Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
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Zhenqi Liu

Biography

Zhenqi Liu, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Virginia.

Graduated from Xiangya School of Medicine in 1983, Dr. Liu came to the US in 1990 after his residency in Medicine/Endocrinology at the Second Xiangya Hospital. He worked as a research fellow, first at Yale then at UVA, before pursuing his residency in Medicine at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. in 1995. After additional two years of clinical fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at UVA, he joined the faculty at UVA and quickly moved up the rank. In 2012 he was promoted to professorship, and became Kenneth Crispell Professor of Medicine and Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism division, in charge of all academic activities of a world class endocrine division including inpatient and outpatient services, research, medical education, fellowship training and faculty development.

Dr. Liu is a successful physician scientist. He was recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes by US News and World Report in 2012. With 12 researchers in his team and funding by the NIH and the ADA for more than a decade, he has authored or co-authored over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as many book chapters, and has delivered a total of 76 talks and seminars at national and international meetings, and in many institutions around the world.

Research Interest

Insulin action, energy metabolism and diabetes complications, Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Delayed onset muscle soreness; and Exercised-induced muscle damage

Publications

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