Spencer S. Liu, M.D.
Attending Anesthesiologist

I recently joined HSS in 2006 after 13 years on staff at the University of Washington and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. In addition to clinical care of patients, I performed research, taught residents and medical students, was invited to lecture at national and international meetings, and served on the Board of Directors for the Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists. My clinical and research interests center on pain medicine including acute postoperative pain and regional anesthesia and analgesia. To me, pain medicine represents a continuum of treatment for the patient, and the most interesting work ultimately results in better analgesia, fewer side effects, and more rapid return to or improvement of function for our patients.

Appointments

Attending Anesthesiologist

Director of Acute Pain Service

Board examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology

Section Editor for Pain Medicine for Anesthesia & Analgesia

Associate Editor for Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

Specialty

Anesthesiology

Subspecialty

Pain Medicine

Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology

Pain Medicine from American Board of Anesthesiology

State Licensure

New York

Washington

Education

Johns Hopkins University: BA

University of Alabama: MD

Residency

Northwestern University: Residency in Anesthesiology

Virginia Mason Medical Center: Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia & Research

Clinical Interest

Regional anesthesia, Pain medicine

Affiliations

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Washington

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill School of Medicine at Cornell University (pending)

Selected Publications

1) Liu SS, Strodtbeck WM, Richman JM, Wu CL. Comparison of regional versus general anesthesia for ambulatory anesthesia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesth Analg 2005:101, 1634-42

2) Liu SS, Block BM, Wu CL. Effects of perioperative central neuraxial analgesia on outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery: A meta analysis. Anesthesiology 2004:101, 153-61.

3) Block BM, Liu SS, Rowlingson AJ, et al. Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia: A meta analysis. JAMA 2003:290, 2455-63