Invited Lectures and Keynotes
Dr. Liu lectures worldwide on integrated treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, across 18 countries and counting.
Dr. Stanley Liu is dual-trained in dentistry and medicine through oral and maxillofacial surgery and otolaryngology-sleep surgery. He is a former Stanford Sleep Surgery Fellowship Director. He lectures worldwide on integrated treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), covering maxillary expansion (DOME), preservation pharyngoplasty (UPPP), maxillomandibular advancement (MMA), and hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Inspire). He frames sleep surgery as restoring missed milestones in growth and development, the through-line of his keynote lectures.
His most significant work is the update of the Stanford Sleep Surgery Protocol first developed by his mentors, Dr. Robert Riley and Dr. Nelson Powell. He moved it from a phased approach into a continuum of medical, dental, and surgical care. Notably, the new protocol brought drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) into the sequencing of esthetically balanced MMA. It also introduced naso-maxillary expansion (DOME), developed with guidance from Dr. Christian Guilleminault.
Dr. Liu has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications and keynoted the American Academy of Sleep Medicine SLEEP meeting in 2019 and the World Sleep Congress in 2023. Use the interactive map below to explore his talks, grand rounds, invited professorships, and keynotes worldwide.
Upcoming
Functional and esthetic nasal surgery, upper airway stimulation, orthognathic surgery, and cadaver dissection. Built on the framework of Bite, Breathing, and Beauty.
Surgical and orthodontic training in the DOME protocol for adult naso-maxillary expansion in patients with sleep-disordered breathing.
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) for surgical decision-making in obstructive sleep apnea. Co-taught with Dr. Corissa Chang at the 108th annual meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
A single obstructive sleep apnea patient with maxillary hypoplasia followed across one day, from medical and sleep assessment through live surgery. Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and the DOME technique with skeletal expander placement, integrated with aligner-based orthodontics. Co-taught with Dr. Christian Leonhardt.
Inaugural convening of the DOME network across sleep, breathing, and modern orthodontics. Day one is lectures and presentations, day two is hands-on training and case presentations. Synchronized naso-maxillary expansion with clear aligners, built on Bite, Breathing, and Beauty.
Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing from infancy through adolescence. Online modules followed by a hands-on experience in Hong Kong covering functional appliances, expansion protocols, live drug-induced sleep endoscopy, and tongue-tie and lip-tie release. With Dr. Irene Lau and Dr. Steffen Decker.
Worldwide
Past lectures and keynotes
Keynote: Sleep Surgery as Restoring Missed Milestones in Airway Growth and Development. Chair of courses on precision sleep surgery, surgical failures, and consumer sleep trackers.
Two-day program for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, sleep physicians, fellows, and senior residents. Hands-on sessions with 3D-printed surgical models derived from real obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Annual conference for sleep medicine professionals and polysomnographic technologists working in sleep disorders medicine and sleep research.
MMA, the Stanford Experience and Beyond. Masterclass for surgeons and orthodontists on orthognathic surgery and aligner strategies.
Nasal Breathing as the Link Between Bite and Beauty. Hosted by the Brazilian Association of Orthodontics and World Federation of Orthodontists.
The Future of Sleep Surgery. Uniting disciplines to change the trajectory of health from infancy to adulthood.
Essentials of Sleep Surgery: Tools, Techniques, and Tactics. Pre-congress lecture course at the World Sleep Congress.
Inaugural sleep surgery cadaver workshop. Faculty from 14 countries covering nasal surgery, palatopharyngoplasty, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, maxillary expansion, and maxillomandibular advancement.
Principles of clinical treatment of congenital and developmental deformities in pediatric and adult patients.
Sleep Surgery as Restoring Missed Milestones in Growth and Development. Inaugural meeting of HKADSM.
Restoring Missed Milestones in Facial and Airway Development.
International pre-congress of Dental Sleep Medicine. Conference and hands-on workshop at the Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University.
Sleep Sharktank, What's New in Sleep Surgery 2024, and Expanding Sleep Breathing Care: Starting with the Maxilla.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: patient selection, nonsurgical and surgical options, and surgical techniques for oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
Restoring Missed Milestones in Sleep Airway Health. Joint Lecture with Dr. Claudia Pinter: Was Mozart a Mouthbreather? A Discussion on Maxillary Expansion.
Genioglossal Advancement lecture and cadaver lab. Moderator, Concurrent Session: Craniofacial.
Clinical Decision-Making in Sleep Surgery. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery annual meeting.
Identifying and restoring missed milestones in sleep and airway development. Overcoming MARPE limitations and making it attractive for patients.
Sleep Surgery, Integration for Inspiration. Bite, Breathing, Beauty: DOME and MMA.
Sleep Surgery as Restoring Missed Developmental Milestones. DOME: How I Do It.
Stanford University PSYC 135/235 Guest Faculty Lecturer on sleep surgery and sleep-disordered breathing.
Did Vincent Van Gogh Have OSA? A Talk About Sleep Surgery.
Surgery and the Sound of Sleep. Skeletal Surgery: Airway First. Panelist on pharyngeal, tongue, and epiglottis procedures versus MMA and hypoglossal stimulation.
Nasal Endoscopic and Patient-Specific Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion for the Narrow Maxilla in OSA.
MMA as First-Line Treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.
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