SPECIALIST AREAS

Dr Howard Liu is a Radiation Oncologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He has a specialised interest in head and neck oncology, stereotactic body radiation therapy, skin cancer and sarcoma management.

EDUCATION

Dr Liu obtained a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree with honours at the University of Queensland in 2006 before completing his medical degree at Griffith University in 2010. He began his residency at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and commenced specialist training in Radiation Oncology in 2013.

His specialist training was undertaken throughout Queensland at various hospitals, including Princess Alexandra Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Mater Hospital and Townsville Hospital. In 2017, Dr Liu returned to the Princess Alexandra Hospital and commenced a clinical research fellowship in head and neck oncology, and stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Dr Liu was awarded fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Faculty of Radiation Oncology and appointed as a Staff Specialist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in 2018.

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Dr Liu is actively involved in clinical and translational research in the fields of head and neck oncology, and stereotactic body radiation therapy. He has publications in peer review journals and presented clinical research studies at conferences both nationally and internationally. He is a Senior Lecturer for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland and has a passion for teaching medical students, pre-vocational and specialist-in-training doctors in the Queensland Radiation Oncology Training Network.

AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

Dr Liu has a key interest in improving quality of radiation therapy delivery and maintaining standards of radiation therapy practice. He is a member of the Quality Improvement Committee of the RANZCR Faculty of Radiation Oncology and partakes in the eviQ treatment protocol reference committee for head and neck oncology.

Dr Liu is also a member of the following organisations:

• Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)

• European Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ESTRO)