Assistant Professor
physical therapy
Wheeling Jesuit University
United States of America
Dr. Hadadzadeh is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Wheeling Jesuit University. He received a Bachelor degree of Physical Therapy from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran (1999), and practiced as a physical therapist in Pour-Sina general hospital and private section until 2003. His interest in Hindu philosophy made him to move to India to pursue his graduate studies, while allowing him to have a chance for a closer exposure to understand the Hindu philosophy of life. He 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 based on 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 had a multi-national work experience. He worked as PT in Iran & India with teaching responsibilities during his Master's & PhD. He served as an advisor in cardiac rehabilitation unit of Golsar Hospital, Iran, and organized their Cardiac Rehabilitation Protocol and Manual. He served as a team member of World Health Organization (WHO) funded ICF core sets Validation Project in India under Manipal University, and he was a team member for organizing Cardiac Rehabilitation Protocol and Patient Manual in Kasturba Hospital in India. Currently, he is an active member of many professional associations including 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 also serves as an editorial and review board of more than 15 international peer reviewed indexed journals
His areas of interest are cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, exercise prescription in geriatric population, exercise physiology, exercise for health & fitness, music therapy, medical tourism, , in Medical Tourism and its relevant potentials in the rehabilitation field