Don (Dongxiao) Liu, Medical Director

L.Ac., L.O.M., M.S., M.D.(China)

 Licensed Acupuncturist and Oriental Medicine practitioner.

Societies:
American Acupuncture Council
Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China

Education Background

Don received his M.D. degree from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM), China in 1994. He completed his 5-year residency in TCM at the SHUTCM-affiliated Shanghai Yueyang Hospital, one of the top three TCM hospitals in Shanghai. He then worked as an attending physician at the same hospital before he relocated to the United States. Don has also been a clinical instructor & assistant professor at the SHUTCM since 1998. He earned his M.S. degree in Health Administration from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia in 2006. He founded Main Line Acupuncture in 2009.

Holding diplomas in ALL (Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Oriental Medicine & Asian Bodywork Therapy) through NCCAOM

Don’s experience includes working extensively in the area of pain management and infertility/GYN/women’s health. He believes that TCM provides natural, non-invasive, and effective methods to heal the body.

Licensed in PA, DE & NJ, Dr. Liu is one of very few (＜2%) practitioners in PA who hold diplomas in ALL (Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Oriental Medicine & Asian Bodywork Therapy) through NCCAOM.

He serves as a member of the acupuncture council for the Delaware State Board of Medicine (2016-current). He also serves as a council member of the World Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4th committee of the Gynecology board (2017-2021). He is also a member of the Academy of TCM, the only official TCM professional academy in China.

Faculty Appointment:

1998 — 2003     Assistant professor / Clinical Instructor
                            Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai,     China

Hospital Appointment:

1999 — 2003     Attending Shanghai Yue Yang Hospital, SHUTCM affiliated, Shanghai, China

Postgraduate Training:

1997 — 1999     Chief Resident, Department of TCM
Shanghai Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai, China

1994 — 1997     Resident, Department of TCM
Shanghai Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai, China

1993 — 1994     Intern
Shanghai Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai, China

Education:

2005 —  2007     M.S. (Health Administration)
                             Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA

1989 — 1994     M.D.
                            Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

Council Member:

2016 – Current   Acupuncture council for Delaware State Board of Medicine

2019 – 2021        World Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4th committee of Gynecology board

Here at MLAOM

Here at MLAOM

We are a group of highly skilled practitioners in the arts of healing and science.

Our mission is to provide the best health care and services in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine through our passionate teamwork.

We serve the Wilmington DE, the Great Philadelphia and Main Line area, including Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Devon, Gladwyne, Haverford, Havertown, Harleysville, Narberth, Paoli, Penn Valley, Radnor, Rosemont, Villanova, Wayne, and Wynnewood.

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