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SAAD AL-NASSAN

PT, PhD

Profile:

  • Place & Date of Birth: Amman-Jordan, Feb. 15th 1983

  • Marital Status: Married

  • Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The Hashemite University

  • President of the Jordanian Physiotherapy Society ( March 2017 )

 

Contact Information:

Phone: +9626-5390-3333 Ext. 5548

Mobile: +9627-9758-0545

Work e-mail: saad@hu.edu.jo

Personal e-mail: saadna83@hotmail.com

Address: Department of Physical Therapy, The Hashemite University

P.O.Box: 150459, Zarqa13115, JORDAN

 

 

 
 

 

Academic Degrees:

  • PhD. Rehabilitation Sciences; Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe University (2015)

  • MSc. Rehabilitation Sciences; Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe University (2012)

  • BSc. Physical Therapy; Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Jordan University (2005)

Research areas of interest:

Exercise physiology, Cancer rehabilitation, and muscle physiology in rehabilitation.

 

Current Research Projects:

1. Physical Therapy Practice in Intensive Care Units in Jordanian Hospitals. Completed

2. Quality of Life in Jordanian Adolescent Cancer patients Undergoing Active Treatment.

In collaboration with King Hussein Cancer Center. Ongoing research

3. Establishment of Clinical Rehabilitation Sciences Master’s Program in Jordan. An

Erasmus+ funded project in collaboration with Jordan University of Science and

Technology. Ongoing project. Main role: Hashemite University contact person and team

leader.

4. Effects of Preconditioning Exercises on Skeletal Muscle’s Oxidative Capacity of Acute

Septic Mice. Proposal.

Academic Experience:

- February 2017 – Present: Assistant professor, Department of

Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health

Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa-Jordan

- May 2015 – January 2017: Full-Time Lecturer, Department of

Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health

Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa-Jordan

- Teaching Assistant (Academic semesters: 2011 - 2014) for undergraduate subjects

of Rehabilitation Sciences in The Graduate School of Health Sciences at Kobe

University. My duty was to assist professors in supervising and conducting the

practical part of subjects. Subjects included Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Quality

of Life Research.

- Graduate Students Tutoring:

1- Hala Zeidan-Safadai, MSc. Student (April, 2014-March, 2015)

2- Mohammad Qatamesh, PT, MSc. (April, 2011-March, 2014)

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

1. Kanazashi M, Okumura Y, Al-Nassan S, Murakami S, Kondo H, Nagatomo F,

Fujita N, Ishihara A, Roy RR, Fujino H. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2013 Feb;

207(2):405-15. Protective effects of astaxanthin on capillary regression in

atrophied soleus muscle of rats.

2. Al-Nassan S, Fujita N, Kondo H, Murakami S, Fujino H. Acta Histochem

Cytochem. 2012 Dec 26;45(6):343-9. Chronic exercise training down-regulates

TNF- α and Atrogin-1/MAFbx in mouse gastrocnemius muscle atrophy induced

by hind limb unloading.

Professional Presentations:

- Skeletal Muscle Adaptations in Microgravity Environments. Presentation at the

2nd conference for rehabilitation sciences in Jordanian universities, November,

2016

- Poster Presentation. Japanese Physical Therapy Association Conference, May 2012, Kobe-Japan.

- Poster presentation, World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, June

2011, Amsterdam-Netherlands.

- “Cachexia and The Role of Rehabilitation Exercises”. Lecture for Rehabilitation

Sciences graduate students, Kobe University, September 2014, Kobe-Japan.

- “Physical Therapy: An Expanding Profession”. Lecture for Physical Therapy

undergrad students, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jordan,

April 2012, Amman-Jordan.

- “Safety in lifting and handling patients”. Educational lecture for newly employed

nursing staff at King Hussein Cancer Center, 2007-2008, Amman-Jordan.

Work Experience:

- December 2012 – February 2015: Part-time Rehabilitation

assistant – Priere Rehabilitation and Day-care Center (介護老人

保健施設 プリエール), Kobe- Japan

- August 2007 – March 2009: Physiotherapist – King Hussein

Cancer Center, Amman-Jordan.

- June 2007– August 2007: Physiotherapist – Med-Care

physiotherapy clinic, Amman-Jordan.

- November 2006 – May 2007: Physiotherapy volunteer in the

Jordanian society of multiple sclerosis, Amman-Jordan.

- December 2005 – May 2006: Physiotherapy trainee at Al -Isra’a

Hospital – Physical Therapy Department, Amman-Jordan.

- July 2005 – September 2005: Physiotherapy Trainee-King

Hussein Cancer Center – Rehabilitation Unit, Amman-Jordan

 

Professional Society Memberships and activities:

Jordanian Physiotherapy Society: active member since 2006

President of the Jordanian Physiotherapy Society since May, 2016

Honors and Awards:

- Enhancement of Physiotherapy Services In Conflict Affected Areas: A project

funded by the USAID in collaboration with Al-Hussein Society. Representative of

The Jordanian Physiotherapy Society. (2016~2018)

- Japanese MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship (2009~2015)

- Member of the administrative council of Jordanian Physical Therapy Society –

Head of the social committee (2008~2009)

Community Service Activities:

- Organizer and participant of The Jordanian Physical Therapy Community Service

Day at Al-Nahda Society for The Handicapped, Irbid-Jordan (2008)

- Organizer and participant of The Jordanian Physical Therapy Community Service

Day at The Community Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped, Shniller

Camp-Al-Zarqa-Jordan (2008)

- Organizer and participant of The Jordanian Physical Therapy Community Service

Day at Al-Baqa’a Refugee Camp, Amman-Jordan (2008)

Languages:

- Mother Tongue: Arabic

- English: TOEFL iBT, total score of 97/120

- Japanese: Very good understanding, good reading, writing, and speaking

 

References contact information:

1- Prof. Hidemi Fujino:

Department of Rehabilitation

Sciences

Graduate School of Health Science

Kobe University

Email: fujino@phoenix.kobe-u.ac.jp

Tel: +81 78-796-4542

2- Prof. Akinori Miki

Department of Rehabilitation

Sciences

Graduate School of Health Science

Kobe University

Email: mikia@kobe-u.ac.jp

Tel: +81 78-796-4561

3- Dr. Rei Ono:

Associate Professor, Department of

Community Health Sciences

Graduate School of Health Science

Kobe University

Email: ono@phoenix.kobe-u.ac.jp

Tel: +81 78-796-4582

4- Dr. Naoto Fujita:

Graduate School of Biomedical and

Health Sciences

Hiroshima University

Email: fujitan@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Tel: +81-82-257-54

5- Muhammed D. Al-Jarrah, PhD

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences,

Dean

Associate Professor of Physical

Therapy, Jordan University of Science

and Technology

Tel: + (962-2) 7201000

Fax: + (962-2) 7201087

Email: jarrahm@just.edu.jo

 

6- Fuad A. Abdulla, PT, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience and Physical Therapy

College of Applied Medical Sciences

University of Dammam

Saudi Arabia

Mobile: +966 536282162

Office: +966 3 333 1308

Fax: +966 3 333 0225

Email: faabdullah@ud.edu.sa

7- Bara Alsalaheen, PT, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

University of Michigan-Flint

Address: 4499 Meadows Ave,

Grand Blan, MI, 48439

Email: Alsalahe@umich.edu