Stephen Y. Liu, MD (He/Him)

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 684 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Stephen Y. Liu, MD (He/Him)

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 684 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Associate Director, Orthopaedic Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Liu is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Liu

Dr. Liu specializes in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery. His clinical interests include traumatic and degenerative disorders of the wrist, and hand. His research interests involve carpal tunnel syndrome and distal radius fractures.

Abnormalities of the Hands
Amputation of Finger
Amputation of Thumb
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
Arthritis of Fingers
Arthroplasty Wrist
Arthroscopy of Wrist
Avascular Necrosis of Scaphoid
Avascular Necrosis of the Hand
Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate
Avascular Necrosis of the Wrist
Basal Joint Arthritis
Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
Benign Tumor Removal of the Hand
Bicep Tendon Tear
Biceps Tendon Repair
Boutonniere Deformity
Broken Finger (Finger Fracture)
Cancerous Tumor Removal of the Hand
Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpometacarpal Boss
Claw Hand
Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
Colles Fracture
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cyst Removal
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Surgery
Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hand
Digital Mucous Cysts
Digital Nerve Repair
Dislocated Thumb
Dislocation of Wrist
Distal Biceps Tendon Problem
Distal Radial Fracture
Dupuytren's Contracture
Elbow Dislocation
Elbow Fracture
Elbow Fracture Surgery
Elbow Reconstruction
Elbow Replacement Surgery (Arthroplasty)
Elbow Surgery
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
Extensor Tendon Laceration
Extensor Tendon Repair
Fasciotomy of Hand
Finger Deformity
Finger Dislocation
Finger Injection
Finger Reattachment
Flexor Tendon Repair
Forearm Fracture
Gamekeeper's Thumb
Ganglion Cyst
Ganglion Cyst Removal (Ganglionectomy)
Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath of Hand
Glomus Tumor
Hand Arthritis
Hand Fracture
Hand Injury
Hand Mass
Hand Steroid Injection
Hand Tendon Injury
Hand Tendon Repair
Hand Tendon Transfer
Hand Wound
High Pressure Injection Injury of Hand
Humerus Fracture
Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
Joint Surgery of Hand
Joint Surgery of the Wrist
Lesion of Ulnar Nerve
Lunate Fracture
Madelung Deformity
Mallet Finger
Malunion Fracture of the Hand
Median Neuropathy
Melanoma On Finger
Melanoma On Hand
Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
Microsurgery of the Hand
Microsurgical Replantation of the Hand
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hand
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Wrist
Monteggia Fracture
Mp Joint Arthritis
Musculocutaneous Neuropathy
Nerve Reconstruction
Non-Displaced Fracture of Radius
Non-Displaced Fracture of Ulna
Nonunion Fracture of the Hand
Osteoarthritis of Fingers
Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Osteochondral Lesion of the Wrist
Palmar Fasciitis
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Postraumatic Radioulnar Synostosis
Proximal Ulnar Fracture
Radial Fracture
Radial Head Subluxation
Radial Nerve Neuropathy
Radial Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
Reconstruction of Thumb
Repair Mallet Finger
Repair Trigger Thumb
Replantation of Extremities
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Scaphoid Fracture
Stress Fracture of the Radius
Swan Neck Deformity
Synovectomy of Wrist
Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
Tendon Repair
Tenosynovitis of Hand
Thumb Fracture
Thumb Reattachment
Tommy John Surgery (UCL Surgery)
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Release
Trigger Thumb
Ulna Fracture
Ulnar Claw
Ulnar Nerve Decompression
Ulnar Nerve Injury
Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
Ulnar Nerve Surgery
Ulnar Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
Ulnar Variance
Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
Upper Extremity Neuropathy
Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
Wartenberg's Syndrome
Wrist Arthritis
Wrist Fracture
Wrist Fusion
Wrist Instability
Wrist Pain
Wrist Reconstructive Surgery
Wrist Surgery

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Liu is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Orthopaedic Surgery - Surgery of the Hand, 2021
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019

Education and Training

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Primary Location

Penn Orthopaedics Exton

Suite 300
479 Thomas Jones Way
Exton, PA 19341

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Penn Nerve Center University City

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Musculoskeletal Center - University City, 7th Floor

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

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Humana / Medicare
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Selected Publications

Schmidt CC, Madonna TJ, Vaudreuil N, Brown BT, Liu SY, Delserro S, Smolinski MP, Styron J, Smolinski PJ, Miller MC: The Effect of Tendon Rotation on Distal Biceps Repair JSES Open Access 3 (3): 225-231,2019.

Gandhi, RA., Winterton, M., Liu, SY: Management of Failed Cubital Tunnel Release Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation : 153-167,2019.

Voleti PB, Liu SY, Donegan DJ, Baldwin KD, Mehta S: Is Fracture Stability a Surrogate for Poor General Health in Elderly with Intertrochanteric Fractures? Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil 6 (3): 192-6,2015.

Hsu JE, Liu SY, Lee GC: Can We Trust Studies by Authors with Financial Conflicts? Using the Decline of Metal-on-Metal to Investigate J Arthroplasty 27 (8): 41-45,2012.

Academic Contact Information

479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 300
Exton, PA 19341
Phone: 610-280-9999
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, National
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, National