Emily Liu, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurology


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Medical School
  • MD, Stanford University School of Medicine (2018)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Harvard University (MA) (2011)
Internship
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System Program (2019)
Residency
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System Program, Neurology (2022)
Fellowships
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program, Epilepsy (2024)
  • Stanford University Program, Biomedical Ethics (2014)
Languages
English, Mandarin, Spanish
Department
Neurology

Professional Titles

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Research Interests

My research interests focus on applying principles from human-centered design to facilitate value-driven translation of emerging brain-computer interface devices into clinical care. I am also passionate about the use of narrative and the visual arts in medical education.

Publications

  • Haeusermann T*, Liu EY*, Fong KC, Dohan D, Chiong W (*co-first authors). Patient experiences of resection versus responsive neurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Apr;153:109707. PubMed PMID: 38430673
  • McCoy MS, Liu EY, Lutz ASF, Sisti D. Ethical advocacy across the autism spectrum: beyond partial representation. Am J Bioeth. 2020 May;20(4):13-24. PubMed PMID: 32208091
  • Steinbach RJ, Allyse M, Michie M, Liu EY, Cho MK. "This lifetime commitment": public conceptions of disability and noninvasive prenatal genetic screening. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 Feb;170A(2):363-374. PubMed PMID: 26566970
  • Liu EY, Scott CT. Great expectations: autism spectrum disorder and induced pluripotent stem cell technologies. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2014 Apr;10(2):145-50. PubMed PMID: 24488263
  • Liu EY, Batten JN, Merrell SB, Shafer A. The long-term impact of a comprehensive scholarly concentration program in biomedical ethics and medical humanities. BMC Med Educ. 2018 Aug 28;18(1):204. PubMed PMID: 30153822
  • Milner LC, Liu EY, Garrison NA. Relationships matter: ethical considerations for returning results to family members of deceased subjects. Am J Bioeth. 2013;13(10):66-7. PubMed PMID: 24024819
  • Liu EY, Deb S. Neuroethics, neuroscience, and compromise: integrating perspectives on stereotactic neurosurgery for anorexia nervosa. AM J Bioeth: Neurosci. 2015;6(4):71-73.
  • Liu EY. Neurodiversity, neuroethics, and the autism spectrum. In: Rommelfanger KS, Johnson LSM, editors. The Routledge handbook of neuroethics. New York: Routledge; 2017. p. 394-412.
  • Reicherter D, Liu EY, Roberts LW. People from culturally distinct populations. In: Roberts LW, editor. A clinical guide to psychiatric ethics. Arlington: American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2016; p. 133-147.
  • Liu EY, Segal A, Sisti D, Ellis C. Neurologists’ attitudes towards psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Poster presented at: Annual American Epilepsy Society Meeting; 2022 Dec 2-6; Nashville, TN.
  • Liu EY, Sisti D. Practical ethics in neurology: key cases and challenges. Poster presented at: Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting; 2022 April 2-7; Seattle, WA.
  • Liu EY, Batten JN, Shafer A. “Doing the right work”: the perceived impact of a bioethics and medical humanities scholarly concentration on medical graduates’ professional ethics. Poster presented at: Learn Serve Lead 2016, the AAMC Annual Meeting; 2016 Nov 11-15; Seattle, WA.
  • Lerman-Tan Y, Braverman G, Rodriguez S, Lampe I, Liu EY, Shafer A. The art of observation: enhancing skills through visual analysis. Poster presented at: Stanford Innovations in Medical Education; 2016 May; Stanford, CA.
  • Liu EY, Cho MK. Representing autism: a demographic analysis of the public commentators at interagency autism coordinating committee Meetings. Poster presented at: 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities; 2014 Oct 16-19; San Diego, CA.
  • Haeusermann T*, Liu EY*, Fong KC, Dohan, D, Chiong W (*co-first authors). Patient experiences of resection versus responsive neurostimulation for medically refractory epilepsy. Oral Presentation given at: Epilepsy Grand Rounds at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona; 2024 Jan 12; Phoenix, AZ.
  • Liu EY, Segal A, Sisti D, Ellis C. Neurologists’ attitudes towards psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Oral Presentation given at: Annual University of Pennsylvania Neurology Residency Research Symposium; 2022 June; Philadelphia, PA.
  • Liu EY, Batten JN, Shafer A. Books to bedside: the impact of a biomedical ethics and medical humanities scholarly concentration on medical graduates. Oral Presentation given at: 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities; 2016 Oct 6-9; Washington, DC.
  • Liu EY, Batten JN, Shafer A. Practicing well: student perspectives on a bioethics and medical humanities scholarly concentration program. Winner of the New investigator Award for Oral Presentations. Oral Presentation given at: 2016 WGEA Regional Conference; 2016 April; Tucson, AZ.
  • Liu EY. Ocean heaven: autism advocacy through popular media in the people’s republic of china. Oral Presentation given at: 2014 Popular Culture Association, American National Conference; 2014 April 16-19; Chicago, IL.
  • Liu EY, Milner LC, Cho MK. Lost in translation: the need for cross-disciplinary exchange in research on autism. Oral Presentation given at: 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities; 2013 Oct 24-27; Atlanta, GA.
  • Haeusermann T*, Liu EY*, Fong KC, Dohan, D, Chiong W (*co-first authors). Patient experiences of resection versus responsive neurostimulation for medically refractory epilepsy. Scholar Spotlight Winner. Poster presented at: 10th Annual BRAIN Initiative Conference; 2024 June 16-18; Rockville, MD.

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology, Member
  • American Epilepsy Society, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Neurosciences Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Neurology, Board Certification (2022, 2022)
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include pediatric to adult epilepsy care transitions, epilepsy in special needs populations, and the surgical management of and neuromodulation for drug resistant epilepsy.