An Liu, Ph.D. '96

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) announced that An Liu, Ph.D. '96, has been elected a Fellow of the Association. The category of Fellow honors members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions in research, education or leadership in the medical physics community. The award was presented at the 2021 AAPM Virtual 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition on July 27, 2021.

Dr. Liu currently serves as a clinical professor and the Director of Radiation Physics at the City of Hope National Medical Center. He is a board-certified radiation oncology physicist and plays an important leadership role in the City of Hope’s clinical and research programs. Dr. Liu has been active in AAPM and served in multiple officer roles, including the President of the AAPM Southern California Chapter. He has over 20 years of experience in nuclear medicine, radiation oncology and medical physics. Dr. Liu was a pioneer in radioimmunotherapy dosimetry and IMRT-based total marrow irradiation to replace conventional total body irradiation. He has published extensively, lectured, and conducted medical physics and healthcare management workshops in both the U.S. and Asia.

Dr. Liu earned his B.S. in physics from Beijing University and his Ph.D. in biomedical physics from the UCLA School of Medicine.