
Xiuli Liu, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: l.xiuli@wustl.edu
- Phone:
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
Titles
Section Head, Liver/GI
Director, Liver/GI Fellowship
Education
MB: Beijing Medical University, 1990
MS, Physiology: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1997
PhD, Toxicology: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2002
AP/CP Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007
Fellowship, GI Pathology: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2006
Boards
Pathology (AP/CP), 2007
Subspecialzations
Gastrointestinal pathology
Hepatic pathology
Pancreaticobiliary pathology
Recognition
Innovator Award, systems pathology model for predicting recurrence of colon cancer. Cleveland Clinic, 2013
Superior Accomplishment Award, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 2018
Exemplary Teacher, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 2019
Maria A. Leo-Lieber Scholarship, American Gastroenterology Association, 2021
Honor Society Memberships
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2004-presentAffiliation e.g. Neuroscience
Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, 2011-present
Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society, 2013-present
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, 2020-present
American Gastroenterological Association, 2020-present
Research Interests
Barrett’s esophagus-associated neoplasia
Inflammatory bowel disease-associated neoplasia
Fatty liver disease
GI and liver pathology education
Selected Publications
Liver injury in a preclinical model of short bowel syndrome is associated with impaired autophagy
Publication
Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gallbladder: A Multicenter Case Series and Systematic Literature Review Indicating Predominantly Non-Aggressive Tumor Behavior and a Common Association with Cholesterol Polyps and Cholesterolosis
Publication
Ectopic Splenic Tissue: Diagnostic Challenges in Limited Samples and Intraoperative Consultations
Publication
Corrigendum to “Efficacy of Chinese medicine WW-1 in managing gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial” [Pharmacol. Res. 227 (2026) 108176] (Pharmacological Research (2026) 227, (S1043661826000915), (10.1016/j.phrs.2026.108176))
Publication
Assistant

Lisa Schreiber
Administrative Assistant II
Contact
- Email: lisa.schreiber@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-273-4843