James Liao MD, PhD

Dr. James Liao is an Associate Staff in the Center of Neurological Restoration at the Cleveland Clinic. His clinical and research interests are in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related disorders, where technologies like motion analysis, augmented reality, wearable sensors, neural signal recordings, and deep brain stimulation are used to assess and treat patients. He has a particular interest in the neural control of gait and gait impairment. Dr. Liao’s current research involves developing technology-based assessments and therapies for gait impairments and freezing of gait in PD.

He sees patients with these types of disorders atthe  Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Liao has a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. He obtained his PhD in biomedical engineering in 2014 and his MD in 2016, both from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He completed his Neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and a Movement disorders fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He was appointed Associate Staff in 2022.