Xue Zhong Liu, MD, PhD, FACS, an internationally renowned surgeon and human geneticist, is the Hotchkiss Endowed Chair and Vice Chair of Department of Otolaryngology and Professor of Otolaryngology, Human Genetics, Biochemistry, and Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Dr. Liu is the Director of the Center for Communication Sciences & Disorders. Dr. Liu is an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, fellow of American College of Surgeons, Active Fellowship in the Triological Society, Florida Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Greater Miami ENT Society, American Society of Human Genetics, the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO), and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Liu graduated from the West China University of Medical Sciences in Chengdu, China. He completed a general surgery internship and otolaryngology residency at the University of Miami. He obtained his Ph.D. in Audiology/Human Genetics in the University of Manchester and Postdoctoral training in Molecular Genetics at MRC Mammalian Unit, Oxford, in England. He is fully licensed in Otolaryngology. He specializes in the treatment of hearing loss and ear diseases. He was selected by his peers as one of the “Best Doctors in America” and as 2015-16 Provost Award for Scholar Activity in University of Miami.