Professor Doa El-Ansary

Biography

Adjunct Professor Doa El-Ansary
Foundation Academic Course Director and Head of Physiotherapy (2017-2022), Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Nursing and Allied, School of Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital , School of Medicine, University of Melbourne
Senior Research Fellow, Westmead Research Institute, Westmead, Sydney

Professor Doa El-Ansary is a Physiotherapist and functional anatomist, with extensive clinical and research experience in cardiovascular and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She is an invited member of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (EACTS) scientific committee and the inaugural founding member of the Nursing and Allied Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS). Doa has worked in private practice, public and private hospitals settings in addition to holding teaching posts at the University of Melbourne, Australian Institute of Sport; University of Sydney and the University of Canberra. She was part of the inaugural academic team of the Doctor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne and the Master of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra. Her PhD research established Physiotherapy guidelines for the diagnosis and management of sternal instability following cardiac surgery. Doa is a member of the founding committee that developed “Heart Online”, a web-based toolkit for cardiovascular health and rehabilitation. Doa pioneered Ultrasound imaging for diagnosis of sternal non-union and instability following cardiac surgery. This technology is now the 'gold standard' for early detection of sternal complications. Doa has also led the collaboration of certified ultrasound education courses targeting lung pathology, muscle and bone for nurses and physiotherapists facilitating translation of Ultrasound as a bedside assessment tool for better patient outcomes. Her research interests include: cardiac surgery; physiological adaptations to exercise in bone and muscle; ultrasound imaging; technology for sternal closure; musculoskeletal conditions, postoperative recovery and patient reported outcomes; differential diagnosis and management of chest wall pain. Doa is a past recipient of a University of Melbourne Career Interruption Fellowship and a Zimmer Biomet (USA) Project Grant; and has been recognised nationally and internationally for her clinical research with awards from the USA, Europe and Australia. Doa has been invited as a keynote speaker at numerous national and international scientific meetings; and is an accredited supervisor of research higher degree students.