Affiliate Assistant Professor, Orthodontics
Dr. Sean Liu received his DDS degree in 1999 and Master’s degree in Orthodontics in 2003 from Taipei Medical University. He earned his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University in 2008. Since then, he taught full-time at Indiana University and became a tenured Associate Professor of Orthodontics in 2015. Meanwhile, he completed his second Master’s degree and orthodontic certificate from Indiana University and was certified by the American Board of Orthodontics.
He published numerous papers in orthodontic and scientific journals. He was honored with the Beni Solow Award in 2011 and also other awards such as Outstanding Faculty Award, Albert P. Westfall Memorial Teaching Fellowship Award, Orthodontic Faculty Development Award, and Faculty First Award.
He moved to Washington State in 2015 and has maintained his own private practices in Federal Way and Des Moines since 2018. He is currently teaching part of the Growth & Development course for the 1st year residents and covers the minor tooth movement clinic at the UW Graduate Periodontal Program.