Cynthia S. Liang, MD, MBA

  • Resident, PGY-3

Liang is a 2nd year pediatric resident at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Liang earned her Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas at Dallas. She completed her Doctor of Medicine degree at Baylor College of Medicine and Master of Business Administration degree at Rice University in Houston, Texas. While in business school, she interned with the Boston Consulting Group, where she worked with a health insurance client to improve their operating model, improving the way their customers access care and manage their health. Her professional interests include quality and process improvement and high-value care. In her spare time, she enjoys eating her way around Pittsburgh and taking her pup on long walks. 

Resident Biographical Details

Hometown

Houston, TX

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicne

Hobbies and Interests

Running, hiking, reading writing, traveling, and trying new restaurants

Languages

Mandarin and Spanish

"Likes" about Children's Hospital

The people are so kind and supportive!

Interesting Fact

I've lived in 10 places in my life!

Professional and Scientific Society Membership

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021-Present

Education & Training

  • BS, The University of Texas, 2016
  • MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 2021
  • MBA, Rice University, 2021

Selected Publications

Appelbaum NP, Liang C, Whitney SE, Christner J, Tran, TQ, McDeavitt JT (2022). When and What Business Competencies are Needed for the Modern Physician Leader. Physician Leadership Journal. 2022;9(2):39-45.

Allen SM, Liang CS, Chesnokova AE, Childress JK, Pascoe KF, Dietrich, JE (2020) Patterns of Genital Examination and Vulvovaginal Graft-Versus-Host Disease in a Pediatric Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Population. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Epub ahead of print.

Kohn JR, Connors TM, Chan W, Liang CS, Dao H, Vyas A (2020) Clinical Outcomes and Adherence to Topical Corticosteroid Therapy in Women with Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 83/4: 1104-1109.

Patel V, Resnick, K, Liang C, Smith M, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Mastrobattista J, Gandhi M (2020) Midtrimester Ultrasound Predictors of Small for Gestational Age Neonates. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 39/10: 2027-2031.

Liang CS, Allen SM, Pascoe KF, Chesnokova AE, Childress KJ, Dietrich JE (2019) 94. Prevalence and Surveillance of Vulvovaginal Graft-Versus-Host-Disease after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in the Pediatric Population: An Analysis of 84 Patients. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 32/2: 234.

Kohn JR, McClatchy TM, Chan W, Liang CS, Dao H, Vyas A (2018) Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus in Gynecology and Dermatology Clinics: The Link between Treatment Compliance and Outcomes. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 131/1: 85S.

Kohn JR, McClatchy TM, Chan W, Liang CS, Dao H, Vyas A (2018) PD54-07 Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus in Multidisciplinary Clinics: Treatment Compliance and Sexual Function. Journal of Urology. 199/4S: e1053-e1054.

Liang CS, Hollier LH Jr (2017) Review of “Alopecia Following Bicoronal Incisions” by Kadakia S, Badhey A, Ashai S, Lee TS, Ducic Y in JAMA Facial Plast Surg 19:220-224, 2017. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 28/7: 1880-1881.

Liang CS, Hollier LH Jr (2017) Review of “Negative and Positive Online Patient Reviews of Physicians-1 vs. 5 Stars” by Shemirani NL and Castrillon J in JAMA Facial Plast Surg [published online ahead of print January 26, 20170 doi. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 28/6: 1639.

Liang CS, Quesada AE, Goswami M, Johnston PK, Brown RE, Jaso JM (2016) Phosphorylated STAT3 expression in hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated large granular lymphocytic leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 51/5: 741-743.

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