K. Ron-Li Liaw, MD
Professor, Psychiatry-Child-CHC
Medical School
- MD, Baylor College of Medicine (2003)
Undergraduate School
- BA, Rice University (TX) (1998)
Residency
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital Program, Chief Resident, Psychiatry (2007)
Fellowships
- New York University School of Medicine Program, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2009)
Department
Psychiatry-Child-CHCProfessional Titles
- Mental Health In-Chief
- Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Publications
- Lois BH, Urban TH, Wong C, Collins E, Brodzinsky L, Harris MA, Adkisson H, Armstrong M, Pontieri J, Delgado D, Levine J, Liaw KR. Integrating Suicide Risk Screening into Pediatric Ambulatory Subspecialty Care. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 May-Jun;5(3):e310. PubMed PMID: 32656472
- Liaw KR, Cho J, Devins L, Daly J, Sklenar D, Al-Qaqaa Y. Co-designed PICU Family Stress Screening and Response System to Improve Experience, Quality, and Safety. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019 Mar-Apr;4(2):e145. PubMed PMID: 31321362
- Sullivan AM, Warren AG, Lakoma MD, Liaw KR, Hwang D, Block SD. End-of-life care in the curriculum: a national study of medical education deans. Acad Med. 2004 Aug;79(8):760-8. PubMed PMID: 15277133
- Lois B, Urban T, Wong C, Collins E, Brodzinsky L, Harris M, Adkinsson H, Armstrong M, Pontieri J, Delgado D, Levine J, Liaw KR. Integrating Suicide Risk Screening into Pediatric Ambulatory Subspecialty Care. Pediatr Qual Saf 2020;5:e310.
- Spray A, Patel N, Sood, A, Wu S, Simon N, Podbury R, Vasserman A, Caravella R, Silverman Y, Pochtar R, Ackerman M, Liaw KR. Development of Wellness Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response. Psychiatr Ann. 1010; 50(7): 288-294.
- Caravella R, Deutch A, Paraskevi N, Ying P, Liaw KR, Greenblatt J, Collins K, Eastburn HK, Fries E, Khan S, Kozikowski A, Sidelnik A, Yee M, Ginsberg D. Development of a Virtual Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service: A Multifaceted Transformation. Psychiatr Ann. 2020; 50(7): 279-287.
- Lois BH, Mournet AM, Menz R, King M, Malizia R, Haines E, Coble-Sadaphal C, Liaw KR. A Closer Look: Examination of Suicide Risk Screening Results and Outcomes for Minoritized Youth in Subspecialty Pediatrics. Acad Pediatr. 2022 May 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35597439
- Reliford A, Berry OO, Burgos JJ, Liaw KR. Holding Space for Facilitated Dialogues on Antiracism in Academic Medicine. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Aug;61(8):953-956. PubMed PMID: 35364252
- Reliford A, Berry, O, Burgos J, Liaw KR. Holding Space for Facilitated Dialogues on Anti-Racism in Academic Medicine. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Liaw, KR; Lois, B; McBee, J; Collins, E: “Relationships with Children and Ensuring their Voices in Decision-Making,” in Wolfe, Hinds and Sourkes editors, Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care; 2020.
- 15. Liaw KR, Patel N, Brahmbhatt K. Early recognition of suicide risk in pediatric settings: Clinical pathways from creation to implementation. 24th World Congress of the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions Virtual Meeting December 2-4, 2020
- Lois BH, Mournet AM, Menz R, King M, Malizia R, Haines E, Coble-Sadaphal C, Liaw KR. A Closer Look: Examination of Suicide Risk Screening Results and Outcomes for Minoritized Youth in Subspecialty Pediatrics. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Jan-Feb;23(1):172-177. PubMed PMID: 35597439
- Liaw KR, Anthony BJ, Hawks J, Kelsay K, Kennedy SM, Ladegard KM, Lueck M. Creating a Statewide Continuum of Care. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 62, Issue 10, S99
- Tanguturi YC, Codd E, Gaffey LJ, Hawks J, Fritsch SL, Liaw KR. Redesign of a General Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (IPU) and Implementation of an Evidence-Based, Trauma-Informed Model of Care, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 62, Issue 10, S269 - S270
- Reliford, Aaron O, Liaw KR, Berry OO, Burgos JJ. Creating and Implementing Facilitated Dialogs on Antiracism in Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, and Academic Medicine. Workshop presentation at AACAP's Virtual 68th Annual Meeting October 1, 2021
- Ferren J, Stutzman DL, Fritsch SL, Liaw KR, Lauden S. Physical Health Comorbidities Among Youth Admitted to an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 62, Issue 10, S211
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
Hospital Affiliation
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification
Clinical Interests
Dr. Liaw serves as an expert consultant in design and innovation, family engagement and resiliency, improvement science, mental health integration, clinician wellbeing, diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Care Philosophy
Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw is the Mental Health In-Chief, Cannon Y. & Lyndia Harvey Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Liaw is a Visiting Professor, Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Division Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. In her role as Mental Health In-Chief, Dr. Liaw is helping to shape and oversee child mental health vision, strategy, operations, quality, safety, and workforce development system-wide and in collaboration with local, state, and national partners and stakeholders.
Dr. Liaw serves as an expert consultant in design and innovation, family engagement and resiliency, improvement science, mental health integration, clinician wellbeing, diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Care Philosophy
Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw is the Mental Health In-Chief, Cannon Y. & Lyndia Harvey Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Liaw is a Visiting Professor, Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Division Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. In her role as Mental Health In-Chief, Dr. Liaw is helping to shape and oversee child mental health vision, strategy, operations, quality, safety, and workforce development system-wide and in collaboration with local, state, and national partners and stakeholders.