Dr. James K. Liu is the Director of Cerebrovascular, Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery at the Rutgers Neurological Institute of New Jersey, and Professor of Neurological Surgery at Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School and has a robust clinical practice in skull base surgery at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Dr. Liu is renowned for his comprehensive treatment of complex brain tumors and skull base lesions, including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, craniopharyngiomas, chordomas, and jugular foramen tumors. His clinical practice encompasses both traditional open and minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal skull base approaches (EEA). He also specializes in microsurgery of cerebrovascular diseases including brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernous malformations, and carotid artery stenosis. He also has expertise in cerebrovascular bypass procedures for moya moya disease, carotid artery occlusion, vertebral artery occlusion, and complex aneurysms, as well as endoscopic-assisted microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.
Philosophy of Care:
I treat every patient as if they were a family member. I take the time to make sure that the patient and family understands the nature of the medical condition, all the treatment options, and strategize a tailored, personalized plan of care. I take pride in technical surgical excellence to achieve the best outcome.
Clinical Interests:
Innovative skull base and endoscopic techniques, quantitative surgical neuroanatomy, microsurgical and microvascular anastomosis skills training, virtual surgical simulation, and pituitary tumor biology.
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, NY 2000
Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 2006
Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 2007
New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, NY 2001
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