MEDIA
Dr. Liang is an internationally recognized general, minimally invasive, and abdominal wall (hernia) surgeon. His publications report the clinical work that he has performed which has transformed healthcare and surgery. His work has been published in high impact medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), British Medical Journal (BMJ), Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA Surgery, and Annals of Surgery. In addition, he has written chapters in foundational medical and surgery textbooks including UpToDate . Below is a sample of his recent work. For a complete list of here medical research, click here.
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Guidelines and References for Surgeons
- Prophylactic mesh reinforcement for prevention of midline incisional hernias: A publication bias adjusted meta-analysis. Annals of Surgery, 2021.
- Postoperative work and activity restrictions after abdominal surgery: A systematic review. Annals of Surgery, 2021.
- Prehabilitation among patients undergoing non-bariatric abdominal surgery: A systematic review. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2020
- Primary fascial closure during minimally invasive ventral hernia repair. JAMA Surgery 2020.
- International classification of abdominal wall planes (ICAP) to describe mesh insertion for ventral hernia repair. British Journal of Surgery 2020.
- Definitions for loss of domain. An international Delphi Consensus of expert surgeons. World Journal of Surgery 2020.
- Abdominal wall reconstruction risk stratification tools: A systematic review of the literature. Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2018.
- Ventral hernia repair: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Surgical Infections 2017.
- Ventral hernia management: Expert consensus guided by systematic review. Annals of Surgery 2017.
- Ventral hernia: Patient selection, treatment, and management. Current problems in surgery 2016.
- Systematic review of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in the management of ventral hernias. Journal of surgical research 2016.
Randomized Controlled Trials
- Synthetic versus biologic mesh for complex open ventral hernia repair: A pilot randomized controlled trial, Surgical Infections 2020.
- Two year outcomes of prehabilitation among obese patients with ventral hernia: A randomized controlled trial, Annals of Surgery 2020.
- A randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis, New England Journal of Medicine 2020.
- Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: multicenter blinded randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2020.
- Gallstone pancreatitis: Admission versus Normal Cholecystectomy -A Randomized Controlled Trial (Gallstone PANC trial). Annal of Surgery 2019.
- Primary fascial closure during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair improves patient quality of life: A multicenter, blinded randomized controlled trial. Annals of Surgery 2020.
- Importance of the physical exam: Double-blind randomized controlled trial of radiologic interpretation of ventral hernias after selective clinical information. Hernia 2018.
- Modifying risks in ventral hernia patients with prehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Surgery 2018.
- Is nonoperative management warranted in ventral hernia patients with comorbidities? A case-matched prospective, patient-centered study. Annals of Surgery 2016.
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Hernia Surgery
- Is robotic surgery feasible at a safety net hospital? Surgical Endoscopy 2020.
- Port site hernias following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. World Journal of Surgery 2020.
- Current surgeon practices for postoperative activity restrictions after abdominal surgery vary widely: A survey from the communities on the ACS website. Surgery 2020.
- Prevalence and impact on quality of life of occult hernias among patients undergoing computed tomography. Journal of surgical research 2020.
- Expectant management of patients with ventral hernias: 3 year follow-up.
- Is non-operative management warranted in ventral hernia patients with comorbidities? A case-matched, prospective 3 year follow-up, patient-centered study. American Journal of Surgery 2019.
- Clinical assessment, radiographic imaging, and patient self-report for abdominal wall hernias. Journal of Surgical Research 2018.
- External validation of the HERNIAscore: An observational study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2017.
- Computed tomography findings associated with the risk of emergency ventral hernia repair. American Journal of Surgery 2017.
- Prospective assessment of clinical and patient-reported outcomes of initial non-operative management of ventral hernias. World Journal of Surgery 2017.
- How long is long enough to identify a surgical site infection? Surgical Infections 2017.
- Analysis of model development strategies: predicting ventral hernia recurrence. Journal of Surgical Research 2016.
- Incidence of port-site hernias: A survey and literature review. Surgical Laparoscopic Endoscopic and Percutaneous Techniques 2016.
Disparities in Healthcare
- Perceptions on gender disparity in surgery and surgical leadership: A multicenter mixed methods study. Surgery 2020.
- Gender disparity in authorship of peer-reviewed medical publications. American journal of medical sciences, 2020.
- Gender disparity among surgical peer-reviewed literature. Journal of surgical research 2020.
- Gender disparity in surgery: An evaluation of surgical societies. Surgical Infections. 2019.
Quality Improvement
- Computed tompgraphy in ventral hernia diagnosis: have we improved? A quality improvement initiative. Journal of Surgical Research 2018.
- Differences of alternative methods of measuring abdominal wall hernia defect size: A prospective observational study. Surgical Endoscopy 2018.
- Decreasing surgical site infections after ventral hernia repair: A quality-improvement initiative. Surgical Infections 2017.
- Decreasing the use of damage control laparotomy in trauma: A quality improvement project. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2017.
- Underserved patients seeking care for ventral hernias at a safety net hospital: impact on quality of life and expectations of treatment. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2017.
Patient Centered Outcomes
- Patient quality of life before and after ventral hernia repair, Surgery 2020.
- Shared decision-making during surgical consultation for gallstones at a safety-net hospital. Surgery 2018.
- Randomized controlled trials evaluating patient-reported outcomes after cholecystectomy: A systematic review. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2018.
- Impact of abdominal wall hernias and repair on patient quality of life. World Journal of Surgery 2018.
Medical Ethics
- Is the American College of Surgeons Online Communities a safe and useful venue to ask for surgical advice? Surgical Endscopy 2020.
- Lack of regulations and conflict of interest transparency of new hernia surgery technologies. Journal of Surgical Research 2020.
- Are online surgical discussion boards a safe and useful venue for surgeons to ask for advice? A review of the International Hernia Collaborative Facebook Group. Surgical Endoscopy 2020.
- The effect of financial conflict of interest, disclosure status, and relevance on medical research from the United States. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2019.
- The impact of financial conflict of interest on surgical research: An observational study of published manuscripts. World Journal of Surgery 2018.
- Investigation of financial conflicts of interest among published ventral hernia research. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2018.
- Discordance of conflict of interst self-disclosure and the centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. Journal of Surgical Research 2017.
- Comparison of conflicts of interest among published hernia resarchers self-reported with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments Database. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2017.
Book Chapters
- Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair. Up to Date.
- Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Up to Date.
- Incisional, epigastric and umbilical hernias. Cameron’s Current Surgical Therapy, 13th edition. 2019.
- Spigelian Hernias. Up to Date.
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair. Up to Date.
- Establishing a Hernia Program and Follow-Up Regimen. The Sages Manual of Hernia Repair. 2nd ed, 2019.
- Patient selection and preoperative preparation in Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair. Laparoscopic Robotic Incisional Hernia Repair: Current Considerations, 1st ed, 2018.
- Abdominal Wall Hernias, Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery, 2nd ed, 2017.
- Umbilical Hernia, Textbook of Hernia 1st ed, 2017.
- Endoscopic Component Separation, Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery 3rd ed, 2017.
- Transversus Abdominus Release, Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery 3rd ed, 2017.
- Appendix, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery 10th ed, 2015.
- Laparoscopic Single Incision Appendectomy, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery 9th ed (update), 2015.
- Appendectomy: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) technique, Operative Techniques in Surgery 1st ed, 2015
- Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernias: Comparative Effectiveness Review, AHRQ,
- Diverticulitis (chapter), Surgical Decision Making 5th ed., 224-225, 2004.
National/International Lectures
- 26. Liang MK. Ventral hernias. HCA National Collaborative Grand Rounds. 2024. Invited.
- Liang MK. Synthetic mesh: any barriers in complex cases? AWR, 2024. Invited.
- Liang MK. The robotic approach to non-midline hernias. AWR, 2024. Invited.
- Liang MK. Robotic IPOM. Advances in Surgery Channel, 2021. Invited.
- Is watchful waiting a viable option in inguinal, umbilical, and small hernias? American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Virtual, 2020.
- Ventral Hernia with Defect Closure. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Francisco, Ca 2019.
- Benign Esophagus. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. General Surgery Review Course. San Francisco, Ca, 2019.
- Risk Calculators: Options and Evidence. American Society of Plastic Surgeons University: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. In conjunction with Americas Hernia Society. Online, 2019.
- Hernias. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. General Surgery Review Course. Boston, Ma, 2018.
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia with Defect Closure. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Boston, Ma 2018.
- Decision making for hernia repair: What factors are important to Patients? AHS 2018.
- Hernias. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. General Surgery Review Course. San Diego, Ca 2017.
- Acute Traumatic Hernias and their Management. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Diego, Ca 2017.
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia with Defect Closure. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Diego, Ca 2017.
- Expert Consensus of Ventral Hernia Repair. AHS. Cancun, Mexico, 2017.
- Hernias. ACS. General Surgery Review Course. Washington DC, 2016.
- The vicious cycle of wound infections. AHS. Washington DC, 2016.
- Outcomes of biologic mesh for incisional hernia repair. Americas Hernia Society. Washington DC, 2016.
- Restoring function: Tailoring hernia repair to patient needs. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts 2016.
- Level 1 Evidence in Ventral Hernia Repair. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts 2016.
- Sutures and Tacks. Surgical Disruptive Summit. Houston, Texas 2016.
- Hernia. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, General Surgery Review Course. Chicago, Illinois 2015.
- Laparoscopic Morgagni Hernia Repair. World Hernia Society, Milan, Italy 2015.
- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Association of Academic Surgeons, Fall Courses. San Francisco, 2013.
- Identifying Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs. Abdominal wall reconstruction. Washington DC, 2013.
- Peri-operative beta-blockade. Horizons, University of Colorado. Vail, Colorado 2004.
Local/Regional Lectures
- Liang MK. Time Management for the Busy Clinician. Key Note Speaker, Texas Interdivisional. Research Symposium. 2022.
- Liang MK. Evidence Based Medicine in Surgery. HCA Kingwood, Kingwood, Texas 2022. General Surgery Grand Rounds.
- Liang MK. Raising the Bar: Scholarly activity in surgery. University of Houston, Houston, Texas 2021. Medical School Education Series.
- Liang MK, Ali Z. Scholarly Activity in Surgery. HCA Kingwood, Kingwood, Texas 2021. General Surgery Grand Rounds.
- How the surgical mind thinks. University of Texas Austin, Research Grand Rounds 2020.
- Stump the Experts. South Texas American College of Surgeons. Houston, Texas 2020.
- The Surgical Mind. University of Texas Houston. Houston, Texas, 2019. Grand Rounds.
- The Great Debates: Mesh or suture for emergency contaminated cases with a hernia (Moderator). South Texas American College of Surgeons. Houston, Texas 2019.
- Controversial Topics in hernia Care. Baylor College of Medicine, Hernia Symposium 2018.
- Throckmorton Surgical Society: Debates. Symposium on Minimally Invasive Robotic, and Hernia Surgery. Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Des Moines, Iowa 2018.
- Priestley Lecture: Robotics in Ventral Hernia Repair. Symposium on Minimally Invasive Robotic, and Hernia Surgery. Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Des Moines, Iowa 2018.
- Using Biologics in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Symposium on Minimally Invasive Robotic, and Hernia Surgery. Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Des Moines, Iowa 2018.
- Prevention of hernia formation with proper closure technique. Surgical Disruptive Technology Summit. Houston, Texas 2018.
- Is it safe at the County? University of Texas Houston. Houston, Texas, 2017. Invited. Grand Rounds. Liang MK.
- Today’s component separation (How, What, When, Where). Surgical Disruptive Technology Summit. Houston, Texas 2017.
- Ventral Hernias. Texas American College of Surgeons Meeting. Austin, Texas 2017. Meeting director.
- Ventral Hernias. University of Texas Houston. Houston, Texas 2016. Grand Rounds.
- Ventral Hernias: Learning from the Past. Louisiana State University. New Orleans, Louisiana 2016. Grand Rounds.
- Laparoscopic Lumbar Hernia. South Texas American College of Surgeons. San Antonio, Texas 2016.
- Retrorectus and posterior component separation. South Texas ACS. Houston, Texas 2015.
- Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia. South Texas ACS. Houston, Texas 2015.
- Identifying Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs. University of Florida, Department of Surgery, Hernia Round Table. Miami, Florida, 2014.
- Advances in Ventral Hernia Repair. UTH, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas 2013.
- Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs. University of California-Fresno, Department of Surgery, Journal Club. Fresno, California 2013.
- Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs. California Pacific Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds. San Francisco, California 2013.
- Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs. University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, Hernia Round Table. Minneapolis, Minnesota 2013.
- Complex Ventral Hernia Repairs. University of Louisville, Department of Surgery, Journal Club. Louisville, Kentucky, 2013.
- Stomas: Running with stomas. Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas 2012.
- Ventral Hernia Repair. Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, 2012.
- Minimally Invasive Surgery: Hernias and Beyond. Geneva General Hospital. Geneva, New York 2008.
- Disease of the Gallbladder. Geneva General Hospital. Geneva, New York 2007.
- Minimally invasive surgery: current evidence and options. Geneva General Hospital. Geneva, New York 2007.
- Hernias in the new millennia. Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center. Red Bank, New Jersey 2006.
- Gastrointestinal malignancies. Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center. Red Bank, New Jersey 2006.
- Minimally invasive surgery for the Primary Care Physician. Department of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center. Red Bank, New Jersey 2006.
- The role of minimally invasive surgery. Department of Medicine, Grand Rounds, Gouverneur Hospital. New York, New York 2005.
- Minimally invasive approaches to gastrointestinal diseases. Division of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, New York University School of Medicine. New York, New York 2005.
- Role of peri-operative beta-blockers in older patients. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Colorado. Denver, Colorado 2004.
- Peri-operative beta-blockers. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, UCHSC. Denver, Colorado 2003.
- Non-operative management of perforated peptic ulcer disease. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Colorado. Denver, Colorado 2002.
- Transfusion thresholds in critically ill patients. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Colorado. Denver, Colorado 2001.
Mike Liang, MD, Houston, TX
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