Farooq Azam Rathore

I am a Professor and Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, a Pain Specialist and Bioethicist working at the Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. I like to describe myself as a rehabilitation medicine physician, lifelong learner, teacher and mentor. With over 280 publications and more than 6700 citations, and as a recipient of numerous awards, travel grants, and scholarships, I am a recognized expert in my field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Pakistan and the developing world. I have been an invited and plenary speaker in multiple national and international conferences, chairing and co-chairing scientific sessions. I serve as an editorial board member of several international biomedical journals and as the national representative of Pakistan for the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ISPRM) and Asia-Oceanian Society of PMR.

I have conducted over 160 workshops on medical writing, use of AI tools in research, scientific misconduct, research ethics, evidence-based medicine, and presentation skills in 9 countries around the world. My areas of interest and research include spinal cord injuries, stroke rehabilitation, amputee management, disaster rehabilitation, medical education, and bioethics. I am also the Co-Editor in Chief of the Archives of ISPRM and the Secretary of ISPRM.