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Wissem Kamal

Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Wissem Kamal is the Head of the Physiotherapy Department at Rashid Hospital, a position he was appointed to in 2013. Following his Masters of Science degree in Masters of Science in Physical Rehabilitation, which he obtained from the National State Ukrainian University 1998, Wissem spent his first years after graduation working as a sports physiotherapist providing high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy to patients with sports injuries. In 2003 he joined Zayed Military Hospital, Dubai, as Senior Physiotherapist and developed a broad understanding of diverse areas, such as pre-op and post-op rehabilitation and acute care orthopedics.

Wissem was a Senior Physical Therapist with special responsibilities for rehabilitating patients with knee injuries prior to joining Rashid Hospital.

Specialities

Multi-ligament reconstruction (ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL), physiotherapeutic treatment of patients following arthroscopy and total knee replacement, chondromalacia patellae, shoulder surgery, labral and rotator cuff repairs

Awards & Accreditations

Speaker at the first and second Annual Sports Medicine Conference (October 2016, October 2017) in Dubai; speaker at the Rashid HospitalSports Medicine Summit 2017 in collaboration with Manchester City Football Club (March 2017); speaker at the DubaiPhysiotherapy Conference (March 2017) and speaker at the 6th ICJR ME congress in Dubai(2018)