Yangzi Clarissa Liu, MD

About Dr. Liu

Clarissa Liu is a PGY3 categorical resident in general surgery. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering. She subsequently obtained her Medical Degree from Vanderbilt University with a certificate in biomedical ethics. Her research focuses on ethical issues in medicine and surgery and medical education. Dr. Liu plans to pursue a career in academic surgery. Her clinical interests include trauma and transplant surgery.

Societies

• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Southern Medical Association

Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Gold Humanism Honor Society

Research

2021 - 2022
Analysis of Renal Transplant Outcomes & Recipient Factors to Assess Operative Skill Acquisition Among Surgical Residents
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation 
PI: Rachel Forbes, MD

2021 - 2022
Medical Student Education and Wellness Research
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
PI: Brian C. Drolet, MD

2020 - 2022
Ethics Consultations After Trauma: Exploring Patterns and Themes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
PI: Allan Peetz, MD

2020 - 2022
Patient Perspectives on Overlapping Surgeries: A Qualitative Analysis
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
PI: Brian C. Drolet, MD

2020 - 2022
Genetic Variants Associated with Susceptibility to Pancreatic Tumors
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery
PI: Marcus Tan, MBBS

2020 - 2022
Effect of Music on Multimodal Surgical Performance in the Operating Room
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Surgical Sciences
PI: Sunil Geevarghese, MD

2020
Multivalue Ethical Framework for Fair Global Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
PI: Brian C. Drolet, MD

2015 - 2016
Differentiating Organoids for Brain Integration
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurosurgery
PI: H. Isaac Chen, MD

Publications

Original papers

1. Liu, Y., Chen, S., Hammack-Aviran, C. M., Drolet, B. C., & Perdikis, G. (2023, June). Overlapping Surgeries From the Patient's Perspective. The Journal of Surgical Research, 286, 85-95.

2. Liu, Y., Salwi S., & Drolet B. C. (2020, Aug). Multivalue ethical framework for fair global allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(8), 499-501.
3. Liu, Y., Erath, A., Salwi, S., Sherry, A., & Mitchell, M. B. (2020, Jun). Alignment of Ethics Curricula in Medical Education: A Student Perspective. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 32(3), 345-351.
4. Erath, A., Mitchell, M., Salwi, S., Liu, Y., & Sherry, A. (2019, Nov). The sooner the better: high-value care education in medical school. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 94(11), 1643-1645. 

Abstracts

1. Liu, Y., Kuzemchak, M.D., Hammack-Aviran, C.M., Fanning, J.B., Guillamondegui, O.D., Patel, M.B., & Peetz, A.B. Ethics consultations after trauma: exploring patterns and themes. Annual Academic Surgical Congress. (Podium presentation Feb 1, 2022).
2. Liu, Y., Chen, S., Hammack, C., Perdikis, G., & Drolet, B.C. What patients think about overlapping surgeries: a qualitative study. Annual Academic Surgical Congress. (Podium presentation Feb 3, 2022).
3. Liu, Y., & Drolet, B. C. Patient perspectives on overlapping surgeries: a qualitative analysis. SMA Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference. (Poster presentation Apr 18, 2021).