Christopher Liao, MDChris Liao, MD

Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency | Long Island, New York     2020 – 2026 
Stony Brook University Hospital
Nassau University Medical Center
New York Plastic Surgical Group, PC

Resident (PGY-5)
Plastic Surgery

 

EDUCATION
Institution Degree End  Date
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) 2020
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Certificate
(Research in Translational Medicine)		 2018
University of Southern California (USC) B.S. Chemical (Biochemical) Engineering 2015

 

AWARDS & HONORS
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (2016 – 2020)
Letter of Distinction – Outstanding Research Project
Awarded to the top 20% of students		 July 2019
Letter of Distinction – Basic Science
Awarded to the top 20% of students during pre-clinical years		 July 2018
Letter of Distinction – Research Scholarship
Awarded to the top 20% of students during pre-clinical years		 July 2018
AΩA Carolyn L. Kuckein Medical Student Research Fellowship
Nationally recognized $5,000 fellowship award		 May 2017
University of Southern California (2011 – 2015)
Oberholtzer Scholarship
$2,000 merit-based scholarship for engineering students		 2013
USC Provosts’ Research Fellowship
$1,000 stipend to support undergraduate research		 2013
The Rose Hills Science and Engineering Research Fellowship
$5,000 stipend to support undergraduate research		 2013
The Rose Hills Foundation Scholarship for Science and Engineering
Annually renewed merit-based scholarship to support one-third of undergraduate tuition		 2012

 

PUBLICATIONS
Liao, CD, Erlichman Z, Georgakis G, Khan F, Krajewski A. Pubic Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Following Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: A Case Report. Eplasty. 2024 Apr 2;24:e15. PMID: 38685998.
Liao, CD, Xia J, Wang K, Zhao K, Glickman LT, Agrawal NA. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Patient Factors on BREAST-Q Outcomes following Reduction Mammoplasty. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jun 1;90 (6S Suppl 5):S667-S673. PMID: 37399487.
Liao, CD, Xia J, Zhao K, Wang K, Glickman LT, Agrawal NA. Are Surgical Approaches Correlated with BREAST-Q Score Improvements following Reduction Mammoplasty? A Systematic Review. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jun 1;90 (6S Suppl 5):S659-S666. PMID: 36913563.
Liao CD, Rodriguez E, Zhao K, Kunda N, George F. Complications following Alloplastic Chin Augmentation: A Systematic Review of Implant Materials and Surgical Techniques. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jun 1;90 (6S Suppl 5):S515-520. PMID: 36880789.
Liao CD, Deccico JB, Cuzzone D, Xipoleas G, George F. Incorporating Dakin’s Solution into Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Is Associated with Increased Skin Graft Survival: A Controlled Retrospective Case Series. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Dec 22;10(12):e4724. PMID: 36569245.
Liao CD, Rodriguez E, Zhao K, Kunda N, George F. A Systematic Review of Alloplastic Materials Used in Chin Augmentation (Abstract Only). Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Oct; 10(10S):123-124, doi: 10.1097/01.GOX.0000898972.02260.30. (Awarded one of the Top 200 Abstracts of PSTM 2022).
Liao CD, Zhao K, Bui DT. Decreasing Seroma Incidence following Abdominoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of High-Quality Evidence (Abstract Only). Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Oct; 10(10S):31-32, doi: 10.1097/01.GOX.0000898472.89032.40. (Awarded one of the Top 200 Abstracts of PSTM 2022).
Liao CD, Kuruvilla AS, Krajewski A. A Scoping Literature Review of Post-Traumatic Lymphedema: Where Are We Now? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Jul; 75(7):2387-2440. PMID: 35341707.
Amin M, Liao CD, Simpson RL. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Caused by Etonogestrel Implantation: A Rare Presentation. JAAD Case Reports. 2022 Jun 13;26:6-8. PMID: 35815235.
Liao CD, Abdou SA, Daar DA, Lee ZH, Thanik V. Patient-Centred Outcomes following Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2022 Jun; 27(3):430-438. PMID: 35808883.
Benvenuti H, Liao CD, Pinsky B, Christy M. Primary Distal Interphalangeal Joint Tenosynovial Chondromatosis of the Small Finger. HAND (NY). 2022 Mar 10:15589447211049520. PMID: 35272520.
Liao CD, Yamin F, Simpson RL. Correction of 4th and 5th Metacarpal Synostosis in a Skeletally Mature Hand Using De-Rotational Osteotomies. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2021 Dec 16; 9(1):15-21. PMID: 34993272.
Liao CD, Lu YH, Guillen P, Dagum AB. An Anatomical Feasibility Study on the Use of the Hypoglossal and Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve as a Donor Motor Nerve for Free Functioning Muscle Transfer in Upper Extremity Reconstruction. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Nov 11: S0363-5023(21)00616-X. PMID: 34776318.
Yin C, McAuliffe PB, Marquez JE, Liao CD, Vasilakis V, Estrella J, Labropoulos N, Khan SU. Body Contouring in Massive Weight Loss Patients Receiving Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis: A Systematic Review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Aug 13; 9(8):e3746. PMID: 34414056.
Yin C, McAuliffe PB, Liao CD, Marquez JE, Monroig KA, Hanson OL, Shroyer AL, Huston TL, Khan SU. Has the Increase of Women in Surgical Training Programs Led to a Concomitant Increase in Female Leadership Positions? A 10-Year Analysis. Annals of Plastic Surgery: May 6, 2021 – doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002807.
Joy MT, Liao CD, Magdycz W, Parulis A, Thompson J. Diagnosis and Treatment of a Benign Pediatric Mandible Tumor. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Oct 15; 7(10):e2452. PMID: 31772885.
Lindström NO, McMahon JA, Guo J, Tran T, Guo Q, Rutledge E, Parvez RK, Saribekyan G, Schuler RE, Liao CD, Kim AD, Abdelhalim A, Ruffins SW, Thornton ME, Basking L, Grubbs B, Kesselman C, McMahon AP. Conserved and Divergent Features of Human and Mouse Kidney Organogenesis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Mar; 29(3), 785-805, PMID: 29449453.