Lena G. Liu, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
- Title Assistant Professor of Neurology
- Office Shapiro Building, 725 Albany St., 7th floor, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone 617-638-8456
- Education Medical School: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, 2019
Residency: Neurology, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School, 2020-2023
Fellowship: Women’s Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2024-2025
Dr. Lena Liu is a neurologist at Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine.
Dr. Liu’s clinical interests include women’s neurology and headache. Dr. Liu focuses on issues specific to women with neurological disease. She manages and treats neurologic disorders as they relate to all stages of women’s lives, including menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, and aging. She is also interested in medical education.
Dr. Liu received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her medical degree from Hofstra University School of Medicine, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She completed residency in neurology and fellowship in women’s neurology at Mass General Brigham.
Board Certifications: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Recent Publications:
Liu L, Catherine C. Women’s Neurology. Oxford University Press. 2025.
Voinescu PE, Lemus Esquivel HN, Liu L, Allien S, Pennell P. Pregnancy Seizure Outcomes for Epilepsy Patients with Catamenial Seizure Exacerbation (P8-1.011). Neurology. 2023; 100(17):2807.
Harrison DS, Naclerio M, Swider K, Garrubba C, Yu AT, Busler A, Liu L, Doughty C. Education Research: Neurologic Education in Physician Assistant Programs. Neurol Educ. 2023 Mar; 2(1):e200029.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39411114
Nagappan S, Liu L, Fetcho R, Nguyen J, Nishimura N, Radwanski RE, Lieberman S, Baird-Daniel E, Ma H, Zhao M, Schaffer CB, Schwartz TH. In Vivo Femtosecond Laser Subsurface Cortical Microtransections Attenuate Acute Rat Focal Seizures. Cereb Cortex. 2019 Jul 22; 29(8):3415-3426. PMID: 30192931
Li T, Liu L, Zhang L, Liu N. Role of G-protein-coupled receptor-related genes in insecticide resistance of the mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. Sci Rep. 2014 Sep 29; 4:6474. PMID: 25262705
aging. In May of 2025, she published a textbook on women’s neurology as one of the chief editors. She is also interested in medical education.
Dr. Liu received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her medical degree from Hofstra University School of Medicine, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She completed residency in neurology and fellowship in women’s neurology at Mass General Brigham.aging. In May of 2025, she published a textbook on women’s neurology as one of the chief editors. She is also interested in medical education.
aging. In May of 2025, she published a textbook on women’s neurology as one of the chief editors. She is also interested in medical education.
Dr. Liu received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her medical degree from Hofstra University School of Medicine, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She completed residency in neurology and fellowship in women’s neurology at Mass General Brigham.
- Divisions
- Headache and Pain Management