Mohammad H. Hadadzadeh BPT, MPT, MS, Ph.D, PDCR

Dr. Hadadzadeh is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Wheeling Jesuit University. He received a bachelor of Physical Therapy from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (1999) and practiced as a physical therapist in Pour-Sina general hospital in Rasht, Iran, and private practice from 2000-2003. He moved to India and earned his Master in Cardio-pulmonary Physical Therapy from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (2006); and his PhD in Physical Therapy with specialization in Cardiac Rehabilitation from Manipal University (2011). He also earned a Professional Diploma in Clinical Research (PDCR). As grew up in a family of teachers, his teaching philosophy is that the best teacher is the one who teaches "How to learn, and become an independent life-long learner".

Prior to teaching at WJU, he served as an advisor in cardiac rehabilitation unit and organized Cardiac Rehabilitation Protocol and Manual for Golsar Hospital; Rasht, Iran. He had teaching experience during his PhD and Master. He served as a team member of WHO funded ICF core sets Validation Project in India under Manipal University, and was a team member for organizing Cardiac Rehabilitation Protocol and Patient Manual in Kasturba Hospital in India. He is a certified physical therapist in Iran, and a member of American Heart Association (AHA), American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR), European Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA), International Society of Exercise Immunology (ISEI), Iranian Medical Council, and Iranian Physiotherapy Association. He serves as an editorial and review board of 9 international peer reviewed indexed journals and was selected as Poster Mentor in Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, Vancouver. He received 3 best paper awards in different international conferences, awarded 4 grants for some of his projects and also received a patent for a Pain Relieving Instrument in collaboration with Prof. Arun Maiya. He was invited to conduct national & international workshops on different issues in the field of Cardiac Rehabilitation in India and Iran, invited as key speaker in almost 6 workshops and seminars. He has couple of indexed peer reviewed publications, and presented papers in more than 14 different national and international conferences. He also has attended more than 25 CMEs and workshops in different fields of physical therapy.