About me
Dr. Stephen V. Liu, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University. He is the Director of Thoracic Oncology and Head of Developmental Therapeutics at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Mesothelioma
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Large Cell Cancer Of The Lung
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Malignant Airway Tumors
- Mesothelioma
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
- Squamous Cancer Of The Lung
- Thoracic Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Tracheal Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Clinical Trials
- Developmental Therapeutics Management
- Lung Cancer Genomics
- Targeted Molecular Therapy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Lombardi Cancer Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2223Fax 202-444-1229
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Opoen HMO Option
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship Program: University of Southern California Medical Center (2011)
Fellowship Program: USC Norris Cancer Hospital (2011)
Internship/Residency: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2008)
Residency Program: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2008)
Internship Program: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2006)
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/