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Kenneth K. Liao
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Dr. Kenneth K. Liao

Thoracic Surgery
CommonSpirit Health
Baylor College Of Medicine - Cardiothoracic Surgery
6770 Bertner Ave, C355, 
Houston, TX 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
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Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
CommonSpirit Health
Baylor College Of Medicine - Cardiothoracic Surgery
6770 Bertner Ave, C355, 
Houston, TX 
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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 Baylor College 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 atBaylor College of Medicine and chief of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. He is the program director of Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellowship and Baylor College 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.

Dr. Liao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 62 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Hubei Medical College (Now Wuhan University Medical School) - China
Residency
Beijing, China
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in MN
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Baylor College of Medicine - Cardiothoracic Surgery
6770 Bertner Ave, C355, Houston, TX 77030
Call: 713-798-1300

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.


5 Clinical Trials

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: January 21, 2026
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 20, 2026
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Randomized Trial Of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Randomized Trial Of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 23, 2025
Intervention Type: Device, Procedure
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Surgical Implantation of TRAnscatheter vaLve in Native Mitral Annular Calcification (SITRAL) Study
Surgical Implantation of TRAnscatheter vaLve in Native Mitral Annular Calcification (SITRAL) Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
International Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Heart For Preserving and Assessing Expanded Criteria Donor Hearts for Transplantation (EXPAND Heart Trial)
International Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Heart For Preserving and Assessing Expanded Criteria Donor Hearts for Transplantation (EXPAND Heart Trial)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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59 Total Publications

Evolution of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Supported With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Evolution of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Supported With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Journal: ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)
Published: October 31, 2025
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