Kenneth K Liao

Kenneth K Liao, M.D., Ph.D., FACS

Professor and Chief, Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Circulatory Support

(713) 798-1300

Positions

Professor and Chief, Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Circulatory Support: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Lester and Sue Smith Endowed Chair in Surgery: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Chief, Section of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Program Director, Cardiac Transplant Surgery Fellowship: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Program Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Clinic): THI Outpatient Clinic
1101 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-1300

Education

MD from Wuhan University Medical School: Hubei, China

Residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center: Brooklyn, New York, United States; General Surgery

Residency at University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

PhD from Beijing University Medical School: Beijing, China

Certifications

Board Certified: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Board Certified: American Board of Surgery

Professional Interests

Minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery
Robotic Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Complex mitral valve repair
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement
Redo cardiac surgery
Heart and lung transplantation
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
Aortic aneurysm repair

Professional Statement

Dr. Kenneth K. Liao is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston with expertise in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery as well as heart transplantation. Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Liao joined ��Ƶ of Medicine from the University of Minnesota, where he served as the director of the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program and surgical director of the Heart Transplant Program.

Dr. Liao completed his general surgery residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and trained in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Minnesota. There he started the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Programs and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery with an expertise in robotic and minimally invasive mitral repair, robotic coronary artery bypass and mitral valve repair/replacement, Heart transplantation, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation and complex redo cardiac surgeries.

Dr. Liao is the chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support at ��Ƶ of Medicine and chief of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. He is the program director of ��Ƶ of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellowship and ��Ƶ of Medicine Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship. He is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Liao has given numerous presentations both nationally and internationally. He has participated in over 30 clinical trials as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. His work in the field of valve surgery, heart transplantation and ventricular assist device has been extensively published.

Websites

Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support

Heart-Lung Transplant Center

IN THE NEWS

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Selected Publications

John, R., Holley, C. T., Eckman, P., Roy, S. S., Cogswell, R., Harvey, L., Shumway, S., Liao, K. " A Decade of Experience with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. " Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
Kamdar, F., John, R., Eckman, P., Colvin-Adams, M., Shumway, S. J., Liao, K. " Postcardiac transplant survival in the current era in patients receiving continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. " Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
John, R., Kamdar, F., Eckman, P., Colvin-Adams, M., Boyle, A., Shumway, S., Joyce, L., Liao, K. " Lessons learned from experience with over 100 consecutive HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices. " Annals of Thoracic Surgery. ;
Liao, K. K. " Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. " Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
John, R., Liao, K. " Orthotopic heart transplantation. " Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
Odell, D. D., Liao, K. " Superior Vena Cava and Innominate Vein Reconstruction in Thoracic Malignancies: Double-Vein Reconstruction. " Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
John, R., Liao, K., Kamdar, F., Eckman, P., Boyle, A., Colvin-Adams, M. " Effects on pre- and posttransplant pulmonary hemodynamics in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. " Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
Liao, K. K., Li, X., John, R., Amatya, D. M., Joyce, L. D., Park, S. J., Bianco, R., Bolman, R. M. " Mechanical Stress: An Independent Determinant of Early Bioprosthetic Calcification in Humans. " Annals of Thoracic Surgery. ;
John, R., Liao, K., Lietz, K., Kamdar, F., Colvin-Adams, M., Boyle, A., Miller, L., Joyce, L. " Experience with the Levitronix CentriMag circulatory support system as a bridge to decision in patients with refractory acute cardiogenic shock and multisystem organ failure. " Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
Liao, K. K., Miller, L., Toher, C., Ormaza, S., Herrington, C. S., Bittner, H. B., Park, S. J.. " Timing of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing patent foramen ovale in patients supported with left ventricular assist device. " Annals of Thoracic Surgery. ;
Harvey L, Holley C, Roy SS, Eckman P, Cogswell R, Liao K, John R. " Stroke after left ventricular assist device implantation: outcomes in the continuous-flow era. " Annals of Thoracic Surg. ;
Meredith IT, Dumonteil N, Blackman DJ, Tchétché D, Walters DL, Hildick-Smith D, Manoharan G, Harnek J, Worthley SG, Rioufol G, Lefèvre T, Modine T, Van Mieghem NM, Feldman T, Allocco DJ, Dawkins KD. " Repositionable percutaneous aortic valve implantation with the LOTUS valve: 30-day and 1-year outcomes in 250 high-risk surgical patients. The REPRISE IIE Trial. " EuroIntervention. ;
Spratt, JR, Raveendran G, Liao K, John R. " Novel percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices and their expanding applications. " Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. ;
Campos CM, van Klaveren D, Farooq V, Simonton CA, Kappetein AP, Sabik JF 3rd, Steyerberg EW, Stone GW, Serruys PW; EXCEL Trial Investigators. " Long-term forecasting and comparison of mortality in the Evaluation of the Xience Everolimus Eluting Stent vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization (EXCEL) trial: prospective validation of the SYNTAX Score II. " Eur Heart J. ;
Majumder K, Spratt JR, Holley CT, Roy SS, Cogswell RJ, Liao K, John R. " Impact of Postoperative Liver Dysfunction on Survival After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. " Ann Thorac Surg. ;
Stone GW, Sabik JF, Serruys PW, Simonton CA, Généreux P, Puskas J, Kandzari DE, Morice MC, Lembo N, Brown WM 3rd, Taggart DP, Banning A, Merkely B, Horkay F, Boonstra PW, van Boven AJ, Ungi I, Bogáts G, Mansour S, et al ; EXCEL Trial Investigators. " Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. " N Engl J Med. ;
Feldman TE, Reardon MJ, Rajagopal V, Makkar RR, Bajwa TK, Kleiman NS, Linke A, Kereiakes DJ, Waksman R, Thourani VH, Stoler RC, Mishkel GJ, Rizik DG, Iyer VS, Gleason TG, Tchétché D, Rovin JD, Buchbinder M, Meredith IT, Götberg M, et al. " Effect of Mechanically Expanded vs Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Mortality and Major Adverse Clinical Events in High-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis: The REPRISE III Randomized Clinical Trial. " JAMA. ;
Zhang L, Guo J, Zhang P, Xiong Q, Wu SC, Xia L, Roy SS, Tolar J, O'Connell TD, Kyba M, Liao K, Zhang J. " Derivation and high engraftment of patient-specific cardiomyocyte sheet using induced pluripotent stem cells generated from adult cardiac fibroblast. " Circulation: Heart Failure. ;
Koene, R. J., Liao, K. K., Eckman, P. M., John, R. " Anastomosis of the outflow cannula to the descending aorta in a HeartWare left ventricular assist device. " Journal of Cardiology Cases. ;

Memberships

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

American College of Surgeons

American College of Chest Physicians

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

American Heart Association

AC. Walton and Richard C. Lillehei Surgical Society

Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society

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