Simon Liu


Medical Student, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Summary

I am an MS3 at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, interested in the application of deep learning algorithms to improve patient diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. My recent work involves applying natural language processing and image classification to medical genetics datasets.

Education

2023 - present Doctor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. (expected May 2027)

2017 - 2021 Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Experience

Research

02/2026 - present Research Assistant, Bioinformatics and Perioperative Analytics, UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA.

12/2025 - present Research Assistant, Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

12/2023 - 09/2024 Research Assistant, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

07/2021 - 07/2023 Postbaccalaureate Fellow, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

02/2020 - 05/2021 Software Engineer, Neuroplastic Surgery Research Laboratory, JHU, Baltimore, MD.

12/2018 - 03/2020 Research Analyst, JHU School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

07/2018 - 03/2020 Laboratory Assistant, STAR-ORC, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Leadership

04/2026 - present Vice President, Class of 2027, Medical Student Council, UCLA

10/2025 - present Student Advisor, Anesthesiology Student Interest Group, UCLA

10/2023 - 04/2026 Treasurer, Class of 2027, Medical Student Council, UCLA

10/2023 - 10/2024 Student Coordinator, Anesthesiology Student Interest Group, UCLA

10/2023 - 10/2024 Community Health Chair, Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, UCLA

04/2018 - 05/2021 Head of Manufacturing, Health 3D, LLC

11/2019 - 12/2020 Vice President of Finance, Alpha Kappa Psi, Rho Psi Chapter

05/2019 - 11/2019 Pledge Educator, Alpha Kappa Psi, Rho Psi Chapter

Volunteering

10/2021 - 07/2023 Care Coordinator, Pan Asian Volunteer Health Clinic, CCACC, Gaithersburg, MD.

Teaching

08/2020 - 05/2021 Course Assistant, Department of Computer Science, JHU, Baltimore, MD.

Grants and Funding

2026 Medical Student Research Grant, Radiological Society of North America (MSG26-306)

2020 Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award, JHU

Selected Awards

06/2025 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society

12/2023 Medical Student Genomics Workshop Travel Award, USCAP

11/2023 President’s Volunteer Service Award, CCACC

07/2023 Nat R. Lazar Medical Scholarship, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

03/2023 Scholarship for Excellence, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

11/2022 Outstanding Volunteer Award, CCACC

05/2021 Linda Trinh Memorial Award, JHU

12/2020 Intuitive Surgical Best Project Award Runner Up, JHU

10/2020 Upsilon Pi Epsilon, JHU

11/2017 Joseph F. Strohecker Scholarship, JHU

06/2017 Maryland Seal of Biliteracy, Maryland State Department of Education

Publications

A list is also available on Google Scholar and Web of Science.

*Co-first authors. ‡Co-senior authors.

Manuscripts Under Review

Raj, V. B.*, Jank, E.*, Bang, C.*, Solomon, J., Liu, S., Oh, C., Ru, M., Liu, E. Y., Lane, M., Pandey, L., Luximon, D., Hink, J., Pijanowski, J., Abdulkadir, Y., Neylon, J., O’Connell, D., Tenn, S., Agazaryan, N., Salamon, N., Motamedi, K., Low, D., Qi, X. S., Kadambi, A., Lamb, J., Sung, K.‡, & Savjani, R. R.‡ (2026). Rad-DROP: Radiation Dose Routing for Oncology into PACS. Radiology (submitted).

Zhao, C.Z., Wu, Y., Liu, S., Molina-Vega, J., Ibrahim, Y., Segura-Bermudez, J., Khetpal, S., & Roostaeian, J. (2026). Equity in Rhinoplasty: Authorship Demographics and Publication Patterns in Rhinoplasty Research. Aesthetic Surgery Journal (submitted).

Journal Articles

J-12 Li, Y., Lei, Z., Ritzel, R. M., He, J., Liu, S., Zhang, L., & Wu, J. (2024). Ablation of the integrin CD11B MAC-1 limits deleterious responses to traumatic spinal cord injury and improves functional recovery in mice. Cells, 13(18), 1584. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-11 Jia, P., Peng, Q., Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, H., Li, J., Sonita, H., Liu, S., Le, A., Hu, Q., Zhao, T., Zhang, S., Wang, J., Zille, M., Jiang, C., Chen, X., & Wang, J. (2024). Immune‐mediated disruption of the blood–brain barrier after intracerebral hemorrhage: Insights and potential therapeutic targets. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 30(7). [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-10 Liu, Y., Chen, S., Liu, S., Wallace, K. L., Zille, M., Zhang, J., Wang, J., & Jiang, C. (2023). T-cell receptor signaling modulated by the co-receptors: Potential targets for stroke treatment. Pharmacological Research, 192, 106797. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-9 Zhang, Z., Li, Y., Shi, J., Zhu, L., Dai, Y., Fu, P., Liu, S., Hong, M., Zhang, J., Wang, J., & Jiang, C. (2022). Lymphocyte-related immunomodulatory therapy with Siponimod (BAF-312) improves outcomes in mice with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Aging and Disease. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-8 Jiang, C., Guo, H., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Liu, S., Lai, J., Wang, T. J., Li, S., Zhang, J., Zhu, L., Fu, P., Zhang, J., & Wang, J. (2022). Molecular, pathological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of perihematomal edema in different stages of intracerebral hemorrhage. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2022, 1–38. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-7 Hutfless, S., Shiratori, Y., Chu, D., Liu, S., & Kalloo, A. (2022). Risk factors for infections after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): A retrospective cohort analysis of US Medicare Fee-for-Service claims, 2015–2021. BMJ Open, 12(9). [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-6 Sun, C., Han, Y., Zhang, R., Liu, S., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Jiang, C., Wang, J., Fan, X., & Wang, J. (2022). Regulated necrosis in COVID-19: A double-edged sword. Frontiers in Immunology, 13. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-5 Hutfless, S., Jasper, R. A., Tilak, A., Ghosh, T., Kedia, S., Liu, S., Urrunaga, N. H., Josephson, M., Narang, A., Miller, S., Chen, P.-H., Joseph, S., & Brant, S. R. (2022). A systematic review of Crohn’s disease case definitions in administrative or claims databases. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-4 Ledgister Hanchard, S. E.*, Dwyer, M. C.*, Liu, S.*, Hu, P., Tekendo-Ngongang, C., Waikel, R. L., Duong, D., & Solomon, B. D. (2022). Scoping review and classification of Deep Learning in Medical Genetics. Genetics in Medicine. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-3 Duong, D., Hu, P., Tekendo-Ngongang, C., Hanchard, S. E., Liu, S., Solomon, B. D., & Waikel, R. L. (2022). Neural networks for classification and image generation of aging in genetic syndromes. Frontiers in Genetics, 13. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-2 Li, Y., Ritzel, R. M., He, J., Cao, T., Sabirzhanov, B., Li, H., Liu, S., Wu, L. J., & Wu, J. (2021). The voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 plays a detrimental role in contusion spinal cord injury via extracellular acidosis-mediated neuroinflammation. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 91, 267–283. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

J-1 Li, Y., Ritzel, R. M., Khan, N., Cao, T., He, J., Lei, Z., Matyas, J. J., Sabirzhanov, B., Liu, S., Li, H., Stoica, B. A., Loane, D. J., Faden, A. I., & Wu, J. (2020). Delayed microglial depletion after spinal cord injury reduces chronic inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brain and improves neurological recovery in male mice. Theranostics, 10(25), 11376–11403. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

Conference Papers

C-1 Kenet, A., Mahadevan, E., Elangovan, S., Yan, J., Siddiq, K., Liu, S., Ladwa, A., Narayanan, R., Dakkak, J., Benassi, T., Ng, K., & Manbachi, A. (2020). Flexible piezoelectric sensor for real-time image-guided colonoscopies: a solution to endoscopic looping challenges in clinic. Proc. SPIE 11315, Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 1131520 (16 March 2020). [doi] [pdf]

Meeting Abstracts

Liu, S., & Gabel, E. (2026). Drug-specific PK-informed residual sedative burden model better explains time to anesthesia release than cumulative dose. Submitted to ASA ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026.

Kazah, I., Ryder, M., Maynard, K., Liu, S., Sher, T., & Hernandez-Morgan, M. (2026). Geographic variation in diversity, equity, and inclusion content across United States anesthesiology residency program websites. Submitted to ASA ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026.

A-4 Hsu, D., Liu, S., Lu, A. (2025). Dramatic expansion in optometry laser capsulotomy and selective laser trabeculoplasty following scope of practice legislation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 66(8), 5773. [abstract] [pdf]

A-3 Patel, R., Palamuttam, N., Choi, Y., Diamreyan, M., Liu, S., Park, S.J., Salazar, S., & Goeddel, L. (2021). Intraoperative hypotension before critical care admission is common but not associated with in hospital mortality in non-cardiac surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 132(5S):859-862. [doi] [pmid] [pdf]

A-2 Hutfless, S. M., Chu, D., Liu, S., & Kalloo, A. N. (2020). Predictors of ERCP-associated infections in outpatient hospitals. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 91(6S):AB563. [doi] [pdf]

A-1 Hutfless, S. M., Chen, P.-H., Miller, S. D., Josephson, M., Joseph, S., Urrunaga, N., Kedia, S., Liu, S., Arya, N., Hobstetter, L., Persad, P., Yeretssian, G., & Brant, S. R. (2020). Would K50* by any other name smell so sweet? A systematic review of claims-based Crohn’s disease case definitions. Gastroenterology, 158(6):S-408. [doi] [pdf]

Presentations

Posters

P-3 Hsu, D., Liu, S., Lu, A. Dramatic expansion in optometry laser capsulotomy and selective laser trabeculoplasty following scope of practice legislation. Poster presented by D. Hsu at the 2025 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Salt Lake City, UT. [pdf]

P-2 Liu, S.. Applications of deep learning in medical genetics. Presented at the June 2023 NHGRI Medical Genetics Branch meeting; Bethesda, MD. [pdf] [pic]

P-1 Liu, S., Ledgister Hanchard, S., Dwyer, M.C., Hu, P., Tekendo-Ngongang, C., Waikel, R.L., Duong, D., & Solomon, B.D. Applications of deep learning in medical genetics. Poster presented at the 2022 NIH Virtual Postbac Poster Day; Bethesda, MD. [pdf]

Selected Press

2023 Liu, S. Making an Impact Outside of the Laboratory. Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, NIH. May 1, 2023.

2022 Stokel-Walker, C. Amid war fears, archivists are racing to preserve Ukraine’s internet. Input Mag. February 18, 2022.

2019 Calabresi, K. Interview with Health 3D. TCO Labs. November 20, 2019.

2018 Sangana, N. Conference highlights student startups in Md. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. November 15, 2018.

Metadata

This document lives online at https://simonliu.dev/cv/.

Based on markdown-cv by Eliseo Papa with styles inspired by David Whipp and Benjamin L. Moore.

MIT License.


Last updated: May 10, 2026