About Me

Dr. Jason A. Liauw graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine where he was recognized with the highest distinction awarded to those in the medical scholars program. Dr. Liauw completed his neurosurgery residency training at the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery where he was chief of service in 2014. The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Neurosurgery Department was ranked #1 in the country by US News and World Report during his training. While at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Liauw was awarded the Frank Coulson Jr. Distinction for Clinical Excellence as well as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons & Congress of Neurological Surgeons Apfelbaum Award for Spine and Peripheral Nerve Research. Dr. Liauw additionally completed a formalized two-year fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery in complex spine reconstructive surgery and spinal oncology under the training of Dr. Ziya Gokaslan, an international authority on complex spine surgery. His spinal scoliosis training was under complex spinal deformity specialists, Dr. Timothy Witham and Dr. Daniel Sciubba. His brain tumor specialty training was under Dr. Henry Brem, Dr. Jon Weingart, Dr. Michael Lim, and Dr. Chetan Bettegowda. His training is a testament to his areas of focused specialty clinical practice which include complex and minimally invasive spine surgery and brain tumor surgery. Dr. Liauw also sees patients diagnosed with chiari malformation and trigeminal neuralgia, as he treated a high volume of patients with those conditions at the Johns Hopkins Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chiari Headache Centers.

Dr. Liauw has published over thirty peer reviewed scientific articles and book chapters, and has given a multitude of plenary talks. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and North American Spine Society (NASS). He completed a medical device fellowship at the Food and Drug Administration in Washington DC, reviewing numerous investigational clinical trials as a medical officer. Dr. Liauw has worked as a consultant for the NASA Ames Research Center. He also conducted translational research as an associate in the Neurobiology Division of Avigen, Inc., one of the pioneering gene therapy companies in the Bay Area. Dr. Liauw is a native to Mission Viejo, California. He attended the St. Johns Episcopal School, Aliso Viejo Middle School, and Capistrano Valley High School. He has volunteered for over 13 years as a counselor for the Dream Street Foundation, an organization that hosts a camp for children with chronic or terminal illnesses.
 

Sub-Specialty: Complex Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Brain Tumor Surgery
Additional Focuses: Chiari Malformation, Trigeminal Neuralgia

Languages

English, Chinese

Provider Specialty

Neurosurgery

Education

Medical Education

Stanford University School of Medicine

Internship

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Fellowship

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Research

Trial Number: 253-22

Conditions: Herniated Disk, Spinal stenosis, Spondylolisthesis

Conducted at: Saddleback Medical Center

Participant Age Range: 21 years and older

Participant Gender: Any

Enrolling Participants: Yes

Insurances Accepted

Aetna Whole Health ACO
Boeing MemorialCare Health Alliance ACO
BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO
Cigna Commercial HMO
Anthem Pathway HMO (GNP)
Anthem Pathway HMO (GNP)
Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO
Anthem Pathway HMO (GNP)
Cigna Commercial HMO (GNP)
Alignment Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
UHC Harmony Commercial HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
Aetna Commercial HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
UHC Commercial HMO
Health Net Commercial HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO
Alignment Medicare Advantage HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
Anthem Commercial HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO
BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Cigna Value/Select HMO
BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Clever Care Medicare Advantage HMO
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Anthem Commercial HMO
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
Clever Care Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
SCAN Medicare Advantage HMO
Anthem Pathway HMO
Anthem Vivity HMO (GNP)
UHC AARP Medicare Advantage HMO (GNP)
Centivo ACO
BlueShield Commercial HMO