فارس بن عبدالله العضيبي

FARIS ABDULLAH ALODAIBI

King Saud University, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Rehabilitation Science Department, Physical Therapy.

Personal information:

D.O.B:               July2^nd 1982

Place of Birth:   Madison, WI, USA

Nationality:       Saudi

Marital status:   Married with two kids

Contact information:           

Tel. :                 +966-504249499

Website:           http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/falodaibi

E-mail:             falodaibi@ksu.edu.sa

                         farispt@gmail.com

Education: 

-B.Sc., in Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sep 2000 to Feb 2006 with GPA 4.24 out of 5.00

-M.S., in Rehabilitation Sciences, Musculoskeletal physical therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Aug 2008 to Aug 2009 with GPA 3.53 out of 4.00

-PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, Collage of health, University of Utah,, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Aug 2009 to May 2013 with GPA 4.00 out of 4.00 

Work Experience

-  1 year internship in three hospitals

o   Medical Riyadh complex (from Feb 2005 until Jul 2005),

o   Military (RKH) hospital (from Jul 2005 until Nov 2005),

o   King Khalid University Hospital (from Nov 2005 until Feb 2006).

-  Demonstrator (T.A.) in physical therapy Dept., College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jun 2006- Jun 2013.

- Assistant professor in physical therapy Dept., College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jun 2013 - present.

Teaching Experience:

Courses taught (practical part, T.A.):

Honors and Awards:

-       Membership from Golden Key international honor society, 2010.

-       Membership from Sigma Alpha Pi (ΣΑΠ), The National Society of Leadership and Success honor society, 2012.

-       The National Excellence In Leadership Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi (ΣΑΠ), 2012.

Professional Presentations:

• Alodaibi F, Hebert JJ, Fritz JM. Is physical activity level a prognostic factor for recovery in individuals with low back pain after discectomy?. The American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting (Platform Presentation).  New Orleans, LA.  Feb 12, 2011. 
• Alodaibi F, Hebert JJ, Fritz JM. Examining the validity of the fear avoidance model in a sub-group of low back pain patients following discectomy. The American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting (Poster Presentation).  Chicago, IL.  Feb 10, 2012. 
• Alodaibi F, Fritz JM. Are preoperative fear avoidance model factors predictive of outcome after herniated lumbar disc surgery?. The American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting (Poster Presentation).  San Diego, CA.  Jan 23, 2013. 

Attended Conferences, Workshops and Symposiums:  

• The American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, LA.  Feb, 2011.
• The American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting Chicago, IL.  Feb, 2012. 

• The American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting San Diego, CA.  Jan, 2013. 

• Cardiopulmonary PT  two days course, April 7-8, Steve Tepper PT, PhD, Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2009.

• Clinical Education Workshop for Faculty by Dr. Peggy Gleeson & Dr. Merry Lynne Hamilton in December 2, 2006
• Assessment of Motor Control (Discussion) on 25 May 2006
• Manual Therapy Roles in Low Back Pain (Discussion) on 18 April 2006
• Documentation in P.T. (Discussion) on 16 Feb 2006
• Panel Discussion on Evidence Based Clinical Education   (Journal club) on 14 Feb 2006
• Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Skills for Upper Quadrant of the Body (Discussion) By Dr. Sameer Sabbahi on 9 Feb 2006
• 5^th intensive course on Clinical Research Methodology on 29 December 2005.
• Activity of the First Aid in Sports Injury by Khalid Al-Obathani on 22 December 2005
• Activity of The Functional Sensomotor Electrical Stimulation by prof. Sami S Al-AbdulWahab on 1 December 2005
• Discussion on Painful Hemiplegics shoulder on 29 of Nov 2005
• The Art of Orthopedic Clinical Decision Making (course) by John Prokopchuk & Ronel Roos  on 27-28 September 2005
• 1^st clinical meeting on Rehabilitation of ACL Reconstruction on 27 sep. 2005
• Physical Therapy Approach for Stroke (course) on 10-11 August 2005
• Gulf Physical Therapy Colloquium on 11-12 May 2005 and attended 2 workshops:

-       Balance Assessment

-       Swiss Ball Exercise

• McKenzie International Course Part (A) by Helen Clare on 11-14 April 2005
• Second King Saudi University International Orthopedic Symposium on 15-17 March 2005
• First King Saud University Symposium in Disability & Rehabilitation from first to third of March 2004.

Professional memberships:

     Saudi Physical Therapy Association 2005-2007.

     The American Physical Therapy Association 2010-2011.

Language:

Bilingual (Reading, Writing, and Speaking), Arabic and English.

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