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Bio
Dr. Kaixuan Liu was born in the countryside of Hubei Province in China. Dr. Liu’s dream of becoming a doctor came true after he earned his medical degree in Hubei Medical College, now the Medical College of Wuhan University in China in 1985. After successfully completing and excelling in medical school Dr. Liu was selected as a clinical graduate for Cardiothoracic Surgery at Beijing Medical University, the most prestigious medical school in China. Dr. Liu continued his clinical training in thoracic surgery in China Japan Friendship Hospital affiliated with Peking Union Medical College from 1989 to 1990.
Dr. Liu wished to pursue a career in the US. In 1990 he earned an opportunity as a visiting researcher at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, studying on molecular targeting therapy of lung cancer, through an award from the International Union against Cancer. Dr. Liu continued his academic career in Auburn University as a graduate student from 1991 to 1997 and earned a degree of M.S. and PhD. in Molecular Medicine. He did extensive research on immunology, gene therapy.
Dr. Liu decided to practice medicine in the US. From 1997 to 2000 he pursued his clinical training in anesthesia and surgery at Columbia University. Due to his passion for invasive pain medicine, from 2005 to 2006 Dr. Liu pursued an advanced fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the Advanced Orthopedics of South Florida, under the direction of his mentor Merrill Reuter MD, PhD. Through the fellowship training, Dr. Liu gained exceptional skills and experiences in endoscopic spine surgery.
Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Liu is devoted to high quality clinical research and innovation in endoscopic spine surgery. He has frequently presented his work of endoscopic spine surgery in national and international meetings. Dr. Liu has extensively published his skills and experiences of endoscopic spine surgery in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Liu is the founding member and a board member of the International Society of Endoscopic Spine Surgery (ISESS). In addition to ISESS, Dr. Liu is a member of North American Spine Society, Spinal Foundations in England, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, and a number of other professional societies.
Education
Advanced Orthopedics of South Florida - Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Auburn University - Ph.D.
Master of Science, Immunology
Beijing Medical University - Medical Education
Master of Surgery
Hubei Medical College - Medical Education
MD
Columbia University - College of Physicians and Surgeons - Medical Education
Clinical Training in Surgery, Anesthesia
