kenneth C Liu, MD
Kenneth C Liu, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Surgical Services

Biosketch

Kenneth Liu, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon practicing with Bronson Neuroscience Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the Oregon Health and Science University and went on to complete a fellowship in neurointerventional surgery at the Dotter Interventional Institute in Portland, Oregon. Prior to moving to Kalamazoo, Dr. Liu held Associate Professor appointments at the University of Southern California, Penn State University, and the University of Virginia. He was also the Director of Neurovascular Surgery at the University of Virginia. His research interests include intracranial vascular pathology and is considered to be an international leader in the field of intracranial venous stenting.

  • 汤头条app and Training
    • Fellowship 2010, Neurointerventional Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
    • Chief Resident 2008, Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
    • Residency 2007, Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
    • Internship 2002, Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
    • MD 2001, Keck School of Medicine of USC
    • BA 1997, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California-Berkeley

  • Research
    • Intracranial Hypertension Including Pseudotumor Cerebri
    • Intracranial Aneurysm

  • Publications

    • Buell T., Ding D., Chen C.J., Aljuboori Z., Liu K. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2023;37:1812-1814.

    • Soldozy S., Ya臒murlu K., Kumar J., Elarjani T., Burks J., Jamshidi A., Luther E., Liu K.C., Benjamin C.G., Starke R.M., Park M.S., Syed H.R., Shaffrey M.E., Komotar R.J. Neurosurgical Review. 2022;45:1255-1261.

    • Buell T., Ding D., Raper D., Chen C.J., Aljuboori Z., Taylor D., Wang T., Ironside N., Starke R., Liu K. Resolution of venous pressure gradient in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: A proof of secondary cerebral sinovenous stenosis Surgical Neurology International. 2021;12

    • Lee K.E., Zehri A., Soldozy S., Syed H., Catapano J.S., Maurer R., Albuquerque F.C., Liu K.C., Wolfe S.Q., Brown S., Levitt M.R., Fargen K.M. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2021;13(5):465-470.

    • Spiotta A.M., Park M.S., Bellon R.J., Bohnstedt B.N., Yoo A.J., Schirmer C.M., DeLeacy R.A., Fiorella D.J., Woodward B.K., Hawk H.E., Nanda A., Zaidat O.O., Sunenshine P.J., Liu K.C., Kabbani M.R., Snyder K.V., Sivapatham T., Dumont T.M., Reeves A.R., Starke R.M. The SMART Registry: Long-Term Results on the Utility of the Penumbra SMART COIL System for Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms and Other Malformations Frontiers in Neurology. 2021;12

    • Townsend R.K., Jost A., Amans M.R., Hui F., Bender M.T., Satti S.R., Maurer R., Liu K., Brinjikji W., Fargen K.M. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2021

    • Pomeraniec I.J., Ding D., Ksendzovsky A., Liu K.C. Microvascular decompression of the posterior cerebral artery for treatment of oculomotor nerve palsy Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. 2020;22:85-89.

    • Buell T., Raper D.S., Ding D., Chen C.J., Wang T., Taylor D., Ilyas A., Kalani M.S., Park M., Mahaney K., Liu K. Concurrent venous stenting of the transverse and occipito-marginal sinuses: An analogy with parallel hemodynamic circuits Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2019;10(2):334-338.

    • Chen C.J., Ding D., Wang T.R., Buell T.J., Ilyas A., Ironside N., Lee C.C., Kalani M.Y., Park M.S., Liu K.C., Sheehan J.P. Clinical Neurosurgery. 2019;84(3):696-707.

    • Chen S.H., McCarthy D.J., Sheinberg D., Hanel R., Sur S., Jabbour P., Atallah E., Chalouhi N., Dumont A., Amenta P., Hasan D., Raper D., Liu K., Jane J.A., Crowley R.W., Aguilar-Salinas P., Bentley J., Monteith S., Mitchell B.D., Yavagal D.R., Peterson E.C., Starke R.M. World Neurosurgery. 2019;127:e86-e93.

    • Ironside N., Buell T.J., Chen C.J., Kumar J.S., Paisan G.M., Sokolowski J.D., Liu K.C., Ding D. World Neurosurgery. 2019;125:e723-e728.

    • Sokolowski J.D., Ilyas A., Buell T.J., Taylor D.G., Chen C.J., Ding D., Raper D.M.S., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2019;59:93-97.

    • Buell T., Raper D., Pomeraniec I., Chen C., Taylor D., Ding D., Liu K. Response Journal of Neurosurgery. 2018;129(1):255-256.

    • Buell T.J., Ding D., Raper D.M.S., Chen C.J., Hixson H.R., Webster Crowley R., Evans A.J., Jensen M.E., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2018;10(1):55-59.

    • Buell T.J., Raper D.M., Ding D., Chen C.J., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2018;10(7)

    • Buell T.J., Raper D.M.S., Pomeraniec I.J., Ding D., Chen C.J., Taylor D.G., Liu K.C. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2018;129(1):153-156.

    • Chen C.J., Kumar J.S., Chen S.H., Ding D., Buell T.J., Sur S., Ironside N., Luther E., Ragosta M., Park M.S., Kalani M.Y., Liu K.C., Starke R.M. Stroke. 2018;49(4):1044-1050.

    • Fargen K.M., Liu K., Garner R.M., Greeneway G.P., Wolfe S.Q., Crowley R. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2018;10(12):1203-1208.

    • Ilyas A., Buell T.J., Chen C.J., Ding D., Raper D.M.S., Taylor D.G., Sokolowski J.D., Liu K.C. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2018;164:87-91.

    • Moosa S., Ding D., Mastorakos P., Sheehan J.P., Liu K.C., Starke R.M. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2018;53:269-272.

    • Paisan G.M., Ding D., Starke R.M., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Clinical Neurosurgery. 2018;83(3):393-402.

    • Pomeraniec I.J., Ding D., Starke R.M., Liu K.C., Mrachek E.K., Lopes M.B., Sheehan J.P. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2018;129(4):937-946.

    • Raper D., Buell T.J., Ding D., Chen C.J., Starke R.M., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2018;10(4):391-394.

    • Raper D.M.S., Buell T.J., Ding D., Jonathan Pomeraniec I., Webster Crowley R., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2018;10(1):74-77.

    • Raper D.M.S., Ding D., Buell T.J., Crowley R.W., Starke R.M., Liu K.C. Neurosurgery. 2018;82(4):555-561.

    • Sokolowski J.D., Chen C.J., Ding D., Buell T.J., Raper D.M., Ironside N., Taylor D.G., Starke R.M., Liu K. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2018;10(4):367-373.

    • Zammar S.G., Buell T.J., Chen C.J., Crowley R.W., Ding D., Griessenauer C.J., Hoh B.L., Liu K.C., Ogilvy C.S., Raper D.M., Singla A., Thomas A.J., Cockroft K.M., Simon S.D. World Neurosurgery. 2018;115:e200-e205.

    • Buell T., Starke R., Ding D., Hixson H., Raper D., Chen C.J., Liu K. Venous sinus stenting using transcranial access for the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a pediatric patient Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2017;8(4):672-675.

    • Buell T.J., Raper D.M., DIng D., Chen C.J., Liu K.C. BMJ Case Reports. 2017;2017

    • Chen C.J., Wang C., Buell T.J., Ding D., Raper D.M., Ironside N., Paisan G.M., Starke R.M., Southerland A.M., Liu K., Worrall B.B. World Neurosurgery. 2017;107:684-691.

    • Ding D., Buell T., Chen C.J., Raper D., Liu K., Vollmer D. Staged multimodality treatment of a large ruptured fusiform supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysm: Microsurgical clip-assisted endovascular coiling Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2017;8(4):668-671.

    • Ilyas A., Chen C.J., Raper D.M., Ding D., Buell T., Mastorakos P., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2017;9(11):1086-1092.

    • Liu K.C., Starke R.M., Durst C.R., Wang T.R., Ding D., Crowley R.W., Newman S.A. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2017;127(5):1126-1133.

    • Purdy P.D., South C., Klucznik R.P., Liu K.C., Novakovic R.L., Puri A.S., Lee Pride G., Aagaard-Kienitz B., Ray A., Elliott A.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2017;9(8):766-771.

    • Raper D.M., Ding D., Evans E., Starke R.M., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C., Oldfield E.H., Jane J.A. World Neurosurgery. 2017;99:424-432.

    • Raper D.M.S., Buell T.J., Chen C.J., DIng D., Starke R.M., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2017;9(10):986-989.

    • Raper D.M.S., Ding D., Chen C.J., Buell T.J., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2017;9(6):587-590.

    • Raper D.M.S., Ding D., Peterson E.C., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C., Chalouhi N., Hasan D.M., Dumont A.S., Jabbour P., Starke R.M. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2017;17(2):155-163.

    • Spiotta A.M., Derdeyn C.P., Tateshima S., Mocco J., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C., Jensen L., Ebersole K., Reeves A., Lopes D.K., Hanel R.A., Sauvageau E., Duckwiler G., Siddiqui A., Levy E., Puri A., Pride L., Novakovic R., Chaudry M.I., Turner R.D., Turk A.S. Neurosurgery. 2017;81(1):56-65.

    • Chen C.J., Moosa S., Ding D., Raper D.M., Burke R.M., Lee C.C., Chivukula S., Wang T.R., Starke R.M., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2016;8(8):791-795.

    • Durst C.R., Ornan D.A., Reardon M.A., Mehndiratta P., Mukherjee S., Starke R.M., Wintermark M., Evans A., Jensen M.E., Crowley R.W., Gaughen J., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2016;8(11):1173-1177.

    • Durst C.R., Starke R.M., Clopton D., Hixson H.R., Schmitt P.J., Gingras J.M., Ding D., Liu K.C., Crowley R.W., Jensen M.E., Evans A.J., Gaughen J. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2016;8(9):919-922.

    • Raper D.M.S., Webster Crowley R., Liu K.C., Starke R.M. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 2016;60(1):104-115.

    • Starke R.M., Turk A., Ding D., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C., Chalouhi N., Hasan D.M., Dumont A.S., Jabbour P., Durst C.R., Turner R.D. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2016;8(2):135-144.

    • Bond A., Jane J.A., Liu K.C., Oldfield E.H. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015;122(5):1068-1075.

    • Chen C.J., Ding D., Starke R.M., Mehndiratta P., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C., Southerland A.M., Worrall B.B. Neurology. 2015;85(22):1980-1990.

    • Ding D., Chen C.J., Starke R.M., Liu K.C., Crowley R.W. Neurological Sciences. 2015;36(12):2297-2299.

    • Ding D., Chen C.J., Starke R.M., Liu K.C., Crowley R.W. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2015;357(1-2):335-337.

    • Ding D., Przybylowski C.J., Starke R.M., Sterling Street R., Tyree A.E., Webster Crowley R., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015;22(11):1816-1819.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015;22(12):1969-1972.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Liu K.C., Crowley R.W. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015;22(12):1857-1861.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Manka D., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Interventional Neuroradiology. 2015;21(6):738-741.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Webster Crowley R., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015;22(6):1025-1029.

    • Durst C.R., Geraghty S.R., Southerland A.M., Starke R.M., Rembold K., Malik S., Wintermark M., Liu K.C., Crowley R.W., Gaughen J., Jensen M.E., Evans A.J. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2015;7(4):245-249.

    • Przybylowski C.J., Ding D., Starke R.M., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Surgical management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: Indications, preoperative evaluation, and outcomes Arteriovenous Malformations: A Comprehensive Guide to Natural History, Diagnosis, and Management. 2015:11-31.

    • Przybylowski C.J., Ding D., Starke R.M., Liu K.C., Crowley R.W. Endovascular management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: Embolic agents, outcomes, and technological advances Arteriovenous Malformations: A Comprehensive Guide to Natural History, Diagnosis, and Management. 2015:45-61.

    • Przybylowski C.J., Ding D., Starke R.M., Webster Crowley R., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015;22(11):1727-1732.

    • Przybylowski C.J., Raper D.M.S., Starke R.M., Xu Z., Liu K.C., Sheehan J.P. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015;22(1):161-165.

    • Starke R.M., Ding D., Durst C.R., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Neurosurgical Focus. 2015;38

    • Starke R.M., Durst C.R., Evans A., Ding D., Raper D.M.S., Jensen M.E., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2015;7(4):256-261.

    • Starke R.M., Wang T., Ding D., Durst C.R., Crowley R.W., Chalouhi N., Hasan D.M., Dumont A.S., Jabbour P., Liu K.C. Scientific World Journal. 2015;2015

    • Buell T.J., Ding D., Starke R.M., Webster Crowley R., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(11):1866-1871.

    • Ding D., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2014;6(6):428-431.

    • Ding D., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(3):522-524.

    • Ding D., Mehta G.U., Liu K.C. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2014;28(2):290-292.

    • Ding D., Raper D.M., Carswell A.J., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(7):1163-1168.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Dursrst C.R., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. Neurosurgical Focus. 2014;37:1.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Durst C.R., Gaughen J.R., Evans A.J., Jensen M.E., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(11):1981-1983.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Evans A.J., Jensen M.E., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(7):1241-1244.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Evans A.J., Liu K.C. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(6):1040-1043.

    • Durst C.R., Khan P., Gaughen J., Patrie J., Starke R.M., Conant P., Liu K.C., Jensen M.E., Evans A.J. Clinical Radiology. 2014;69(12):e471-e476.

    • Durst C.R., Raghavan P., Shaffrey M.E., Schiff D., Lopes M.B., Sheehan J.P., Tustison N.J., Patrie J.T., Xin W., Elias W.J., Liu K.C., Helm G.A., Cupino A., Wintermark M. Neuroradiology. 2014;56(2):107-115.

    • Durst C.R., Starke R.M., Gaughen J.R., Geraghty S., Kreitel K.D., Medel R., Demartini N., Liu K.C., Jensen M.E., Evans A.J. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2014;121(5):1093-1101.

    • Liu K.C., Ding D., Starke R.M., Geraghty S.R., Jensen M.E. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2014;21(3):503-506.

    • Raper D.M.S., Starke R.M., Henderson F., Ding D., Simon S., Evans A.J., Jane J.A., Liu K.C. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2014;35(9):1798-1804.

    • Starke R.M., Sheehan J.P., Ding D., Liu K.C., Kondziolka D., Crowley R.W., Lunsford L.D., Kassell N.F. World Neurosurgery. 2014;82(5):e668-e669.

    • Zanaty M., Chalouhi N., Starke R.M., Tjoumakaris S., Hasan D., Hann S., Ajiboye N., Liu K.C., Rosenwasser R.H., Manasseh P., Jabbour P. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2014;127:15-18.

    • Ding D., Kreitel D., Liu K.C. Interventional Neuroradiology. 2013;19(4):466-470.

    • Ding D., Liu K.C. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013;27(4):549-550.

    • Ding D., Liu K.C. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2013;115(9):1920-1921.

    • Ding D., Mehta G.U., Medel R., Liu K.C. Interventional Neuroradiology. 2013;19(2):240-244.

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Crowley R.W., Liu K.C. BioMed Research International. 2013;2013

    • Ding D., Starke R.M., Jensen M.E., Evans A.J., Kassell N.F., Liu K.C. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2013;5(6):546-551.

    • Fields J.D., Brambrink L., Dogan A., Helseth E.K., Liu K.C., Lee D.S., Nesbit G.M., Petersen B.D., Barnwell S.L. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2013;5(1):15-19.

    • Fields J.D., Javedani P.P., Falardeau J., Nesbit G.M., Dogan A., Helseth E.K., Liu K.C., Barnwell S.L., Petersen B.D. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2013;5(1):62-68.

    • Dodge J.P., Roundy N.E., Liu K.C. Radiation safety in interventional neuroradiology Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care: Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, and Successful Management of Perioperative Complications. 2012:577-581.

    • Fields J.D., Liu K.C., Brambrink A.M. Perioperative challenges during cerebrovascular surgery Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care: Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, and Successful Management of Perioperative Complications. 2012:235-246.

    • Liu K.C., Guidone L.E., Barnwell S.L. Understanding basic techniques and procedures in interventional neuroradiology Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care: Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, and Successful Management of Perioperative Complications. 2012:583-586.

    • Liu K.C., Oztaskin M., Burchiel K.J. Basics of neurosurgical techniques and procedures Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia & Critical Care: Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, and Successful Management of Perioperative Complications. 2012:145-150.

    • Simon S., Liu K. Neurosurgery. 2012;71(5)

    • Ding D., Liu K.C. Neurosurgical Focus. 2011;30(6)

    • Fields J.D., Khatri P., Nesbit G.M., Liu K.C., Barnwell S.L., Lutsep H.L., Clark W.M., Lansberg M.G. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 2011;3(2):151-155.

    • Fields J.D., Petersen B.D., Lutsep H.L., Nesbit G.M., Liu K.C., Dogan A., Lee D.S., Clark W.M., Barnwell S.L. Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences. 2011;17(2):241-247.

    • Fields J., Liu K., Lee D., Gonda S., Dogan A., Gultekin S., Nesbit G., Petersen B., Barnwell S. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2010;31(9):1737-1740.

    • Fields J.D., Lindsay K., Liu K., Nesbit G.M., Lutsep H.L. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 2010;8(4):581-592.

    • Fields J.D., Liu K.C., Barnwell S.L., Clark W.M., Lutsep H.L. Current Cardiology Reports. 2010;12(1):20-28.

    • Vagnerova K., Liu K., Ardeshiri A., Cheng J., Murphy S.J., Hurn P.D., Herson P.S. Neuroscience. 2010;166(2):476-481.

    • Weinstein J.S., Liu K.C., Delashaw J.B., Burchiel K.J., Van Loveren H.R., Vale F.L., Agazzi S., Greenberg M.S., Smith D.A., John T. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2010;112(2):428-433.

    • Liu K.C., Bhardwaj A. Neurocritical Care. 2007;7(2):175-184.

    • Durham S.R., Liu K.C., Selden N.R. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2006;105 PEDIATRICS(SUPPL. 5):365-369.

    • Hsu F.P.K., Anderson G.J., Dogan A., Finizio J., Noguchi A., Liu K.C., McMenomey S.O., Delashaw J.B. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2004;100(4):695-699.

    • Chen F., Collin G., Liu K., Beier D., Eccles M., Nishina P., Moshang T., Epstein J. Genomics. 2001;74(2):219-227.

    • Chen F., Liu K., Epstein J. Mechanisms of Development. 1999;84(1-2):181-184.

    • Li J., Liu K.C., Jin F., Lu M.M., Epstein J.A. Development. 1999;126(11):2495-2503.