Hong Liu, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

I provide general and cardiac anesthesia. I have been engaged in basic and clinical research for more than 20 years. My primary research areas include myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, pre- and post-conditioning in myocardial protection and high-risk surgery outcomes.

Title:

Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Anesthesia Research

Specialty:

Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - Cardiovascular and Thoracic

Address:

Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St., Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

916-734-5028

Other Languages:

Chinese

Education:

Nanjing Medical College
Jiangso,
M.D. 1987

Suzhou Medical College
Suzhou,
1982

Internships:

St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center
New York, New York
1996

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2000
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2001
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Board Certifications:

National Board of Echocardiography, Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, 2004
American Board of Anesthesiology , 2001
Medical Board of California, 1998

Professional Memberships:

American Medical Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
California Society of Anesthesiologists
Chinese American Medical Association of California
Chinese American Society of Anesthesiology
International Anesthesia Research Society
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Honors and Awards:

Guest Professor of Soochow University, China, 2009
Research award from Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research, 2001-2003
California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Resident Research Award: Third Place, 1998
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1995
American Hospital Association (AHA) California Affiliate Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award, 1992-1994

Select Recent Publications:

Xie H, Wang C, Wu X, Liu X, Qiao S, Liu C, Liu H. Parthenolide attenuates LPS-induced activation of NF-?? in a time-dependent manner in rat myocardium. Journal of Biomedical Research, 2012 26(1): 37-43.

Cao L, Young JN, Liu H, Silvestry S, Sun W, Zhao N, Dielh J, Sun JZ. Preoperative aspirin use and outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Ann Surg, 2012 February, 255(2): 399-404.

Soares JHN, Brosnan RJ, Fukushima FB, Hodges J, Liu H. Solubility of haloether anesthetics in human and animal blood. Anesthesiology, 2012 Jul;117(1):48-55.

Konia M, Liu H. Recombinant activated Factor VII in cardiac surgery: the new magic drug in post-aprotinin era. J Clin Anesthesiol, 2012 January, 28(1): 103-6.

Kumar S, Young JN, Liu H. Atrial septal aneurysm causing impaired venous drainage in CPB. Ann Thoracic Surg, 2012.

Sun JZ, Cao LH, Liu H. ACE inhibitors in cardiac surgery: current studies and controversies. Hypertension Research, 2011 34: 15-22.

Tang D, Liu H. Acute left atrial intramural wall dissection after mitral valve replacement. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2011 25, 3(June): 498-500.

Zhong C, Fleming NW, Lu X, Moore PG, Liu H. Age-associated differences in gene expression in response to delayed anesthetic preconditioning. Age, 2011 October 19 [Epub ahead of print].

Liu H. Is the PAC Passe: Exposing the data for continued (mis)use in perioperative and critical care settings. J Clin Anesth, 2011 27(6): 627-31.

To see if Hong Liu is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.