Meet Dr. Shirley Liu

A Bay Area native, Dr. Liu graduated summa cum laude with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles, before earning her medical degree at Dartmouth. She then completed a decade of postgraduate training as both a surgeon and a scientist, beginning with general surgery residency at Yale. During her time in New Haven, she also pursued a two-year NIH-funded research fellowship in vascular biology at the Yale School of Medicine, during which she earned a Masters of Health Science degree. Dr. Liu refined her plastic surgery expertise at the University of Pittsburgh, one of the nation's most prestigious and comprehensive plastic surgery programs. There, she trained with internationally renowned leaders in the field, gaining advanced skills and learning cutting-edge techniques directly from the pioneers who developed them.

Aesthetx’ Body Contouring Artisan

Known for her warm bedside manner and genuine connection with her patients, Dr. Liu is passionate about helping people achieve their aesthetic and reconstructive goals with trust and confidence. Excited to bring her expertise, artistry, and personalized care to Aesthetx, Dr. Liu operates out of our Menlo Park and Los Gatos/San Jose aesthetic centers where she specializes in body contouring.

A plastic and reconstructive surgeon recognized for precision, artistic sensibility, and compassionate approach to care, Dr. Shirley Liu is an Aesthetx’ body countouring artisan.

Her background steeped in the arts, she brings a refined aesthetic awareness to her surgical work. Her work focuses on body contouring where she combines technical excellence with a deep commitment to achieving natural, individualized results for every patient.

Awards & Accolades

Dr. Liu has published and presented numerous projects in vascular biology and physiology, vascular trauma, and stem cells.

  • NIH T32 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
  • Association of VA Surgeons Best Quickshot
  • Ohiyesa Fellow, Geisel School of Medicine
  • UCLA Alumni Scholar
  • Amgen Scholar

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education | Fellowship, Plastic Surgery, 2022 - 2025
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center | Residency, Surgery, 2015 - 2022
  • Yale School of Medicine | MHS, 2017 - 2019
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth | Class of 2015
  • University of California, Los Angeles | BS
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