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
- 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
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- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OA Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
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/