Yang Liu, M.D. earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Liu was originally born in China and came to the United States when he was 2 years old. His undergraduate degree was in Genetics and Cell Development – also completed at the University of Minnesota. At Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. Liu volunteered as a student clinician and patient advocate at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic - a student-run free clinic in an underrepresented area. He also volunteered at Camp Odayin - a summer camp for children with congenital heart disease. Dr. Liu has been strongly involved with undergraduate medical education and would like to expand it at Stony Brook, both directly through medical student education and peripherally through content and policy organization. Dr. Liu’s outside interest include bouldering, hiking, cooking/baking, and video games. He also brings vocal talent to this program – being one of the founding members of a healthcare student acapella group called the Piriformers.
Nickname:Yang
Hometown:Woodbury, MN and Hohhot, China
Why Med-Peds?:Med-Peds gives me the breadth of knowledge that I love, while also providing the depth to satisfy my curiosity. I love the ability to see both adults and kids, and would not give up either for anything. The Med-Peds residents I've met have been the some of the most relaxed, open, and friendly people to be around, while also being curious, focused, and intelligent. People say that certain specialties draw certain people, and I realized that Med-Peds embodied everything I loved about medicine and gave me the tools needed to continue learning throughout my life and career. It's also great meeting a bunch of people like my coresidents and attendings that are on different services, which gives me twice the amount of people to hang out with and learn from.
Why Stony Brook?: Out of all of the places I interviewed, Stony Brook really stood out with how at home I felt. People were kind and welcoming, the residents were really easy to talk to, and both Rob and JT were enthusiastic and talked to me in a way that showed me they were interested in me as a person and not only as a potential resident. In my first month of residency, I was visited by every Med-Peds senior at least once, checking in to make sure I was doing okay and reminding me that I had support if I needed it. If that's not a family, I don't know what is.
What do you plan on doing when finished residency (if known)?:Pretty up in the air right now, but I'm hoping to be a medicine hospitalist and be able to continue working in a combined Med-Peds outpatient clinic. I also have a budding interest in Adult Congenital Heart Disease, so I'll be looking to explore that in the future.
Outside interests: Bouldering, hiking, cooking, baking, video games, ukulele (?), and exploring Long Island
