Jason B. Liu, MD, MS
Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
About Dr. Jason Liu
Dr. Liu is a surgical oncologist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center specializing in endocrine surgery (i.e., surgical conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands). His academic expertise lies in the implementation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for quality and performance improvement and to accelerate value-based healthcare transformation. He aims to harmonize and champion PROMs-related efforts across MD Anderson to improve patient-centered cancer care delivery and influence national standards in cancer care through evidence-based, patient-driven clinical excellence.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Services Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Adjunct Faculty, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value, and Experience (PROVE) Center, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, US, Health Services and Outcomes Research, MS |
| 2012 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, US, Medicine, MD |
| 2008 | Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US, Biomedical Engineering, BSE |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2022 | Clinical Fellow, Complex General Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2020-2022 | Clinical Fellow, Endocrine Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2012-2020 | Clinical Resident, General Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 2022 - 2025
Lead Faculty for Research and Innovation, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value, and Experience (PROVE) Center, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts, 2022 - 2025
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Interim Associate Director, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value, and Experience (PROVE) Center, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts, 2025 - 2025
Editorial Activities
Associate Editor, Patient Safety in Surgery, 2025 - Present
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Liu JB, Moturu A, Temple LKF, Cooper ZR, Hall BL, Ko CY, Pusic AL. Over One-Third of Surgical Patients Report Inadequate Shared Decision-Making: Opportunities for Improvement From the ACS NSQIP PROMs Project. Ann Surg 282(3):449-459, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40528763.
- Liu JB, Pusic AL, Temple LK, Moturu A, Hall BL, Ko CY. Evaluating Patient-Centered Surgical Care Quality Using Patient-Reported Measures of Shared Decision-Making. J Am Coll Surg 241(3):426-436, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40197343.
- Sheu NO, Soelling SJ, Awtry JA, Mahvi DA, Nehs MA, Doherty GM, Chou SH, Liu JB, Cho NL. Streamlining Health Care Access for Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Quality Improvement Pilot Program. J Surg Res 313:148-152, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40664114.
- Zeng C, Lessani MN, Liu JB, Jarman MP, Ufere NN, Lau-Min KS, Meyers PM, Qiao S, Bryant AS, Kaur MN, Pusic AL, Li X, Li Z, Edelen MO. Impacts of Residential Segregation and Comorbidity on Racial Disparities in Acute Care Utilization. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40781218.
- Zhang GQ, Farber ON, Lilley EJ, Akinbami FO, Fanning JE, Steinberg J, Bleday R, Pusic AL, Liu JB. Surgical Shared Decision-Making and Patient-Reported Outcomes. JAMA Surg 160(8):922-924, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40601312.
- Berlin NL, Chopra Z, Thirukumaran C, Tsai TC, Bates DW, Pusic AL, Liu JB. Low participation in voluntary period for patient-reported outcome performance measures for hip and knee replacement. Health Aff Sch 3(6):qxaf111, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40503535.
- Enumah SJ, Chang DC, Cho NL, Cunningham CE, Doherty GM, Nehs MA, Randolph GW, Liu JB. Variation in commercial prices for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy at US hospitals. Am J Surg 241:116072, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39561478.
- Patel VR, Adamson AS, Liu JB, Welch HG. Increasing Incidence and Stable Mortality of Pancreatic Cancer in Young Americans. Ann Intern Med 178(1):142-144, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39556839.
- Kurtom S, Liu JB, Doerfler WR, Calcaterra M, McCoy KL, Sada A, Ramonell KM, Carty SE, Nikiforova MN, Nikiforov YE, Yip L. Tumor size and molecular risk group are associated with differentiated thyroid cancer recurrence. Surgery 177:108838, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39384477.
- Zeng C, Martin NE, Pusic AL, Edelen MO, Liu JB. Enhancing representativeness of patient-reported outcomes in routine radiation oncology care: a quality improvement protocol to address non-response. BMJ Open 14(12):e097127, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39672577.
- Liu JB, Fernandez-Robles CG, Chang TE, Malapati SH, Tobias F, Zeng C, Zhang J, Sisodia RC, Pusic AL, Edelen MO. Identifying opportunities to improve depression screening in specialty care: Implications for population health management. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 91:234-236, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39079853.
- Temple LKF, Pusic AL, Liu JB, Melucci AD, Collins CE, Kazaure HS, Brajcich BC, Fordham MJ, Lapsley JC, Ko CY. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Within a National Multispecialty Surgical Quality Improvement Program. JAMA Surg 159(9):1030-1039, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38922601.
- Liu JB, Pusic AL, Melucci AD, Brajcich BC, Fordham MJ, Lapsley JC, Ko CY, Temple LKF. Adding Patient-reported Outcomes to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: Results of the First 33,842 Patients From 65 Hospitals. Ann Surg 280(3):383-393, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38860381.
- Zeng C, Kaur MN, Malapati SH, Liu JB, Bryant AS, Meyers PM, Bates DW, McCleary NJ, Pusic AL, Edelen MO. Patterns of Social Needs Predict Quality-of-Life and Healthcare Utilization Outcomes in Patients from a Large Hospital System. J Gen Intern Med 39(11):2060-2068, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38710869.
- Vivero MP, Chen YJ, Antunez AG, Cho NL, Nehs MA, Doherty GM, Bates DW, Liu JB. Opportunities to improve the diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: retrospective cohort study. Gland Surg 13(7):1201-1213, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39175695.
- Altshuler B, Bikas A, Pappa T, Marqusee E, Cho NL, Nehs MA, Liu JB, Doherty GM, Landa I, Ahmadi S, Alexander EK. Nonoperative, Active Surveillance of Larger Malignant and Suspicious Thyroid Nodules. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 109(8):1996-2002, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38349208.
- Liang G, Kaur MN, Wade CG, Edelen MO, Bates DW, Pusic AL, Liu JB. Patient-reported outcome measures for primary hyperparathyroidism: a systematic review of measurement properties. Health Qual Life Outcomes 22(1):31, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38566079.
- Baugh KA, Liu JB, Yip L, McCoy KL, Carty SE, Ramonell KM. Sex differences in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery 175(1):65-72, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37980200.
- Brajcich BC, Ko CY, Liu JB, Ellis RJ, D'Angelica MI. A NSQIP-Based Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Choice of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Cancer Treat Res 192:131-145, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39212919.
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