Dr. Ming-Jai Liu

M.D.

Dr. Ming-Jai Liu is a board-certified neurologist, he joined Valley Neurology and Pain in April of 2023. Dr. Liu earned his medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, completed the Internal Medicine internship, the neurology residency and fellowship in movement disorders at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. During that time, Dr. Liu earned the designation as Fellow of the Evelyn Kossak Movement Disorder Endowment from 2013-2015.

Dr. Liu also has extensive experience working with the Veterans Examination Services as an independent medical consultant in Phoenix, AZ. Also, he is experienced in medical intervention and utilizing botulinum toxins (Botox, Dysport, Myobloc, Xeomin) and nerve blocks; plus, planning and programming Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to treat the following conditions: Ataxia, Blepharospasm, Cervicogenic/ Migraine Headache, Dystonia, Dementia, Epilepsy, essential tremor, Gillian Barre syndrome, Hemifacial Spasm, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple System Atrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuropathies, Parkinson’s Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Spasticity, Stroke, Tardive Dyskinesia, Tourette’s, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and other neurological conditions.

Dr. Liu grew up in Durango, Colorado after emigration from Taiwan. Before his pursuit of the medical field, he was a restaurant entrepreneur working along his parents who were teacher and retired veteran. Now, Dr. Liu has established his home in Arizona. He enjoys spending time with his family, working out, and taking part in outdoor activities. He speaks English and Mandarin fluently and medical Spanish.