Biography & achievements

Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Programme Leader Master in Physiotherapy
LUNEX University, Physiotherapy Department

Former Vice-president of the Italian Manual Therapy and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association 
Former IFOMPT MO Delegate for Italy

Dr Firas Mourad was awarded an International PhD with honours in Ciencias de la Salud from the 
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Additionally, he completed an extensive manual therapy program granting the 
Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapist (IFOMPT) status from the University of Genova, a MSc in 
rehabilitation sciences of the health professions from the University of Milan “La Statale”, a Post-Graduate 
Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine from the Ulster University in Belfast, and a Post-Graduate 
Certificate in systematic review and meta-analysis (Cochrane) from the University of Modena and Reggio 
Emilia. 

He is an international guest lecturer and adjunct faculty for numerous musculoskeletal physiotherapy 
educational programs and conferences. Dr Mourad boasts more than fifteen years of clinical experience and 
administration of complex multidisciplinary healthcare centers. Dr Mourad has published original 
experimental research, clinical trials, case reports, and literature reviews in internationally recognized peer reviewed journals. His topics of influence are neck pain assessment and management, differential diagnosis 
in physiotherapy, and spinal manipulation