About Ascent Urology

Meet Dr. Jennifer Liu

Board Certified Urologist

Dr. Liu’s interest in science and medicine began at a young age. Growing up just outside Boston, MA, Dr. Liu attended University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill for her undergraduate studies where she majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry, graduating With Honors.

Following graduation, Dr. Liu worked as a Researcher in the Gastroenterology Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, before attending University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Dr. Liu completed her Urology Residency in 2011 at Los Angeles County + USC Keck, training extensively in both open surgery and minimally-invasive surgery. After graduating from Residency, Dr. Liu then completed a year-long fellowship program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she further specialized in laparoscopic and robotic (minimally-invasive) surgery, gaining extensive experience with the da Vinci Robot and Surgical System. 

In 2013, Dr. Liu was one of two of the original Urologists in the Los Angeles area selected by Lumenis to be trained in performing their breakthrough HoLEP treatment. 

Dr. Liu was elected by her colleagues in 2017 and 2019 to become the first woman Chief of Urology at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center | MemorialCare.