Faculty

Dr. Farzaneh TORKAN
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Shefa Research Center, Iran

Qualifications:

  • Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (electro diagnosis): Shahid Beheshti's University of Medical Sciences, 1996- 1999
  • Medical Doctor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1988-1995
  • Advanced Training Program in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Training certificate (European Society of Cardiology), 2008- Switzerland
  • How to set up and run a cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training program certificate (European Society of Cardiology), 2008- Switzerland
  • Team physician certificate (International Federation of Sports Medicine, FIMS)
  • Team Physician Advanced certificate (International Federation of Sports Medicine, FIMS)

Memberships:

  • Iranian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation- 1999 till now
  • International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine- 2002 till now
  • Iranian council of Spinal cord injury 2009 till now
  • Iranian society of Cardio vascular pulmonary rehabilitation  2012 till now
  • Iranian Health Ministry Committee for writing health improvement programs of the middle aged and the elderly- 2006 till now
  • ISPRM Education Committee- 2007 till now
  • Member board of AOPRM( Asian Ocean physical and rehabilitation medicine society)
  • Advisory Committee of  AOPRM congress
  • Advisory Committee of  ISPRM congress

Current responsibilities & Positions:

  • Executive director of “Iranian Cardiovasculopulmunary rehabilitation Society”
  • Chair of Department of “Cardiac  Rehabilitation of Milad subspecialty,Hospital
    Chair of Medical Commission of Iran National Olympic Committee.
  • Member of main board of Iranian physical and rehabilitation medicine society and Head of international committee of this society, 2005 till now
  • Representer of Iranian PRM in ISPRM (International society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine) and in AOPRM (Asia Ocean Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2002 till now
  • Member of AOPRM board 2006 till now.
  • Member of “Education committee of ISPRM”
  • Member of “Disaster committee of ISPRM”