Dr. Julia J. Liu, MD, MSc, FACG, FACP

• Brigham And Women's Hospital

• Morehouse

• Medical School: University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
• Internship: Cambridge Health Alliance
• Residency: Mayo Clinic

Research Excellence in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease (REGAL) Award

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Salary Award

American College of Gastroenterology Research Excellence Award in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Liu JJ, Glickman JN, Carr-Locke DL, Brooks DC, Saltzman JR. Gastroesophageal junction smooth muscle remodeling after endoluminal gastroplication. Am J Gastroenterol 2004;99:1895-901.

Liu JJ, Carr-Locke DL, Lee LS, Brooks DC, Saltzman JR. Endoluminal gastroplication for treatment of patients with classic gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and borderline 24-h pH studies. Scand J Gastroenterol 2004;39:615-20.

Chotiprashidi P, Liu J, Carpenter S, Chuttani R, Disario J, Hussain N, Somogyi L, Petersen BT. ASGE Technology Status Evaluation Report: wireless esophageal pH monitoring system. Gastrointest Endosc 2005;62:485-7.

Liu JJ, Sena VD, Ookubo R, Carr-Locke DL, Saltzman JR. Endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Effect of gender on clinical outcome. Scand J Gastroenterol 2006;41:144-8.

Liu JJ, Carr-Locke DL, Osterman MT, Li X, Maurer R, Brooks DC, Ashley SW, Saltzman JR. Endoscopic treatment for atypical manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:440-5.

Barkun A, Liu J , Carpenter S, Chotiprashidi P, Chuttani R, Ginsberg G, Hussain N, Silverman W, Taitelbaum G, Petersen BT. Update on endoscopic tissue sampling devices. Gastrointest Endosc 2006; 63(6): 741-5

Liu J, Carpenter S, Chuttani R, Croffie J, Disario J, Mergener K, Mishkin DS, Shah R, Somogyi L, Tierney W, Petersen BT. Endoscopic ultrasound probes. Gastrointest Endosc 2006;63:751-4.

Liu JJ, Glickman JN, Li X, Maurer R, Brooks DC, Ashley SW, Carr-Locke DL, Saltzman JR. Smooth muscle remodeling of the gastroesophageal junction after endoluminal gastroplication. Gastrointest Endosc 2007;65(7):1023-27

Turner BG, Saltzman JR, Hua L, Maurer R, Carr-Locke DL, Burakoff R, Liu JJ. Endoscopic pH monitoring for patients with suspected or refractory gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Can J Gastro 2007; 21(11):737-41

Liu JJ, Glickman JN, Masyuk A, LaRusso NF. Cholangiocyte Bile Salt Transporters in Cholesterol Gallstone-susceptible and resistant Inbred Mouse Strains: Evidence for Augmented Intrahepatic Recycling of Bile Salt During Cholelithogenesis. J Gastro Hep 2008; 23 (10):1596-1602

Saltzman JR, Thiesen A, Liu JJ, Determination of Optimal Monopolar Coagulation Settings for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Pig Model. Gastrointest Endosc 2010 Oct;72(4):796-801.

Liu JJ, Madsen KL, Boulanger P, Dieleman LA, Meddings J, Fedorak RN. Mind the gaps: Confocal endomicroscopy revealed increased density of small bowel epithelial gaps in inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2011 Mar;45(3):240-5.

Liu, JJ. Rudzinski JK, Mah SJ, Bao HY, Thiesen A, Ogg SC, Claggett B, Wine E, Boulanger P, Fedorak RN, Madsen KL. Epithelial gaps in a rodent model of inflammatory bowel disease: a quantitative validation study. Clin and Trans Gastro 2011 2, e3.

Liu JJ, Wong K, Mah SJ, Thiesen A, Dieleman LA, Claggett B, Saltzman JR, Fedorak RN. Increased Epithelial Gaps in the Small Intestine of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients, Density Matters. Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Jun;73:1174-80.

Turcotte JF, Wong K, Mah SJ, Dieleman LA, Kao D, Kroeker K, Claggett B, Saltzman JR, Wine E, Fedorak RN, Liu JJ. Increased Epithelial Gaps in the Small Intestine are Predictive of Hospitalization and Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin and Trans Gastro 2012 3, e19.

Liu, JJ. Davis EM, Wine E, Lou YF, Rudzinski JK, Alipour M, Boulanger P, Thiesen AL, Sergi C, Fedorak RN, Muruve D, Madsen KL, Irvin R. Epithelial cell extrusion leads to breaches in the intestinal epithelium. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2013 Apr;19(5):912-21. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0b013e3182807600.39.

Turcotte JF, Kao D, Mah SJ, Thiesen AL, Claggett B, Saltzman JR, Fedorak RN, Liu JJ. Breaks in the Wall: Breaks in the wall: increased gaps in the intestinal epithelium of irritable bowel syndrome patients identified by confocal laser endomicroscopy Gastrointest Endosc 2013 April;77(4):624-30

Alipour M, Lou Y, Zimmerman D, Bording-Jorgensen MW, Sergi C, Liu JJ, Wine E. A balanced IL-1beta activity is required for host response to Citrobacter rodentium infection. PLoS One 2013;8:e80656.

Shavrov AA, Kharitonova AY, Claggett B, Shavrov AA, Liu JJ. A pilot study of the predictive value of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy for relapse in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016;62(6):873-8.

Zaidi D, Bording-Jorgensen M, Huynh HQ, Carroll M, Turcotte JF, Sergi C, Liu J, Wine E. Increased epithelial cell shedding in the duodenum of children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016;(63):644-50

Liu JJ, Kay TM, Davis EM, Lou Y, Kao D, Claggett B, Fedorak RN, Irvin RT. Epithelial Cell Extrusion Zones Observed on Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Correlates with Immunohistochemical Staining of Mucosal Biopsy Samples. Dig Dis Sci 2016;61:1895-902.

Liu JJ, Xie JJ, Rosson TB, Harris ZP, McBride RG, Siegel E, Hagedorn C. Personalized Care for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Reduced Hospitalizations. Dig Dis Sci 2019;64:1809-1814. PMID: 30746632

Osterman MT, Gordon IO, Davis EM, Ciorba M, Glover SC, Abraham B, Khan F, Guo X, Yee E, Allard F, Claggett B, Shen B, LiuJJ. Mucosal biomarker of innate immune activation predicts response to vedolizumab in Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2020 Sep 18;26(10):1554-1561 PMID: 31553433

Nojkov B, Zhou SY, Dolan R, Davis EM, Appelman HD, Guo X, Jackson K, Sturm MB, Wang TD, Owyang C, Liu JJ, Chey WD. Evidence of Duodenal Epithelial Barrier Impairment and Increased Pyroptosis in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia on Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy and "Ex-vivo" Mucosa Analysis. Am J Gastro 2020:115(11)1891-1901 (Cover) PMID: 33156108

Osterman MT, VanDussen K, Gordon IO, Davis EM, Li K, Simpson K, Ciorba M, Glover SC, Abraham B, Guo X, Yee EU, Allard FD, Perrigoue JG, Claggett B, Shen B, Stappenbeck TS, Liu JJ. Epithelial cell biomarkers are predictive of response to biologics in Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2021;27(5):6770685 PMID: 31553433

Liu JJ, Sloan ME, Owings AH, Gauthier, J. Ghariabeh R, Robinson T, Cuz H, Senitko M, Abraham GE, Wilson KJ, Backus F, Ayyalasomayajula K, Claggett B, Jobin C, Diamond G, Glover SC. Increased ACE2 levels and mortality risk of COVID-19 patients on proton pump inhibitor therapy. Am J Gastro 2021;116(6): 1638-1645 PMID: 34047305.