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Albert Liu, MD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way, #001
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone628-206-8492
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    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.

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    1. Compression Therapy for Vasovagal Syncope: There May Still Be Hope. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Aug 12; 86(6):423-425. Liu AY, Pellegrini CN. PMID: 40769670.
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    2. What Is a Pacemaker? JAMA. 2025 Jul 15; 334(3):284. Liu A, Marcus GM. PMID: 40471556.
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    3. 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 Hum Factors. 2025 May 29; 12:e62830. 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. PMID: 40440084; PMCID: PMC12163352.
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    4. Interest in Long-Acting Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Men at Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Who Use Methamphetamine Participating in a Daily, Oral PrEP Adherence Trial in San Francisco, California. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 May; 12(5):ofaf280. McMahan VM, Pope E, Luna Marti X, Walker J, Liu AY, Coffin PO. PMID: 40406373; PMCID: PMC12096071.
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    5. Loss of right ventricular capture: When it is not the lead's fault. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2025 Jan; 11(1):2-7. Liu AY, Marcus GM, Lee BK, Moss JD, Pellegrini CN. PMID: 40330685; PMCID: PMC12049706.
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    6. 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. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jul; 27 Suppl 1:e26265. 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. PMID: 38965982; PMCID: PMC11224592.
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    7. KardiaMobile 6L versus 12-lead ECG: Effects on clinic utilization time. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Aug; 35(8):1691-1693. Gaddam M, Liu A, Lohrmann G, Breed A, Passman R. PMID: 38894503.
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    8. Implementation of an intravenous sotalol initiation protocol: Implications for feasibility, safety, and length of stay. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Mar; 34(3):502-506. 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. PMID: 36640424; PMCID: PMC10699543.
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    9. CHA2DS2VASc score as a predictor of ablation success defined by continuous long-term monitoring. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Dec; 65(3):695-700. Lohrmann G, Liu A, Ziegler P, Monteiro J, Varberg N, Passman R. PMID: 35917047.
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    10. Addressing gaps in cardiovascular care for people with HIV: bridging scientific evidence and practice. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2022 Sep 01; 17(5):279-285. Liu A, Feinstein M. PMID: 35938461; PMCID: PMC9373406.
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    11. 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 Behav. 2022 Dec; 26(12):4107-4114. 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. PMID: 35687192; PMCID: PMC10265494.
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    12. Acceptability and Preference for 3-Month Versus 1-Month Vaginal Rings for HIV-1 Risk Reduction Among Participants in a Phase 1 Trial. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 07; 31(7):1029-1039. 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. PMID: 34665672; PMCID: PMC9299526.
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    13. Phase 1 pharmacokinetics and safety study of extended duration dapivirine vaginal rings in the United States. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 06; 24(6):e25747. 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. PMID: 34118115; PMCID: PMC8196716.
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    14. Identification of Novel UGT1A1 Variants Including UGT1A1 454C>A through the Genotyping of Healthy Participants of the HPTN 077 Study. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2021 Feb 12; 4(1):226-239. 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. PMID: 33615175; PMCID: PMC7888308.
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    15. Tail-phase safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir in HIV-uninfected adults: a secondary analysis of the HPTN 077 trial. Lancet HIV. 2020 07; 7(7):e472-e481. 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. PMID: 32497491; PMCID: PMC7859863.
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    16. A Comparison of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure and Cancer Referred to Palliative Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 02 05; 3(2):e200020. Liu AY, O'Riordan DL, Marks AK, Bischoff KE, Pantilat SZ. PMID: 32101304; PMCID: PMC7137679.
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    17. Cabotegravir Is Not Associated With Weight Gain in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-uninfected Individuals in HPTN 077. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 01 02; 70(2):319-322. 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. PMID: 31125395; PMCID: PMC6938971.
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    18. 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. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 05 30; 68(12):2010-2017. 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. PMID: 30239620; PMCID: PMC6541706.
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    19. Premature ventricular contraction diurnal profiles predict distinct clinical characteristics and beta-blocker responses. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 06; 30(6):836-843. Hamon D, Swid MA, Rajendran PS, Liu A, Boyle NG, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS. PMID: 30964570.
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    20. Addressing Gaps in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Care to Reduce Racial Disparities in HIV Incidence in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 04 01; 188(4):743-752. Jenness SM, Maloney KM, Smith DK, Hoover KW, Goodreau SM, Rosenberg ES, Weiss KM, Liu AY, Rao DW, Sullivan PS. PMID: 30312365; PMCID: PMC6438815.
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    21. Developing and Assessing the Feasibility of a Home-based Preexposure Prophylaxis Monitoring and Support Program. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 01 18; 68(3):501-504. Siegler AJ, Mayer KH, Liu AY, Patel RR, Ahlschlager LM, Kraft CS, Fish R, Wiatrek SE, Sullivan PS. PMID: 29982304; PMCID: PMC6336909.
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    22. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir in low-risk HIV-uninfected individuals: HPTN 077, a phase 2a randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2018 11; 15(11):e1002690. 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. PMID: 30408115; PMCID: PMC6224042.
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    23. The Trade-offs When Focusing on the Mortality Benefit. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 04 01; 178(4):455. Liu A, Curfman G. PMID: 29482199.
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    24. 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. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 01 06; 66(2):213-219. Koss CA, Hosek SG, Bacchetti P, Anderson PL, Liu AY, Horng H, Benet LZ, Kuncze K, Louie A, Saberi P, Wilson CM, Gandhi M. PMID: 29020194; PMCID: PMC5850042.
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    25. HIV-1 persistence following extremely early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV-1 infection: An observational study. PLoS Med. 2017 Nov; 14(11):e1002417. 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. PMID: 29112956; PMCID: PMC5675377.
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    26. Circadian variability patterns predict and guide premature ventricular contraction ablation procedural inducibility and outcomes. Heart Rhythm. 2018 01; 15(1):99-106. 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. PMID: 28765087.
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    27. Palliative Care in Heart Failure: What Triggers Specialist Consultation? Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Sep - Oct; 60(2):215-225. Psotka MA, McKee KY, Liu AY, Elia G, De Marco T. PMID: 28483606.
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    28. MTN-017: A Rectal Phase 2 Extended Safety and Acceptability Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 03 01; 64(5):614-620. 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. PMID: 27986684; PMCID: PMC5850518.
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    29. Symptoms, Side Effects and Adherence in the iPrEx Open-Label Extension. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 01; 62(9):1172-7. 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. PMID: 26797207; PMCID: PMC4826449.
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    30. Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Integrated With Municipal- and Community-Based Sexual Health Services. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan; 176(1):75-84. 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. PMID: 26571482; PMCID: PMC5042323.
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    31. Syphilis predicts HIV incidence among men and transgender women who have sex with men in a preexposure prophylaxis trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Oct; 59(7):1020-6. Solomon MM, Mayer KH, Glidden DV, Liu AY, McMahan VM, Guanira JV, Chariyalertsak S, Fernandez T, Grant RM, iPrEx Study Team. PMID: 24928295; PMCID: PMC4166980.
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    32. Daily oral emtricitabine/tenofovir preexposure prophylaxis and herpes simplex virus type 2 among men who have sex with men. PLoS One. 2014; 9(3):e91513. Marcus JL, Glidden DV, McMahan V, Lama JR, Mayer KH, Liu AY, Montoya-Herrera O, Casapia M, Hoagland B, Grant RM. PMID: 24637511; PMCID: PMC3956614.
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    33. No evidence of sexual risk compensation in the iPrEx trial of daily oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e81997. Marcus JL, Glidden DV, Mayer KH, Liu AY, Buchbinder SP, Amico KR, McMahan V, Kallas EG, Montoya-Herrera O, Pilotto J, Grant RM. PMID: 24367497; PMCID: PMC3867330.
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    34. Structure and substrate specificity of the pyrococcal coenzyme A disulfide reductases/polysulfide reductases (CoADR/Psr): implications for S(0)-based respiration and a sulfur-dependent antioxidant system in Pyrococcus. Biochemistry. 2013 Apr 23; 52(16):2764-73. Herwald S, Liu AY, Zhu BE, Sea KW, Lopez KM, Sazinsky MH, Crane EJ. PMID: 23530771.
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