Biography
Dr. Zhou has received his bachelor degree of medicine and master degree in orthopaedic spinal surgery in China during the periods of 1979 to 1984 and 1987 to 1990. He completed an orthopaedic residency and spine fellowship in China before moving to the United States. He worked for several years as a visiting scholar at MCP Hahnemann University, before completing his second residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania. After that, he received his pain fellowship training at Thomas Jefferson University. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is also board certified in Pain Management. Dr. Zhou has extensive experience in the basic and clinical research and with the diagnosis and treatment of spinal and musculoskeletal disorders, and various pain syndromes. His research has included cryoanalgesia, spinal dorsal ramus anatomy and clinical implication, cervicogenic headache, pudendal neuralgia. Dr. Zhou teaches in several medical universities as a professor, and has published more than 40 articles and chapters. He is serving as an editorial member of several journals and expert Reviewers for Journals like Neuromodulation. He also invented several medical devices and received numerous awards and honours.
Research Interest
His research has included cryoanalgesia, spinal dorsal ramus anatomy and clinical implication, cervicogenic headache, pudendal neuralgia.
Biography
Dr. Hao (Howe) Liu received his MS (Neuroanatomy) and MD degrees in China, PhD (Anatomy) and MPT degrees from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He joined the Physical Therapy Program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in January 2010 from the University of Central Arkansas. As an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the UNTHSC, he teaches, as the course coordinator, Functional Anatomy, Pathology/Pharmacology, and Evidence-Based Practice (I-IV). He also taught Gross Anatomy, Neuroscience, Applied Histology, Pathology, & Physiology, Differential Diagnosis, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, and International Study (Alternative Medicine) of Physical Therapy when he was in the University of Central Arkansas. Dr. Liu has spent his research career in neuroscience, anatomy and physical therapy, but in last 10 years his research centers more on balance improvement and fall prevention among older individuals (primarily) and clinical anatomy of the musculoskeletal system in Gross Anatomy lab (secondarily). More specifically, he has led his geriatric research group (faculty members, PhD and DPT students) with focuses on 1) effects of inappropriate use of assistive ambulatory devices (AADs) on gait, balance, and posture; 2) interventions with combination of physical therapy exercise and alternative medicine to improve gait, balance, strength, and posture in general older population, AAD users, and patient-specific older population; and 3) bioengineering modification and testing of assistive ambulatory devices. Dr. Liu is active in providing community services to local senior living communities. When he was a faculty member in Arkansas, he and his team had provided geriatric rehabilitation related community services to nine senior living communities every year for 6 years. Currently, he is recruiting retirement centers and assisted living facilities in North Texas area for his studies and community services.
Research Interest
Neuroscience, anatomy and physical therapy
Biography
Flavio Antonio de Sa Ribeiro, 48 years old, is Headman Surgery Professor of Universidade Fundacao Serra dos Orgaos, Research Headman and Surgeon of Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso/Ministerio da Saude-Governo Federal. He is Entitled Member of Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, Doctorated in Surgery by the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Associated Surgery Professor of Universidade Gama Filho.
Research Interest
Physical therapy