Background & training
- Residency in Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), serving as Chief Resident of Psychiatry in the final year
- Internship in Psychiatry, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boston, MA
- PhD in Neuroscience, Magdeburg University School of Medicine, Magdeburg, Germany
- MD education in Clinical Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- Psychiatrist licensed in California
- Medical Director, Mind & Body Garden Psychology
About
Hi, I’m Dr. Liang, a psychiatrist and the medical director of Mind & Body Garden. I see clients by video in California and in person at our office in San Diego.
My practice is a concierge psychiatric practice: exceptional, personalized psychiatric care.
How I work
I practice medicine through a collaborative “teamwork” model. Always respecting your values and treatment goals, I bring medical knowledge, experience, and guidance to help you reach the best outcome. My approach is evidence-based and holistic. Together, we’ll build the best treatment plan for you, including the simplest, most effective, and sustainable medication regimen when one is needed.
- Medication management
- Psychotherapy
Selected publications
- Liang YJ, Zhen J, Chen N, Reith ME. 2009. Interaction of catechol and non-catechol substrates with externally or internally facing dopamine transporters. J Neurochem 109(4):981–994.
- Liang YJ, Wu DF, Stumm R, Hollt V, Koch T. 2008. Membrane glycoprotein M6A promotes mu-opioid receptor endocytosis and facilitates receptor sorting into the recycling pathway. Cell Research 18(7):768–779.
- Liang YJ, Wu DF, Yang L, Hollt V, Koch T. 2007. Interaction of the mu-opioid receptor with synaptophysin influences receptor trafficking and signaling. Molecular Pharmacology 71:123–131.
- Bentley M, Liang YJ, Mullen K, Xu D, Sztul E, Hay JC. 2006. SNARE status regulates tether recruitment and function in homotypic COPII vesicle fusion. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(50):38825–38833. (Bentley M and Liang YJ contributed equally.)
- Thayanidhi N, Liang YJ, Hasegawa H, Nycz D, Oorschot V, Klumperman J, Hay JC. 2012. R-SNARE YKT6 resides in membrane-associated protease-resistant protein particles and modulates cell cycle progression when overexpressed. Biology of the Cell 104:397–417.
- Thayanidhi N, Helm JR, Nycz DC, Bentley M, Liang YJ, Hay JC. 2010. Alpha-synuclein delays ER-to-Golgi transport in mammalian cells by antagonizing ER/Golgi SNAREs. Mol Biol Cell 21:1850–1863.
- Wu DF, Yang LQ, Goschke A, Stumm R, Brandenburg LO, Liang YJ, Hollt V, Koch T. 2008. Role of receptor internalization in the agonist-induced desensitization of cannabinoid type 1 receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry 104(4):1132–1143.
- Wu DF, Koch T, Liang YJ, Scholze C, Schulz S, Hollt V. 2007. Membrane glycoprotein M6a interacts with the mu-opioid receptor and facilitates receptor endocytosis and recycling. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282(30):22239–22247.
- Koch T, Brandenburg LO, Liang YJ, Schulz S, Beyer A, Schroder H, Hollt V. 2004. Phospholipase D2 modulates agonist-induced mu-opioid receptor desensitization and resensitization. Journal of Neurochemistry 88(3):680–688.
- Koch T, Brandenburg LO, Schulz S, Liang YJ, Klein J, Hollt V. 2003. ADP-ribosylation factor dependent phospholipase D2 activation is required for agonist-induced mu-opioid receptor endocytosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278(11):9979–9985.
Open Payments database
For informational purposes only, here is a link to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payments and other transfers of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public. You can search the Open Payments database at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
