Stephen Liang, MD

Stephen Liang, MD

Professor, Medicine; Emergency Medicine

Research Summary

Dr. Liang’s primary research interests include trauma-related infections, orthopedic infections, device-associated infections, and management of infectious diseases and infection prevention in emergency care settings.

Education

  • B.A., Biology & History: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1998
  • M.D., University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 2004
  • Master of Population Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2010-2015

Training

  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 2009
  • Chief Resident, Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 2009
  • Fellowship, Infectious Diseases: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 2012
  • Postdoctoral Program : Clinical Research Training Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 2012

Licensure and Board Certification

  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
  • Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award, University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2009
  • Shira Kansas, MD, Outstanding Professionalism Award, University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2009
  • The Golden Microscope Award, Washington University School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2023
  • COVID Star Award, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 2023
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Washington University School of Medicine Chapter, 2025

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Liang SY, Osdieck S, Daugherty A, Davis A, Babcock H, Marschall J. Offering concurrent seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination to medical center and healthcare personnel increases uptake. J Occup Environ Med 2024;66(9):e440-e441. (PMID: 38900930)
  2. Perry E, Karpinsky M, Bender KS, Liang SY, Jenkins EK, Discepolo D, Marquart ET, DeGreeff L. An analysis of working dog exposure to environmental contaminants at the Surfside building collapse. Front Vet Sci 2026;13:1725234. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1725234 (PMID: 41847358)
  3. Hsu A, Light MA, Fockele C, Hay S, Liang SY, Macias-Kostantopoulos W, Brim CB, Weber W. Supporting emergency department patients experiencing homelessness. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 2026;7(1):100310. doi: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100310. (PMID: 41552394)
  4. Long B, Finley A, Liang SY, Heaton HA. New world screwworm: a focused review for the emergency medicine clinician. Am J Emerg Med 2026;102:8-12. (PMID: 41539184)
  5. Chavez S, Molyneux K, Liang SY, Koyfman A, Singh M, Long B. Hantavirus: A focused review for the emergency medicine clinician. Am J Emerg Med 2026;110:188-196. (PMID: 42664739)

Chapters

  1. Mazi PB, Liang SY. Infections in the immunocompromised host. In: The Washington Manual of Critical Care, 4th edition. Eds. Kollef MH, Despotovic VN, Kraft BD, McDonald RK, Nguyen N. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2025. pp 408-419.
  2. Chavez MA, Kirmani N, Liang SY. Treatment of infectious diseases. In: The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 38th edition. Eds. Daniel E, Gorrell K, Lambert D, Loh F, McFarlin J, Wallenkampf K. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer;2027. pp 462-538.