Albert Liu, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Liu is a cardiac electrophysiologist with expertise in treating heart rhythm disorders. He performs catheter ablations to treat supra-ventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, and also specializes in lead management and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. He has additional interests in quality improvement and the use of the electronic medical record, as well as further elucidating causes of sudden cardiac death.

Publications

  1. Liu AY, Pellegrini CN. Compression Therapy for Vasovagal Syncope: There May Still Be Hope. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2025. PMID: 40769670


  2. Liu A, Marcus GM. What Is a Pacemaker? JAMA 2025. PMID: 40471556


  3. Liu AY, Torres TS, Alleyne CD, Vinson J, Bojan K, Serrano PA, Oyedele T, Garcia A, Enriquez-Bruce E, Emmanuel P, Jones J, Muessig KE, Buchbinder SP, Sullivan P, Hightow-Weidman LB, Scott H. Developing a Novel Mobile App to Support HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Formative and Technical Pilot Study. JMIR human factors 2025. PMID: 40440084


  5. Liu AY, Marcus GM, Lee BK, Moss JD, Pellegrini CN. Loss of right ventricular capture: When it is not the lead's fault. HeartRhythm case reports 2025. PMID: 40330685


  6. Enns B, Sui Y, Guerra-Alejos BC, Humphrey L, Piske M, Zang X, Doblecki-Lewis S, Feaster DJ, Frye VA, Geng EH, Liu AY, Marshall BDL, Rhodes SD, Sullivan PS, Nosyk B, localized economic modelling study group. Estimating the potential value of MSM-focused evidence-based implementation interventions in three Ending the HIV Epidemic jurisdictions in the United States: a model-based analysis. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2024. PMID: 38965982


  7. Gaddam M, Liu A, Lohrmann G, Breed A, Passman R. KardiaMobile 6L versus 12-lead ECG: Effects on clinic utilization time. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2024. PMID: 38894503


  8. Liu AY, Charron J, Fugaro D, Spoolstra S, Kaplan R, Lohrmann G, Gao X, Gay H, Passman R, Kim S, Lin AC, Chicos A, Arora R, Patil K, Pfenniger A, Knight BP, Verma N. Implementation of an intravenous sotalol initiation protocol: Implications for feasibility, safety, and length of stay. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2023. PMID: 36640424


  9. Lohrmann G, Liu A, Ziegler P, Monteiro J, Varberg N, Passman R. CHA2DS2VASc score as a predictor of ablation success defined by continuous long-term monitoring. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 2022. PMID: 35917047


  10. Liu A, Feinstein M. Addressing gaps in cardiovascular care for people with HIV: bridging scientific evidence and practice. Current opinion in HIV and AIDS 2022. PMID: 35938461


  11. Mayer KH, Yuhas K, Amico KR, Wilkin T, Landovitz RJ, Richardson P, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Eshleman SH, Cottle LM, Marcus C, Chege W, Rinehart AR, Rooney JF, Andrew P, Salata RA, Magnus M, Farley JE, Liu AY, Frank I, Ho K, Santana J, Stekler JD, Chen YQ, McCauley M, Gulick RM, HPTN 069/ACTG 5305 Study Team. Sexual behavior and medication adherence in men who have sex with men participating in a pre-exposure prophylaxis study of combinations of Maraviroc, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and/or Emtricitabine (HPTN 069/ACTG 5305). AIDS and behavior 2022. PMID: 35687192


  12. Roberts ST, Hawley I, Luecke E, Mensch B, Wagner T, Hoesley C, McClure T, Dominguez Islas CP, Piper JM, Liu AY, van der Straten A. Acceptability and Preference for 3-Month Versus 1-Month Vaginal Rings for HIV-1 Risk Reduction Among Participants in a Phase 1 Trial. Journal of women's health (2002) 2021. PMID: 34665672


  13. Liu AY, Dominguez Islas C, Gundacker H, Neradilek B, Hoesley C, van der Straten A, Hendrix CW, Beamer M, Jacobson CE, McClure T, Harrell T, Bunge K, Devlin B, Nuttall J, Spence P, Steytler J, Piper JM, Marzinke MA, MTN-036/IPM 047 Protocol Team for the Microbicide Trials Network. Phase 1 pharmacokinetics and safety study of extended duration dapivirine vaginal rings in the United States. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2021. PMID: 34118115


  14. Seneviratne HK, Hamlin AN, Li S, Grinsztejn B, Dawood H, Liu AY, Kuo I, Hosseinipour MC, Panchia R, Cottle L, Chau G, Adeyeye A, Rinehart AR, McCauley M, Eron JS, Cohen MS, Landovitz RJ, Hendrix CW, Bumpus NN. Identification of Novel UGT1A1 Variants Including UGT1A1 454C>A through the Genotyping of Healthy Participants of the HPTN 077 Study. ACS pharmacology & translational science 2021. PMID: 33615175


  15. Landovitz RJ, Li S, Eron JJ, Grinsztejn B, Dawood H, Liu AY, Magnus M, Hosseinipour MC, Panchia R, Cottle L, Chau G, Richardson P, Marzinke MA, Eshleman SH, Kofron R, Adeyeye A, Burns D, Rinehart AR, Margolis D, Cohen MS, McCauley M, Hendrix CW. Tail-phase safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir in HIV-uninfected adults: a secondary analysis of the HPTN 077 trial. The lancet. HIV 2020. PMID: 32497491


  16. Liu AY, O'Riordan DL, Marks AK, Bischoff KE, Pantilat SZ. A Comparison of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure and Cancer Referred to Palliative Care. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 32101304


  17. Landovitz RJ, Zangeneh SZ, Chau G, Grinsztejn B, Eron JJ, Dawood H, Magnus M, Liu AY, Panchia R, Hosseinipour MC, Kofron R, Margolis DA, Rinehart A, Adeyeye A, Burns D, McCauley M, Cohen MS, Currier JS. Cabotegravir Is Not Associated With Weight Gain in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-uninfected Individuals in HPTN 077. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020. PMID: 31125395


  18. Liu AY, Vittinghoff E, von Felten P, Rivet Amico K, Anderson PL, Lester R, Andrew E, Estes I, Serrano P, Brothers J, Buchbinder S, Hosek S, Fuchs JD. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Retention and Adherence to Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young People at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: The EPIC Study. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2019. PMID: 30239620


  19. Hamon D, Swid MA, Rajendran PS, Liu A, Boyle NG, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS. Premature ventricular contraction diurnal profiles predict distinct clinical characteristics and beta-blocker responses. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2019. PMID: 30964570


  20. Jenness SM, Maloney KM, Smith DK, Hoover KW, Goodreau SM, Rosenberg ES, Weiss KM, Liu AY, Rao DW, Sullivan PS. Addressing Gaps in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Care to Reduce Racial Disparities in HIV Incidence in the United States. American journal of epidemiology 2019. PMID: 30312365


  21. Siegler AJ, Mayer KH, Liu AY, Patel RR, Ahlschlager LM, Kraft CS, Fish R, Wiatrek SE, Sullivan PS. Developing and Assessing the Feasibility of a Home-based Preexposure Prophylaxis Monitoring and Support Program. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2019. PMID: 29982304


  22. Landovitz RJ, Li S, Grinsztejn B, Dawood H, Liu AY, Magnus M, Hosseinipour MC, Panchia R, Cottle L, Chau G, Richardson P, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Eshleman SH, Zhang Y, Tolley E, Sugarman J, Kofron R, Adeyeye A, Burns D, Rinehart AR, Margolis D, Spreen WR, Cohen MS, McCauley M, Eron JJ. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir in low-risk HIV-uninfected individuals: HPTN 077, a phase 2a randomized controlled trial. PLoS medicine 2018. PMID: 30408115


  23. Liu A, Curfman G. The Trade-offs When Focusing on the Mortality Benefit. JAMA internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29482199


  24. Koss CA, Hosek SG, Bacchetti P, Anderson PL, Liu AY, Horng H, Benet LZ, Kuncze K, Louie A, Saberi P, Wilson CM, Gandhi M. Comparison of Measures of Adherence to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent and Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2018. PMID: 29020194


  25. Henrich TJ, Hatano H, Bacon O, Hogan LE, Rutishauser R, Hill A, Kearney MF, Anderson EM, Buchbinder SP, Cohen SE, Abdel-Mohsen M, Pohlmeyer CW, Fromentin R, Hoh R, Liu AY, McCune JM, Spindler J, Metcalf-Pate K, Hobbs KS, Thanh C, Gibson EA, Kuritzkes DR, Siliciano RF, Price RW, Richman DD, Chomont N, Siliciano JD, Mellors JW, Yukl SA, Blankson JN, Liegler T, Deeks SG. HIV-1 persistence following extremely early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV-1 infection: An observational study. PLoS medicine 2017. PMID: 29112956


  26. Hamon D, Abehsira G, Gu K, Liu A, Blaye-Felice Sadron M, Billet S, Kambur T, Swid MA, Boyle NG, Dandamudi G, Maury P, Chen M, Miller JM, Lellouche N, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS. Circadian variability patterns predict and guide premature ventricular contraction ablation procedural inducibility and outcomes. Heart rhythm 2017. PMID: 28765087


  27. Psotka MA, McKee KY, Liu AY, Elia G, De Marco T. Palliative Care in Heart Failure: What Triggers Specialist Consultation? Progress in cardiovascular diseases 2017. PMID: 28483606


  28. Cranston RD, Lama JR, Richardson BA, Carballo-Diéguez A, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Liu K, Patterson KB, Leu CS, Galaska B, Jacobson CE, Parikh UM, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Johnson S, Piper JM, Grossman C, Ho KS, Lucas J, Pickett J, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu AY, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Schwartz JL, Rooney J, McGowan I, MTN-017 Protocol Team. MTN-017: A Rectal Phase 2 Extended Safety and Acceptability Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2017. PMID: 27986684


  29. Glidden DV, Amico KR, Liu AY, Hosek SG, Anderson PL, Buchbinder SP, McMahan V, Mayer KH, David B, Schechter M, Grinsztejn B, Guanira J, Grant RM. Symptoms, Side Effects and Adherence in the iPrEx Open-Label Extension. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016. PMID: 26797207


  30. Liu AY, Cohen SE, Vittinghoff E, Anderson PL, Doblecki-Lewis S, Bacon O, Chege W, Postle BS, Matheson T, Amico KR, Liegler T, Rawlings MK, Trainor N, Blue RW, Estrada Y, Coleman ME, Cardenas G, Feaster DJ, Grant R, Philip SS, Elion R, Buchbinder S, Kolber MA. Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Integrated With Municipal- and Community-Based Sexual Health Services. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 26571482


  31. Solomon MM, Mayer KH, Glidden DV, Liu AY, McMahan VM, Guanira JV, Chariyalertsak S, Fernandez T, Grant RM, iPrEx Study Team. Syphilis predicts HIV incidence among men and transgender women who have sex with men in a preexposure prophylaxis trial. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2014. PMID: 24928295


  32. Marcus JL, Glidden DV, McMahan V, Lama JR, Mayer KH, Liu AY, Montoya-Herrera O, Casapia M, Hoagland B, Grant RM. Daily oral emtricitabine/tenofovir preexposure prophylaxis and herpes simplex virus type 2 among men who have sex with men. PloS one 2014. PMID: 24637511


  33. Marcus JL, Glidden DV, Mayer KH, Liu AY, Buchbinder SP, Amico KR, McMahan V, Kallas EG, Montoya-Herrera O, Pilotto J, Grant RM. No evidence of sexual risk compensation in the iPrEx trial of daily oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis. PloS one 2013. PMID: 24367497