Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assoc Prof Gabriel LIU Ka Po

 

Academic Appointment:

  • Associate Professor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
    National University of Singapore

 

Clinical Appointments:

  • Head & Senior Consultant
    University Spine Centre
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
    National University Hospital
  • Core Faculty
    NUHS Residency Programme
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
    National University Hospital

 

Qualifications

  • M.B.B.Ch., BAO, Ireland
  • M.Sc., Ireland
  • F.R.C.S., Ireland
  • F.R.C.S. Ed. (Orth), UK
  • F.A.M.S., (Orth)

 

Awards and Prizes

  • Certificate of Merit for Young Investigator Award, Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
  • Japan Orthopaedic Association Congress Travel Award
  • NUS Leadership in Academic Medicine (NLAM) Mentoring Program Award
  • Annual Teaching Excellence Award - University Teaching Award 2014 (Education)

 

Research Areas of Interests

  • Degenerative Spine Disease

 

Selected Research Projects

  • Genetic prognostication of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Asian School Children (Co-PI)

 

Assoc Prof Gabriel Liu's Selected Publications

  • Evaluation of Scoring Systems and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Spinal Metastases from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
    The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society (2014)
    Naresh Kumar , Jonathan Jiong Hao Tan , Aye Sandar Zaw , Joel Louis Lim , Khin Lay Wai , Rishi Malhotra , Thomas Kwok Seng Loh , Gabriel Ka Po Liu , Joseph Thambiah
  • Comparison of the Pedicle Screws Placement Between Electronic Conductivity Device and Normal Pedicle Finder in Posterior Surgery of Scoliosis.
    Journal of spinal disorders & techniques (2012)
    Yu-Shu Bai , Yun-Fei Niu , Zi-Qiang Chen , Xiao-Dong Zhu , Liu Ka Po Gabriel , Hee Kit Wong , Ming Li
  • Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma after antiplatelet treatment: a report of two cases.
    Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) , Volume 20 , Issue 3 (2012)
    L Wang , G Liu , S Subramaniam , T Akw Wong , N Kumar
  • Factors affecting curve flexibility in skeletally immature and mature idiopathic scoliosis.
    Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association , Volume 16 , Issue 2 (2011)
    Zi-Qiang Chen , Yong-Fei Zhao , Yu-Shu Bai , Ka Po Gabriel Liu , Shi-Sheng He , Chuan-Feng Wang , Jing-Tao Zhang , Ming Li
  • Learning curve of computer-assisted navigation system in spine surgery.
    Chinese medical journal , Volume 123 , Issue 21 (2010)
    Yu-Shu Bai , Ye Zhang , Zi-Qiang Chen , Chuan-Feng Wang , Ying-Chuan Zhao , Zhi-Cai Shi , Ming Li , Ka Po Gabriel Liu
  • Pseudarthrosis in multilevel anterior cervical fusion with rhBMP-2 and allograft: analysis of one hundred twenty-seven cases with minimum two-year follow-up.
    Spine , Volume 35 , Issue 7 (2010)
    Hong Xing Shen , Jacob M Buchowski , Jin S Yeom , Gabriel Liu , Nan Lin , K Daniel Riew
  • Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine: a report of three cases.
    Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) , Volume 17 , Issue 3 (2009)
    Chin Tat Lim , Hwan Tak Hee , Gabriel Liu
  • Revision surgery following cervical laminoplasty: etiology and treatment strategies.
    Spine , Volume 34 , Issue 25 (2009)
    Gabriel Liu , Jacob M Buchowski , Torphong Bunmaprasert , Jin S Yeom , Hongxing Shen , K Daniel Riew
  • The feasibility of microscope-assisted "free-hand" C1 lateral mass screw insertion without fluoroscopy.
    Spine , Volume 33 , Issue 9 (2008)
    Gabriel Liu , Jacob M Buchowski , Hongxing Shen , Jin Sup Yeom , K Daniel Riew
  • Anterior cervical fusion assessment: surgical exploration versus radiographic evaluation.
    Spine , Volume 33 , Issue 11 (2008)
    Jacob M Buchowski , Gabriel Liu , Torphong Bunmaprasert , Peter S Rose , K Daniel Riew