(Stanford/Vienna, 20 June 2025) David Liu, Lecturer in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at MedUni Vienna and currently a Clinical Fellow at Stanford University (USA), has been recognized by Stanford as Fellow Teacher of the Year 2024-2025.
David Liu is a Fellow and Clinical Instructor at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University. He completed his medical studies at the Medical University of Graz and his doctoral studies in clinical neuroscience at the Medical University of Vienna in 2021. At the same time, he completed his specialist training in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at MedUni Vienna.
His clinical focus is in rhinology, with an emphasis on endoscopic surgery of the nose, paranasal sinuses and skull base. His research focuses on innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to olfactory disorders as well as outcome research in diseases of the paranasal sinuses and skull base.
David Liu has received several awards, including the Scientific Price of the Austrian ENT Society (September 2023) and the Theodor Billroth Seal of Quality of the Medical Association of Vienna (November 2021).
David Liu is actively involved in scientific networks: He is a board member of the European Rhinologic Society, a member of the board of the "Smell and Taste" working group of the German ENT Society and on the editorial board of high-impact journals within his field such as "Rhinology", "Frontiers in Surgery" and "Frontiers in Allergy".
Fellowship training as a foundation for medical excellence
One of the main focuses of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at MedUni Vienna is the excellent training of its physician and students, which is regularly rated among the best at the university. This is primarily due to the fact that many of the clinic’s attendings have completed internationally accredited one- to two-year clinical fellowship programs at leading institutions in Canada, the USA, Australia and the UK. In fact, no other ENT clinic in Europe has such a high concentration of fellowship-trained attendings. This not only enhances the quality of training but also ensures that patient care is delivered at the highest international standard across all areas of ENT - otology, rhinology and head and neck surgery.