Louis Nagi Awad PT, DPT, PhD

Lou Awad is a physical therapist and rehabilitation scientist. His research spans the translation continuum, with studies focused on the discovery and evaluation of rehabilitation interventions and technologies. Dr. Awad is an Assistant Professor at Boston University, an Associate Faculty Member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, and a Research Faculty Member at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. He is the founding director of Boston University’s Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory—a cross-disciplinary research group that works to develop, test, and translate rehabilitation technologies for people living with neuromotor impairments.

Dr. Awad is a consultant to different academic and industry groups, serving as Chief Clinical Advisor to MedRhythms Inc and a member of the Stroke Rehabilitation Scientific Advisory Board for ReWalk Robotics Ltd. Dr. Awad is also Associate Editor for leading, fully open access journals at the intersection of rehabilitation and technology, including Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation and the IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology.