James K. Liu, MD, FACS, FAANS

Dr. James K. Liu is the Director of the Skull Base Institute of New Jersey at the Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, NYU Langone Neurosurgery Network. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has established a thriving and robust pituitary and skull base surgery service at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and University Hospital. Prior to joining the Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, Dr. Liu served as a Professor of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) at Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School, and built and internationally recognized multi-disciplinary skull base service as the Director of Cerebrovascular, Skull Base, and Pituitary Surgery at the Rutgers Neurological Institute of New Jersey. He is a member of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery and Society of University Neurosurgeons, and a founding member of the Yaşargil Microneurosurgery Academy.

James K. Liu received his undergraduate degree from UCLA with Summa Cum Laude honors and his MD from New York Medical College with Alpha Omega Alpha honors, graduating 2nd in his class. He completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Utah and obtained advanced fellowship training in Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Surgery & Neuro-Oncology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

Dr. Liu is recognized for his expertise in the treatment of complex tumors in the brain, spine, and skull base, including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, schwannomas, meningiomas, chordomas, craniopharyngiomas, and paragangliomas. He is skilled in both traditional open and minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal skull base approaches.

Dr. Liu also specializes in cerebrovascular microsurgery for brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, moyamoya disease, carotid artery stenosis, neurovascular compression syndromes (trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm), and intradural spine tumors (ependymomas, astrocytomas, schwannomas, meningiomas).

James K. Liu has published extensively in his field with over 300 peer-reviewed publications and 30 textbook chapters. He teaches hands-on cadaver dissection courses in skull base surgery and has lectured widely throughout the world. He is renowned for his surgical techniques which have been published in many operative videos in major scientific journals and exhibited in his YouTube series called “The Art of Brain Surgery: Masterclass.” Dr. Liu’s research focuses on the development of innovative skull base and endoscopic techniques, quantitative surgical neuroanatomy, microsurgical and microvascular anastomosis skills training, virtual surgical simulation, pituitary tumor biology, and clinical outcomes after skull base and cerebrovascular surgery. Dr. Liu is an active member of several neurosurgical organizations and serves on the medical advisory board of the Acoustic Neuroma Association of New Jersey. He is currently the Secretary-Treasurer of the International Meningioma Society.