Dr. Li-Ren Liao’s awards and honors (updated through December 2025) are listed below:
- 2025
Outstanding Paper Award, Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Title: Diagnostic Performance Comparison of Ultrasound Risk Stratification Systems for Thyroid Nodules - 2024
1st Prize, Poster Competition, 117th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Title: Real-time Surgical Simulation Training for Recurrent Laryngeal and Facial Nerves - 2024
1st Prize, Professor Chen Hsi-Yao Ultrasound Outstanding Paper Award
Title: Application of Real-time Submental Ultrasonography to Assess Swallowing - 2024
2nd Prize, Professor Chen Hsi-Yao Ultrasound Outstanding Paper Award
Title: A Novel Prediction Model Based on Quantitative Texture Analysis of Sonographic Images for Malignant Major Salivary Gland Tumors - 2023
Outstanding Paper Award, Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Title: Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in Salivary Gland Tumors – A 13-Year Single Medical Center Experience - 2023
21st Y. Z. Hsu Outstanding Professor Award
- 2023
Honorable Mention, Poster Competition, 115th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Title: Dynamic Changes of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) and Prognosis in Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Retrospective Study - 2022
19th National Innovation Award – Academic Research & Innovation Category
Title: Intelligent Immune Monitoring and Personalized B2:C29-based Immunotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - 2022
Best E-Poster Presentation Award, The 1st Joint Meeting of Tri-HN Society (Taiwan)
Title: Risk of CVD Following Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - 2021
26th Du Shi-Mian Head and Neck Oncology Outstanding Paper Award
Title: POCUS in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery: A Prospective Survey Study - 2021
1st Prize, Professor Chen Hsi-Yao Ultrasound Outstanding Paper Award
Title: Ultrasound-guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Drainage and Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for Benign Neck Cysts - 2020
1st Prize, Professor Chen Hsi-Yao Ultrasound Outstanding Paper Award
Title: Comparison of Strain Elastography, Shear Wave Elastography and Conventional Ultrasound in Diagnosing Thyroid Nodules - 2019 Jan
Editorial Board Member, The Laryngoscope
- 2017
Invited Speaker, World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB)
Title: Ultrasound in the Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder - 2017
Professor Chen Hsi-Yao Ultrasound Outstanding Paper Award
Title: Submental Ultrasonography in Diagnosing Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome - 2017 Dec
Editorial Board Member, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- 2017
Best Poster Award, WFUMB 2017
Title: Assessment of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea - 2016
Outstanding Ultrasound Paper Award, Chinese Taipei Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
Title: High-Resolution Sonographic Measurement of Normal Temporomandibular Joint and Masseter Muscle - 2015
Professor Chen Hsi-Yao Ultrasound Outstanding Paper Award
Title: Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound Elastography in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules - 2013
Outstanding Ultrasound Paper Award, Chinese Taipei Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
Title: High-Resolution Sonographic Measurement of Normal Temporomandibular Joint and Masseter Muscle - 2010
Outstanding Paper Award, 86th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology
Title: Ultrasonographic Differentiation between Kikuchi’s Disease and Lymphoma in Patients with Cervical Lymphadenopathy