Dr. X. Hong Liu MD (China) RAC, CAFC

Dr. X. Hong Liu, is a 1985 Graduate from Beijing Union University in Beijing, China. She has a Medical Degree from this University, and has been in practice for over 20 years.

Her study in China focused on Bi-Medicine which is a combination of western medicine, such as, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Internal Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology etc. and Chinese medicine, including Acupuncture, Pharmacology of TCM, Internal Medicine of TCM. She can offer a diagnosis in terms of western medicine and Chinese medicine, provide acupuncture, herbal treatments or western medicine drugs, if necessary.

Dr. Liu worked in a hospital in Beijing, China for over 5 years as a physician specializing in TCM Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine.

After immigrating to Canada, she was certified for practising Acupuncture by AABC (Acupuncture Association of British Columbia) by successful completion of their board exam. She is also a certified member of the CAFC (Acupuncture Foundation of Canada). In 1994, Dr. Liu opened the first Traditional Chinese Medicine Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. She was the first in Newfoundland to have a Canadian Provincial Acupuncture licence from British Columbia.

Dr. Liu specializes in Acupuncture and herbal medicines for the common cold, soft tissue injury, pain management and other chronic conditions. Her training in these areas has been extensive. Acupuncture was a part of her program of medical studies in Beijing. It was integrated into both her western medicine and Chinese medicine courses. She also followed special tutelage for traditional acupuncture.

From this she has learned the Chinese theory of Acupuncture as well as western approaches to diagnosis. She has learned:

• To communicate with patients and the medical profession
• Classical Chinese acupuncture
• Anatomical Acupuncture
• Herbal Medicine combined with Acupuncture
• To treat conditions such as stroke, shingles, multiple sclerosis, Bell's palsy etc.

Dr. Liu has successfully met the standards for certification and is recognized as an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialits by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association - NADA.