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Lillian Liao, MD, MPH
General Surgery Resident
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Education:
MD, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine, 2004
MPH, University of Texas - Houston, School of Public Health, MPH - Concentration:
Health Finances and Health Economics, 1999-2000
BA, University of Texas at Austin, Major: Economics, 1994-1998
Other Postgraduate Training:
General Surgery Residency, University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, School of
Medicine, Department of Surgery, 2004-Present
Research:
"Percutaneous tracheostomy: one center's experience with a new modality" Liao L, Myers JG, Johnston
JE, Corneille MG, Danielson DS, Dent DL, Stewart RM, Pruitt BA, Root HD, Cohn SM. The American
Journal of Surgery 2005 Dec;190(2005):923-926. Scientific Presentation at Southwestern Surgical
Congress, April 2005. J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Resident Paper Competition, June 2005.
"Development process and costs of an expert system to enhance patient compliance with mammography screeing guidelines." David R. Lairson, PhD, Lillian F. Liao, MPH, William Rakowski, PhD, Jasmin A. Tiro, MPH, and Sally W. Vernon, PhD. University of Texas - Houston School of Public Health. Paper presentation at the 128th Annual Meeting of APHA, November 2000. Paper presentation at International Behavioral Medicine Society, November 2000, Brisbane, Australia Houston Health Services and Outcomes Research meeting, November 2000
"An updated estimate for enumerating breast cancer screening and treatment costs." Lillian F. Liao, MPH., Fall 2000. University of Texas - Houston School of Public Health Master's Thesis "Demand for health and health care." David Lairson, PhD, University of Texas - Houston School of Public Health. 1999-2000
Economic Analysis of Research funding in Cardiology and AIDS Research. Daniel Hamermesh, PhD, University of Texas - Austin, Dept. of Economics. 1997
Comparative Analysis of Health Care in the United States and China. Alfred Norman, PhD, University of Texas - Austin, Dept. of Economics. 1995-1997
Protein Analysis of Acetobacter xylinum and E. coli. R. Malcom Brown, PhD, University of Texas - Austin, Dept. of Botany. 1995-1998
Publications:
Cornejo A, Liao L, Washburn KW.
Argon
gas embolism with the use of argon beam coagulation during open hepatic resection.
The Internet Journal of Surgery. 2010; Volume 22 Number 2.
"Percutaneous tracheostomy: one center's experience with a new modality" Liao L, Myers JG, Johnston JE, Corneille MG, Danielson DS, Dent DL, Stewart RM, Pruitt BA, Root HD, Cohn SM. The American Journal of Surgery 2005 Dec;190(2005):923-926.
Presentations:
2010 Aust Society Annual Meeting Resident Paper Competition, 3rd place, clinical.
'Benefit and Risk of CT Imaging in the Current Management of Pediatric Trauma
Patients: A Single Center Prospective Review.'
"Percutaneous tracheostomy: one center's experience with a new modality" Liao L, Myers JG, Johnston
JE, Corneille MG, Danielson DS, Dent DL, Stewart RM, Pruitt BA, Root HD, Cohn SM. The American
Journal of Surgery 2005 Dec;190(2005):923-926.
Scientific Presentation at Southwestern Surgical Congress, April 2005.
J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Resident Paper Competition, June 2005.
"Development process and costs of an expert system to enhance patient compliance with mammography screeing guidelines." David R. Lairson, PhD, Lillian F. Liao, MPH, William Rakowski, PhD, Jasmin A. Tiro, MPH, and Sally W. Vernon, PhD. University of Texas - Houston School of Public Health. Paper presentation at the 128th Annual Meeting of APHA, November 2000.
"An updated estimate for enumerating breast cancer screening and treatment costs." Lillian F. Liao, MPH., Fall 2000. University of Texas - Houston School of Public Health Master's Thesis
Biosketch:Lillian Liao is a microeconomist and public health advocate turned surgeon. Her primary clinical and research interests are vascular and pediatric trauma surgery. Dr. Liao hopes to incorporate all aspects of her education and training into her career development as a surgeon. Dr. Liao obtained her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and her MPH from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Honors:
J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Resident Paper Competition 3rd place, clinical, 2010
Texas Surgical Society Ross Raleigh Scholarship 2009
J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Traveling Fellowship 2009
J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Resident Paper Competition Honorable Mention 2005
Rice University Graduate Studies Fellowship 1998-1999
Dean's List, UT-Austin 1994, 1997, 1998
University Honors, UT-Austin 1994, 1997, 1998
Junior Fellows' Scholarship for Economic Research, UT-Austin 1996-1998
Economics Honors Program, UT-Austin 1995-1998
Dean's Scholars Program, College of Natural Sciences, UT-Austin 1994-1998
1998 Susan Clark Leadership Award, UT-Austin
1996 Susan Clark Leadership Award, UT-Austin
Distinguished Student in Science Scholarship, UT-Austin 1994-1998
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