
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
Los Angeles, California 90095
About
Dr. Linda M. Liau is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA.
Preferred Name: Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor and Director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Program. Dr. Liau's clinical expertise is in intra-operative functional brain mapping and use of intra-operative imaging for resection of brain tumors (gliomas, meningiomas, and metastatic tumors). Her research efforts are focused on the molecular biology of brain tumors, gene therapy, immunotherapy, and brain cancer vaccines.
Dr. Liau is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. She is the Director of the UCLA Brain Cancer SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence). She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Hospital Position
- Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
- Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Director, UCLA Brain Tumor Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Membership, Medical Organizations
- American Association of Neurological Surgery
- American Association of Cancer Research
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society for Neuro-Oncology
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery
- National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Additional Education
- Masters Business Administration, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2016
Patient Stories
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degrees
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Dr. Linda Liau was recognized as a Top Doctor by U.S. News in partnership with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. This denotes that this doctor is among the top 1% in the nation in his or her specialty.
Locations

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
Publications
Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Dr. Linda Liau was recognized as a Top Doctor by U.S. News in partnership with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. This denotes that this doctor is among the top 1% in the nation in his or her specialty.