Dr. Chunyan Liu

Dr. Chunyan Liu is a Physician Advisor at MedPath and an Associate Chief Physician specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture. She currently serves as Deputy Director of the Acupuncture Department at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Her clinical expertise includes neurological disorders, pain and spinal conditions, and gynecological conditions.

Dr. Liu has conducted visiting and collaborative research at both Western Sydney University in Australia and the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. At Western Sydney University, she completed specialized English-Medium Instruction (EMI) training in Chinese medicine, with a focus on English-language teaching, cross-cultural communication, modern pedagogy, and integrative Chinese–Western medicine education. At the University of Pittsburgh Pain Research Center, under the mentorship of Professor Kathryn M. Albers, she investigated the effects of growth factors on ion channels, neuronal properties, and sensory and pain signaling at the molecular, cellular, and physiological levels.

At MedPath, Dr. Liu draws on her clinical, research, and international teaching experience to advise students interested in medicine and healthcare across different medical and educational systems. Her experience bridging Chinese and Western approaches to medicine is particularly valuable to students navigating healthcare education across cultures and countries.