Dr Henry Liang

• Qualifications
• Biography
• Research
• Teaching
• Selected Publications
• Interests
• Awards/Honours
• Professional Activities

Qualifications

PhD; M.Med (TCM); B.Med (TCM)

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Biography

Dr. Henry Liang joined the University of Western Sydney in 2005 as Head of the Traditonal Chinese Medicine (TCM) program (2005 - 2009). He is currently a lecturer and the Uniclinic coordinator for the program. Prior to his UWS appointment, Henry was the Principal of Sydney Institute of TCM (SITCM, 1997 - 2005), where he played a lead role in upgrading and developing TCM courses. He was a key participant in the establishment and development of the academic collaboration between SITCM and UWS.
 
Dr. Henry Liang holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Guangzhou University of TCM in China. In 2003 he completed his PhD study at RMIT University in Australia with a research project on the role of Chinese herbal medicine for managing lung cancer.

Dr. Liang specialises in supportive cancer care with Chinese herbal medicine. He was the president of the New South Wales Association of Chinese Medicine, and a member of the editorial committee for the Australian Guidelines for Traditional Chinese Medicine Education.

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Research

Dr. Henry Liang's research focuses on:

• The role of Chinese herbal medicine as supportive treatment in conjunction with conventional treatments in cancer
• The effect of Chinese herbal medicine on Quality of Life and survival, following conventional cancer treatment
• The role of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture in the mitigation of side-effects of cancer chemotherapy
• The mechanism of action of Chinese herbal medicine therapies for cancer

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Selected Publications

Liang, H.L.M., & Chang, D.H.T. (2010). Clinical trials of Chinese medicine for the treatment of cancer. In William C.S. Cho (Ed.), Supportive Cancer Care with Chinese Medicine. Heidelberg: Springer.

Liang, H.L.M., Xue, C.C.L., & Li, C.G. (2004). Regression of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung by Chinese herbal medicine: a case with an 8-year follow-up. Lung Cancer, 43(3), 355-360.

Liang, H.L.M., Xue, C.C.L., Zhou, D.H., & Li, C.G. (2003). Chinese herbal medicine for lung cancer: a literature review (Part 2). Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 9(3), 232-236.

Liang, H.L.M., Xue, C.C.L., Zhou, D.H., & Li, C.G. (2003). Chinese herbal medicine for lung cancer: a literature review (Part 1). Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 9(2), 157-160.

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Teaching Interests

Dr Liang teaches in the following units: 

• Chinese herbal medicine
• Chinese herbal prescriptions
• Respiratory disorders in TCM
• Digestive disorders in TCM
• Neurological and mental disorders in TCM
• Supportive cancer care with TCM
• TCM Classical literature

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Awards/Honours

The Master of TCM Award for outstanding contribution to the Chinese Medicine profession from RMIT University 2006.

Recipient of researh funding from the Max Eagle Endowment Foundation Australia.

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Professional Activities

Dr. Henry Liang is a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association, and is also the academic advisor for NSW Association of Chinese Medicine.

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