Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Suma Cum Laude, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1999
• MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2003
• MSCI, Washington University, 2012

Training

• Pediatric Residency, Saint Louis University School of Medicine - Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, 2003 - 2006
• Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2006 - 2009

Licensure and Board Certification

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 2006 - Pres
• MO, 2008 - Pres
• Certified in General Pediatrics, 2009
• Certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2012

Honors

• Arthur E. McElfresh Memorial Award - outstanding achievement in the study of Pediatrics, 2003
• Resident QA/QI research project - first place award, 2006
• Midwest SPR Travel Grant, 2008
• PAS Young Investigator's Travel Award, 2009
• Department of Pediatrics Educational Loan Rebate Program Award, 2009 - 2010
• Post-doctoral Career Development Program Award (K30), 2009 - 2011
• NICHD Loan Repayment Program Award & Renewal, 2010 - 2014
• Washington University Career Development Award (KL2), 2011 - 2013
• Scholar Abstract Award, Translational Science Conference, Washington, DC, 2012

Recent Publications view all (19)

Publication Co-Authors

Nathalie El Ters

Zachary A. Vesoulis, M.D.

Amit M Mathur, M.D., M.R.C.P.

Rakesh Rao, M.D.

Christopher Lust

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Steve M. Liao, M.D., MSCI

1. Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, RAo R, Trivedi SB, Cahill AG, Mathur AM. Re-examining the arterial cord blood gas pH screening criteria in neonatal encephalopathy Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2018;103(4):F377-F382. PMID:28942435 
2. El Ters NM, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM. Term-equivalent functional brain maturation measures predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants Early Hum Dev. 2018;119:68-72. PMID:29579560 
3. Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Mathur AM. Gestational age-dependent relationship between cerebral oxygen extraction and blood pressure. Pediatr Res. 2017;82(6):934-939. PMID:28902182 
4. El Ters NM, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM. Impact of brain injury on functional measures of amplitude-integrated EEG at term equivalent age in premature infants J Perinatol. 2017;37(8):947-952. PMID:28492522 
5. Trivedi SB, Vesoulis ZA, Rao R, Liao SM, Shimony JS, McKinstry RC, Mathur AM.. A validated clinical MRI injury scoring system in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Pediatr Radiol. 2017. PMID:28623417  
6. Rao R, Trivedi S, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM.. Safety and Short-Term Outcomes of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Preterm Neonates 34-35 Weeks Gestational Age with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy J Pediatr. 2017;183:37-42. PMID:27979578 
7. Vesoulis ZA, Lust CE, Liao SM, Trivedi SB, Mathur AM. Early hyperoxia burden detected by cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy is superior to pulse oximetry for prediction of severe retinopathy of prematurity. J Perinatol. 2016. PMID:27559717 
8. Vesoulis ZA, Ters NE, Foster A, Trivedi SB, Liao SM, Mathur AM. Response to dopamine in prematurity: a biomarker for brain injury? J Perinatol. 2016;36(6):453-8. PMCID:PMC4882223  PMID:26890555 
9. Dunsim S, Smyser C, Liao S, Indert T, Pineda R.. Defining the nature and implications of head turn preference in the preterm infant Early Hum Dev. 2016;96:53-60. PMID:27064959 
10. Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Trivedi SB, Ters NE, Mathur AM. A novel method for assessing cerebral autoregulation in preterm infants using transfer function analysis. Pediatr Res. 2016;79(3):453-9. PMCID:PMC4821724  PMID:26571222 
11. Liao SM, Rao R, Mathur AM. Head Position Change Is Not Associated with Acute Changes in Bilateral Cerebral Oxygenation in Stable Preterm Infants during the First 3 Days of Life. Am J Perinatol. 2015;32(7):645-52. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1390348  PMID:25282608 
12. Ferradal SL, Liao SM, Eggebrecht AT, Shimony JS, Inder TE, Culver JP, Smyser CD. Functional Imaging of the Developing Brain at the Bedside Using Diffuse Optical Tomography. Cereb Cortex. 2015. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhu320  PMID:25595183 
13. Reynolds LC, Pineda RG, Mathur A, Vavasseur C, Shah DK, Liao S, Inder T. Cerebral maturation on amplitude-integrated electroencephalography and perinatal exposures in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr. 2014;103(3):e96-e100. doi:10.1111/apa.12485  PMCID:PMC3945948  PMID:24354724 
14. Liao SM, Culver JP. Near infrared optical technologies to illuminate the status of the neonatal brain. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2014;10(1):73-86. PMID:25055866 
15. Liao SM, Ferradal SL, Inder TE, Culver JP. High-density diffuse optical tomography of term infant visual cortex in the nursery J Biomed Optics . 2012. 
16. Liao SM, Ferradal SL, White BR, Gregg N, Inder TE, Culver JP. High-density diffuse optical tomography of term infant visual cortex in the nursery. J Biomed Opt. 2012;17(8):081414. PMCID:PMC3391961  PMID:23224175 
17. White BR, Liao SM, Ferradal SL, Inder TE, Culver JP. Bedside optical imaging of occipital resting-state functional connectivity in neonates. Neuroimage. 2012;59(3):2529-38. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.08.094  PMCID:PMC3598616  PMID:21925609 
18. Liao SM, Gregg NM, White BR, Zeff BW, Bjerkaas KA, Inder TE, Culver JP. Elucidating the neonatal hemodynamic response to brain activity: A high-density NIRS study J Biomed Optics. 2010;15(2):026010-1-9. 
19. Liao SM, Gregg NM, White BR, Zeff BW, Bjerkaas KA, Inder TE, Culver JP. Neonatal hemodynamic response to visual cortex activity: high-density near-infrared spectroscopy study. J Biomed Opt. 2010;15(2):026010. PMCID:PMC2874048  PMID:20459255