James K. Liu, M.D. - Neurosurgeon, Cerebrovascular, Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery

Shannon Smith

My mother is a patient at the Livingston location whose been diagnosed with a tumor at the base of her skull which has slowly and gradually caused unsteady gait. Currently she ambulates with a walker. She contacted the office to schedule her surgery in the beginning of September. Here we are six weeks later and no one has returned her call. I am now contacting the office only to be told there is a record/messages left however NO ONE from that office has responded to emails sent on 9/7 and 10/4. The last correspondence/email was sent to Rosa who I’m told is the office manager. Please help me make this make sense. I am utterly frustrated with how the lack of communication exists from the staff to management. Someone get in touch with me in a timely manner or I we will have to escalate this matter. UPDATE 10/15. Dr. Liu contacted me 10/14 and by the end of that conversation a plan was put in a place and happily she has been scheduled. Therefore I’ve updated this review. I wholeheartedly understand that things happen and items fall through the cracks. However, I just want it understood that you are only as strong as your weakest link. While the matter was resolved the bigger picture is that it didn’t have to happen.

Nick Knierim

I was diagnosed with a cerebral spinal fluid leak that required a craniotomy to fix the underlying issue. This was very unexpected and scary for me once I heard it required this type of surgery. From the first time I spoke with Dr. Liu I felt more at ease and knew I was in good hands. He made himself available for any questions or concerns I had leading up to the procedure. Dr. Liu performed a resection of skull base encephalocele of the temporal bone and repair of skull base defect and csf leak at Saint Barnabas Medical Center/Rutgers Neurosurgery. There was no leak recurrence and I retained normal facial nerve function after the procedure. Dr. Liu is an amazing Neurosurgeon. He is caring and kind and goes above and beyond for his patients, I would highly recommend him to anyone in need. I consider myself very lucky to have had Dr. Liu in my corner.

Eli Melendez

Dr james Liu is My hero. I was diagnosed with a sinus cavernous meningioma brain tumor that narrowed my carotid artery and sat 2 centimeters away from my right optical eye nerve and was tangled with all major artery’s and blood vessels in November 13, 2019 and in August 1, 2022 i have been under the care of Dr Liu since my diagnosis i under went radiation cyber knife how ever my tumor was stable but my carotid artery was narrowed I had and emergency cerebral by pass performed by Dr Liu, and I must say we often hear people say we all have and Angel who protects us and cares for us who was heaven sent well mines is Dr James Liu Dr Liu saved my life when his hand was forced to perform my emergency cerebral by pass he saved my life not only did he save my life but he took in to consideration that i a mother of 5 girls and amongst them I have a 3 year old he new my daughters needed me and he did everything in his power to ensure that my daughters would have there Mother back home and In there lives, I and my family are so great ful to have him in our side thank you Dr James Liu for giving me and my family hope again 🙏

Christian Saguay

Update!! It has been 1 year since the surgery. I went back to play soccer wearing the impact absorb helmet, and started working out too :). The 1 year MRI came back looking good. I do reside in the State on Kentucky. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in February 2021. I was told in the Cancer Center in this state that due to the location of the tumor it was inoperable. The tumor was located in the left side of my brain almost on the bottom, close to my memory and speech area. In May of 2021 an MRI showed the tumor getting bigger and dangerously closed to the memory area and surgery was recommended letting me know I may die, be in a comma, or have a stroke in the process. I decided to get a second opinion and went to New Jersey to talk to Dr. James Liu, he was really helpful expediting all the tests I had to complete and he took a look at my MRI and mentioned to me he was able to safely removed that tumor. It was great news for me and my family to hear this, as the feedback in Kentucky regarding the tumor being inoperable or me dying during the surgery was really scaring us. I proceeded to go ahead and have surgery with Dr Liu, the surgery took place at the Saint Barnabas Hospital located in Livingston, NJ and lasted around 6 to 7 hours. I woke up a few hours after the surgery feeling surprisingly good. I was out of the hospital on day 3 and came back to Kentucky to continue my recovery here 3 weeks after the surgery. The recovery process has been pretty good. Up and downs as with every recovery process but no need to go back to a hospital. Before the surgery the main concerns for me were the vision and the facial nerve function. But the only thing affected after the surgery was the vision and it recovered by itself 3 months after the surgery. It has been almost 4 months after the surgery and everyday I feel more back to normal and I will be back to work this week. Big thanks to Dr. Liu and his team for saving my life, allowing me to stay with my family, and giving me a second chance.