Dr. Kevin X Liu, MD, DPHIL

Dr. Liu is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Sarcoma Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has a clinical focus on sarcomas and pediatric malignancies. He received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Harvard College, his doctorate from the University of Oxford as a Fulbright and Clarendon Scholar, and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Liu completed his residency in radiation oncology at the Harvard Radiation Oncology Program where he served as Chief Resident.
His research focuses on novel treatment strategies for sarcomas, diffuse midline gliomas, high-grade gliomas, and neuroblastomas; improving outcomes after radiation for patients with sarcomas and pediatric patients with cancer; developing treatment paradigms for rare diseases; and closing gaps in healthcare disparities for underrepresented patient populations. His research has been published in The Lancet Oncology, Journal of …Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, and Cancer, and Radiotherapy & Oncology. He also serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Oncology. Dr. Liu teaches and mentors medical students and residents.