Liyang Tang, MD

Assistant Professor Of Clinical Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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Overview

Liyang Tang, MD, is an otolaryngologist at Keck Medicine of USC, who specializes in head and neck cancer surgery, including microvascular reconstruction, thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Dr. Tang is fellowship trained in head and neck oncologic and endocrine surgery. She earned her medical degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. During her residency at Los Angeles General, formerly known as Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, she served as chief resident and received honors for her teaching.

Her research interests primarily focus on managing thyroid cancers that have spread to the lymph nodes in the neck and improving outcomes after thyroid and complex reconstructive surgeries.

Away from work, Dr. Tang enjoys reading, drawing and rock climbing.

Publications

  • Persistent disparities in head and neck cancer survival in the United States. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Jun 25; 37(7).. View in PubMed
  • Swab-Derived Viral Load as a Biomarker of Tumor Biology in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Head Neck. 2026 Apr 28.. View in PubMed
  • Predictors of Recurrence in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Jul; 175(1):126-135.. View in PubMed
  • Evolving Use of Circulating Tumor DNA for HPV+ Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Consensus Recommendations From the California Head and Neck Consortium. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Dec 04.. View in PubMed
  • Enhanced glycolysis and nicotinamide metabolism in HPV-positive head and neck cancer. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 28; 15(1):42714.. View in PubMed
  • Incidence and Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer in Patients With Schizophrenia. OTO Open. 2025 Jul-Sep; 9(3):e70164.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Modern Systemic Therapies on Survival in Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Review. Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2025 Jun; 12(2):295-300.. View in PubMed
  • Thyroid cancer. Semin Perinatol. 2025 Mar; 49(2):152042.. View in PubMed
  • Complications After Transoral Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer: An ACS-NSQIP Database Study. Laryngoscope. 2025 07; 135(7):2385-2391.. View in PubMed
  • Open Bedside Tracheostomy: Safe and Cost Saving but Underutilized Nationally. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 02; 168(2):188-195.. View in PubMed