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    Chen Liu, MD, PhD

    Anthony N. Brady Professor of Pathology
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    Anthony N. Brady Professor of Pathology

    Chair, Pathology; Chief, YNHH Pathology

    Biography

    Dr. Liu is an expert in viral hepatitis, liver cancer immunotherapy, graft-versus-host disease, and cancer epigenetics. He currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Chief of Pathology at Yale New Haven Hospital. He is also Anthony N. Brady Professor of Pathology.

    After obtaining his medical degree at Tong Liao Medical College and completing his postgraduate training at Peking Union Medical College in China, Dr. Liu received his PhD in pathology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his residency in anatomical and clinical pathology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, followed by an oncological pathology fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital. Additionally, he underwent postdoctoral training at Scripps Clinic.

    Dr. Liu joined the faculty at the University of Florida's Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, where he advanced to the positions of endowed professor and vice chair. In 2015, he was appointed as the joint chair of the Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine at New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University. He was recruited to Yale in 2020.

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    PhD
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Pathology (1993)
    MD
    Tong Liao Medical College, Medicine (1980)

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    Immunotherapy

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    Overview

    Chen Liu, MD, PhD, is a pathologist who specializes in the study and treatment of viral hepatitis and liver cancer. He focuses on understanding how the immune system can be harnessed to treat liver cancer and explores the role of genetic changes in cancer development.

    Dr. Liu is also involved in researching graft-versus-host disease, a condition that can occur after a bone marrow transplant. He offers diagnostic services that help in the management of these complex conditions, using a variety of laboratory techniques to analyze tissue samples and provide accurate diagnoses.

    As the Anthony N. Brady Professor of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Liu is engaged in research on immunotherapy, which seeks to use the body's immune system to fight cancer. His work aims to develop new strategies to improve patient outcomes in liver cancer and other diseases.

    Dr. Liu completed his medical training at Tong Liao Medical College in China and received his doctoral degree in pathology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He furthered his expertise through residency training in anatomical and clinical pathology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and an oncological pathology fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital.

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    Pathology

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    • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pathology
      Original Certification Date
      2000

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