
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
Neurosurgery
Primary Location
UCLA Neurosurgery
300 Stein Plaza Suite 420
Los Angeles, California 90095
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-825-7245
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.
Hospital Position
- Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
- Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Director, Brain Tumor Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Membership, Medical Organizations
- American Association of Neurological Surgery
- American Association of Cancer Research
- American Association of Neurological Surgery
- American Society of Gene Therapy
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society for Neuro-Oncology
- Women in Neurosurgery
Additional Education
- Masters Business Administration, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2016
Patient Stories
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Education
Medical Board Certification
Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2002
Fellowship
UCLA School of Medicine, 1998
Residency
UCLA School of Medicine, 1997
Internship
UCLA School of Medicine, 1992
Degrees
UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA, 2016
UCLA School of Medicine, PhD, 1999
Stanford University School of Medicine, MD, 1991
Recognition
- 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
Medulloblastoma
Skull base tumor
Metastatic brain cancer
Meningioma
Glioma
Astrocytoma tumors
Research
Publications
Awards
- 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.