About me
Dr. Stephen Liu, MD, is the division chief of Hematology Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute. Dr. Liu is also a faculty member, investigator, and an active researcher through the hospital’s research engine, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer, the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the region providing access to breakthrough cancer therapies and clinical trials.
Dr. Liu graduated cum laude from Johns Hopkins University before receiving his MD at the University of Maryland. He completed Internal Medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Southern California, after which he received further specialized training in genomic medicine at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). Dr. Liu has been part of the Thoracic Oncology section and the Experimental Therapeutics Program of Georgetown University since 2013. He is a board-certified medical oncologist with expertise in lung cancer and drug development.
Dr. Liu has a research focus on the development of novel therapeutic agents and innovative combinations for the treatment of advanced thoracic malignancies. He leads the Thoracic Oncology section and the Phase I Developmental Therapeutics group. His work has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Lancet Oncology, Cancer Discovery, and Clinical Cancer Research. He is actively involved in post-graduate education and has been awarded multiple teaching awards for his efforts. In addition to leading national and global clinical trials for the treatment of lung cancer, Dr. Liu is also the co-host for the official IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) podcast, Lung Cancer Considered.
Dr. Liu's philosophy of care
"I subscribe to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's mission - cura personalis - caring for the whole person - and I am an advocate for my patients. I stress the importance of open communication between physicians and patients and strive to provide my patients with the most advanced care available. I strongly believe that all patients deserve the opportunity to benefit from the latest cancer research advances, including genomic testing which is an essential part of treatment decisions. I am also committed to conducting research that will contribute to our understanding of cancer and helping future patients. Clinical trials are often the best treatment option in lung cancer and we strive to have the most promising agents available for our patients."
Clinical areas of focus
- Biopsy Of Lung Mass
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pleura Biopsy
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
Procedures I perform
- 12-Step Program
- Abdominal Wall Biopsy
- Akt Inhibitors
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Arthrocentesis
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Biopsy Of Lung Mass
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Cancer Fertility Preservation
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Speech Therapy
- Cancer Survivorship
- Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Treatment Outcomes
- Case Management
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Computed Tomography
- Cough Suppression
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Disease Prevention
- Donor Sperm
- Dopamine Therapy
- Egg Freezing For Transgender Individuals
- Embryo Transfer
- Energy Psychology
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Fluid Cytology
- Foster Home Care
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Gestational Carrier
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immune System Modulator Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- In Vitro Fertilization
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Irreversible Electroporation
- Isolated Limb Perfusion
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphedema Management
- Lymphoma Management
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Menstrual Education
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Microwave Ablation
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nanoknife
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Ovarian Tissue Freezing
- Pain Management Consultation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Patient Navigation
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Pet Therapy
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pleura Biopsy
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Reproductive Endocrinology
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Sti Treatment
- Symptom Management Consultation
- Testicular Tissue Freezing
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Transarterial Embolization
- Tumor Embolization
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Tumor Registry
- Vaccinations
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Navigate
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: LAC-USC Medical Center (2011)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2005)
Awards
- Heine H. Hansen Small Cell Lung Cancer Award, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, WCLC 2022, Vienna
- Top Doctor Award, Washingtonian Magazine, 2022
- Cura Personalis Fellow, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2020
- Annual Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine. Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2019
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30280641/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33439693/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34118197/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34077268/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34518295/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33646820/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34420859/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36324586/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35715405/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35663414/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35192928/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30988082/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31838007/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33610453/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33723371/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33595888/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33007380/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32539942/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34420859/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33209468/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32450596/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31228626/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31504132/