STANFORD, California, Aug. 1 -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:

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Joseph Liao is new chair of the Department of Urology

Urologic surgeon and scientist Joseph Liao is the new head of Stanford Medicine's urology department.

By Nina Bai

Joseph C. Liao, MD, the Kathryn Simmons Stamey Professor and professor of urology, is the new chair of the Department of Urology, effective Aug. 1.