Spencer S. Liu, MD

Dr. Spencer Liu joined the staff of Hospital for Special Surgery in 2006, after 13 years on staff at the University of Washington and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. In addition to clinical care of patients, he performs research and has on numerous occasions been invited to lecture at national and international meetings. His clinical and research interests center on pain medicine, including acute postoperative pain, regional anesthesia, and analgesia. "To me," says the Attending Anesthesiologist, "pain medicine represents a continuum of treatment for the patient. The most interesting work ultimately results in better analgesia, fewer side effects, and more rapid return to or improvement of function for our patients."

Appointments

Attending Anesthesiologist, Director of Acute Pain Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director of Acute Pain Service

Specialty

Anesthesiology

Subspecialty

Pain Management

Special Expertise

Regional anesthesia
Pain medicine

Affiliations

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Washington
Board examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology

Education

BA, Johns Hopkins University
MD, University of Alabama

Residency

Northwestern University, Anesthesiology

Fellowship

Regional Anesthesia & Research, Virginia Mason Medical Center

Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology
Pain Medicine from American Board of Anesthesiology

State Licensure

New York, Washington  

Spencer S. Liu, MD has contributed to the following articles on HSS.edu:

Editorial Appointments

Section Editor, Pain Medicine for Anesthesia & Analgesia
Associate Editor, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

Selected Publications

Liu SS, Strodtbeck WM, Richman JM, Wu CL. Comparison of regional versus general anesthesia for ambulatory anesthesia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesth Analg 2005:101, 1634-42.

Liu SS, Block BM, Wu CL. Effects of perioperative central neuraxial analgesia on outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: A meta analysis. Anesthesiology 2004:101, 153-61.

Block BM, Liu SS, Rowlingson AJ, et al. Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia: A meta analysis. JAMA 2003:290, 2455-63.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.