Dr. Linda Liau, MD is a neurosurgery specialist in Los Angeles, CA and has been practicing for 19 years. She graduated from Stanford University in 1991 and specializes in neurosurgery.
UCLA Neurosurgery Outpatient
Wasserman Bldg , 300 Stein Plaza 550
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Connecticare
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
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Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
very high
more than 99% of peers
Brain Cancer
very high
more than 94% of peers
Brain Surgery
very high
more than 92% of peers
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1 Specialties
- Neurosurgery
1 Board Certifications
- NeurosurgeryAccredited by: American Board of Neurological Surgery*
33 Conditions Treated
- Aneurysm
- Bone Disorders
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Disorders
- Cancer
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Chiari's Deformity
- Cranial Trauma
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Ear Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Fracture
- Herniated Disc
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Meningiomas
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignancies
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spondylosis
- Stroke
- Thrombosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Disease
Less
5 Procedures
- Brain Surgery
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Stereotaxis
- Vascular Transcatheter Embolization
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for California.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
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Education
- Brown University / Alpert Medical SchoolUndergraduate School | Graduated 1987
- Stanford UniversityMedical School | Graduated 1991
- Ucla Med CenterInternship Hospital | Completed 1992
- Ucla Med CenterResidency Hospital | Completed 1998
- Ucla Med CenterFellowship Hospital | Completed 1999
- PhD - UCLA Neuroscience IDPOther Education | Completed 1999
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
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Languages Spoken
- English
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