Dr. Christopher Liu

Christopher F. Liu, MD, FACC, FHRS is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Services for the New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Network. He continues to lead Complex Arrhythmia Ablation and Structural Heart Electrophysiology at Weill Cornell Medicine.

As an innovator in the arrhythmia field, he has pioneered multiple procedures at Weill Cornell Medical Center: pulsed-field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation, novel high-power RF ablation and cryo-balloon ablation for atrial fibrillation, Watchman and Amulet device closure of the left atrial appendage, physiologic conduction system pacemakers, Lariat device closure of the left atrial appendage, and epicardial VT ablation. He has co-authored numerous manuscripts clarifying mechanisms of arrhythmias and improving outcomes of catheter ablation, and serves as peer reviewer and editor for prestigious journals in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Liu regularly gives invited lectures at international Cardiology and Electrophysiology conferences in the US, Europe, and Asia, pertaining to his work in advanced imaging and complex arrhythmia ablation. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology; he has served on the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of the American College of Cardiology, and currently serves as Chair of Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the Heart Rhythm Society - where he leads interactions between medical experts and the FDA and other regulatory agencies.

Dr. Liu was born in southern China and raised in New York City, where he attended Stuyvesant High School. He received his undergraduate education at Cornell University, then returned to New York City to earn his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Liu completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. He then completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Pennsylvania, renowned for its work in epicardial ablation. He was recruited to NewYork-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center for his unique skills in catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias and his use of advanced imaging to improve ablation outcomes.