Diana H. Liang, MD
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2012 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2008 | Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, BA, Biological Sciences |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2020 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2014-2016 | Research Fellowship, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX |
| 2012-2019 | Clinical Residency, General Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Surgery |
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | Winner, Cancer Abstract Competition, American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference |
| 2016 | Winner, Cancer Paper Competition, South Texas American College of Surgeons |
| 2015 | Recipient, AACR Scholar-in-Training Award, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Liang DH, Hall C, Lucci A. Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer. Recent Results Cancer Res 215:127-145, 2020. PMID: 31605227.
- Elango R, Sheng Z, Jackson J, DeCata J, Ibrahim Y, Pham NT, Liang DH, Sakofsky CJ, Vindigni A, Lobachev KS, Ira G, Malkova A. Break-induced replication promotes formation of lethal joint molecules dissolved by Srs2. Nat Commun 8(1):1790, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29176630.
- Liang DH, Choi DS, Ensor JE, Kaipparettu BA, Bass BL, Chang JC. The autophagy inhibitor chloroquine targets cancer stem cells in triple negative breast cancer by inducing mitochondrial damage and impairing DNA break repair. Cancer Lett 376(2):249-58, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27060208.
- Liang DH, Ensor JE, Liu ZB, Patel A, Patel TA, Chang JC, Rodriguez AA. Cell-free DNA as a molecular tool for monitoring disease progression and response to therapy in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 155(1):139-49, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26667234.
- Tanei T, Choi DS, Rodriguez AA, Liang DH, Dobrolecki L, Ghosh M, Landis MD, Chang JC. Antitumor activity of Cetuximab in combination with Ixabepilone on triple negative breast cancer stem cells. Breast Cancer Res 18(1):6, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26757880.
- Liang DH, El-Zein R, Dave B. Autophagy Inhibition to Increase Radiosensitization in Breast Cancer. J Nucl Med Radiat Ther 6(5), 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26613064.
- Kilgore LJ, Murphy BL, Postlewait LM, Liang DH, Bedrosian I, Lucci A, Kuerer HM, Hunt KK, Teshome M. Impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on Breast Surgical Oncology fellow education. J Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34328640.