Biography
Dr. Yingheng Liu is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She earned her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY with a Distinction in Clinical Research and her PhD from the University of South Dakota. Dr. Liu completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine at New York University Langone Health, followed by fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Morningside and West.
Dr. Liu focuses on colon cancer screening and prevention, esophageal disease, peptic ulcer disease, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), and liver disease (hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis). She has a particular interest in gastrointestinal health for women such as screening for gastrointestinal cancers, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), abdominal bloating, IBS, fecal incontinence, and constipation. Dr. Liu also has a strong interest in quality improvement in colorectal cancer screening.
Dr. Liu performs upper endoscopy with diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for strictures, BRAVO placement for pH monitoring, esophageal variceal banding, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/feeding tube placement, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and capsule endoscopy. She is also trained in interpretation of esophageal high resolution manometry and anorectal manometry.
Dr. Liu prides herself in providing quality, compassionate and individualized expert care for each of her patients and she is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Dr. Liu is a Patient’s Choice Award recipient, 2022.
Academic Titles
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Medical School
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency & Internship
New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Beth Israel, West, and Morningside Hospitals
Board Certifications
Gastroenterology – American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
Mandarin and Cantonese
Insurances Accepted
Aetna
Cigna
CIIPA-NSLIJHS
Connecticare (applies to services rendered in NYS for Connecticare Commercial members ONLY)
Emblem (GHI) except for Emblem Millennium Network for all lines of business
Emblem (HIP) except Emblem Reserve (VIP Reserve) Medicare Plan
Empire BCBS except EBCBS Medicaid HMO and Empire MediBlue HealthPlus Select (HMO)
Medicare
Railroad Medicare (Palmetto)
Humana Medicare
MagnaCare
Northwell Direct
Oxford Plans except Oxford Metro
UHC Plans except UHC Core, UHC Charter Networks and Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
Concorde Medical Group participates with the above payors Commercial, Medicare and Individual Exchange Plans