Yi-Wen Liao, MBChB

Yi-Wen (Becky) Liao, MBChB, FRACP, is a staff physician in the Section of Regional Cardiovascular Medicine of The Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. She sees patients at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital.

Specialty Interests: Cardiology, arrhythmias, electrophysiology and pacing, catheter ablation, devices, pacemakers, defibrillators, WATCHMAN implantation

Experience: Dr. Liao is fellowship trained in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms and specializes in electrophysiology and pacing. She has performed more than 400 cardiac arrhythmia ablation procedures, including atrial fibrillation ablations, ablation for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in combination and complex ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablations. She has implanted more than 300 cardiac implantable devices, including pacemakers, defibrillators, subcutaneous defibrillations and leadless pacemakers and has specialized expertise in WATCHMAN implantation for left atrial appendage occlusion.

Dr. Liao is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Success Rates: Cleveland Clinic is nationally and internationally
renowned for its cardiovascular care, drawing patients from across the country and around the world. To learn about patient outcomes for specific conditions and procedures at Cleveland Clinic, go to: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/outcomes/358-institute-summary

Education: Dr. Liao earned her medical degree from the University of Otago, Dunedin and Wellington, New Zealand. She completed her internal medicine residency at North Shore, Middlemore and Auckland City hospitals, all in New Zealand, followed by cardiology and echocardiology fellowships at Tauranga, Middlemore and Auckland City hospitals.  She continued her training as a fellow in electrophysiology and pacing at Middlemore and Auckland City hospitals and completed it as a fellow in those subspecialties at Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Liao was named to the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2024 after finishing her fellowship here.

Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Liao has been a subinvestigator on several significant clinical trials related to outcomes in patients with heart failure, heart attack  and cardiomyopathy. She has coauthored more than a dozen papers on these studies and other research, including eight papers on which she is lead author and has made numerous presentations at medical meetings in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the United States.

About Dr. Liao: “As a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology, I find it gratifying to make a difference in patients’ lives and improve their quality of life. It is a privilege to apply evidence-based medicine and assist patients in managing their heart conditions and heart rhythm problems. I am committed to providing excellent care to each patient to the best of my ability.” 

Leisure Activities: In her leisure time, Dr. Liao enjoys reading, movies, music and travel.