
Overview
Dr. James K. Liu is the Director of Skull Base Institute of New Jersey, with the Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, and the Department of Neurosurgery at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health. Dr. Liu is an international leader in skull base surgery, advancing treatments for complex tumors in the brain, skull base, and spinal cord, including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, chordomas, and paragangliomas. His expertise extends to cerebrovascular microsurgery, addressing conditions like brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, moyamoya, and neurovascular compression syndromes (trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm).
Dr. Liu utilizes advanced technology and innovative cutting-edge techniques, including minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal surgery (“EEA”), keyhole microneurosurgery, and awake craniotomy with brain mapping, to treat complex tumors and neurovascular diseases. Dr. Liu is an international expert and highly sought-after Visiting Professor, with over 500 invited lectures worldwide. As the creator of the “The Art of Brain Surgery: Masterclass” Youtube series and a prolific author of over 300 published journal articles and 30 textbook chapters, Dr. Liu is dedicated to advancing the field of neurosurgery through education and research. Dr. Liu is actively involved in teaching hands-on cadaver dissection courses in skull base surgery and has delivered lectures worldwide.
He is a member of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, Society of University Neurosurgeons, and founding member of the Yaşargil Microneurosurgery Academy and currently holds the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the International Meningioma Society and is on the Medical Advisory Board for the Acoustic Neuroma Association of New Jersey.
Dr. Liu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Moyamoya Disease. His top areas of expertise are Glomus Tympanum Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Glomus Jugulare Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 S Orange Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
Additional Areas of Focus
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine At Lenox Hill
"Dr. David Langer is Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. In 2013 Dr. Langer was recruited to Lenox Hill Hospital as Director of Neurosurgery to begin to build on a vision of not only an outstanding clinical entity in the Neurosciences but to create an entirely new environment for patients and their families. Dr. Langer is a third generation medical doctor and attended the University of Pennsylvania and its medical school. He completed his neurosurgical residency there and joined his chairman, Eugene S. Flamm MD, when he left Penn to embark on the establishment of a new neurosurgical institute in New York City in 1998. He remained in New York City until 2010 when he joined North Shore-LIJ and Dr. Raj Narayan's new academic neurosurgery department in 2010 after completing a neuroendovascular fellowship at SUNY/Buffalo.Dr. Langer has focused the majority of his clinical and academic attention to diseases of the brain vessels and is an internationally recognized expert in cerebral revascularization and cerebral aneurysms. He additionally is recognized as a thought leader and expert in the uses of consumer information technology in the medical space and has lectured on the design and implementation of these technologies.Dr. Langer has published on and spoken both nationally and internationally on vascular disorders such as aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the brain and is one of the few remaining expert cerebral bypass surgeons in the country. In 2011, Dr. Langer established the Moyamoya Center of New York and embarked on the development of a project focused upon the use of social networking technology and video to enhance the patient experience and improve the medical record. This project has grown into Cirrus Health which continues to disrupt the status quo in patient communication and the current electronic medical record.Dr. Langer has received a number of awards during his training and career including being a ""Top Doctor"" and New York Magazine ""Best Doctor."" He is currently a peer reviewer for the journals Neurosurgery. Dr. Langer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Moyamoya Disease. His top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Brain Aneurysm, Meningioma, Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
Northwell Health Neurosurgery & Spine
"Amir Dehdashti, MD, FACS, is a renowned neurosurgeon, and one of the few dual-trained cerebrovascular and skull base surgeons in America. He serves as the director of cerebrovascular neurosurgery research at North Shore University Hospital, and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.Dr. Dehdashti's areas of expertise include cerebrovascular surgery for brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, brainstem cavernous malformations, carotid artery disease, and bypass surgery for moyamoya disease and brain aneurysms. He specializes in skull base surgery for acoustic neuromas and meningiomas, minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery for pituitary and other skull base tumors, cranial nerve surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, and craniovertebral junction surgery including Chiari. He has developed minimally invasive approaches to many complex cerebrovascular and cranial base diseases, and is one of a few neurosurgeons in the country with internationally recognized expertise in bypass surgery. With 14 years in practice as a board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Dehdashti understands the intricacies and delicate nature of brain surgery, and approaches each unique case with meticulous attention to detail. He is dedicated to providing the latest, most effective surgical options that offer the best possible outcomes, which is why patients both nationally and internationally are often referred to him. A global leader in neurosurgical research, Dr. Dehdashti has been published in more than 170 medical papers, including the textbook ""Surgery of Craniovertebral Junction. Dr. Dehdashti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Moyamoya Disease. His top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Pituitary Tumor, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
Kimon Bekelis Physician P C
Kimon Bekelis is a Neurosurgery provider in Babylon, New York. Dr. Bekelis has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Moyamoya Disease. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Glomus Jugulare TumorDr. Liu isDistinguished. Learn about Glomus Jugulare Tumor.
- Glomus Tympanum TumorDr. Liu isDistinguished. Learn about Glomus Tympanum Tumor.
- MeningiomaDr. Liu isDistinguished. Learn about Meningioma.
- Olfactory NeuroblastomaDr. Liu isDistinguished. Learn about Olfactory Neuroblastoma.
- Pituitary TumorDr. Liu isDistinguished. Learn about Pituitary Tumor.
- ProlactinomaDr. Liu isDistinguished. Learn about Prolactinoma.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Brain TumorDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- EpendymomaDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Liu isAdvanced. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- Experienced
- AcromegalyDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Acromegaly.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Brain HerniationDr. Liu isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.

