Dina BARAKAT
مدرّس
مَعْهَد العِلاج الفِيزيائي
+961 (1) 421 000 dina.barakat2@usj.edu.lb
Doctor of Physical therapy, specialized in lymphedema / Lipedema management cancer rehabilitation with focus on breast cancer.
I am a public health practitioner with interest in breast cancer rehabilitation interprofessional collaboration in cancer care.
Graduated in 2005 from Saint-Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon) with a bachelor’s degree
in physical therapy and in 2008 obtained a master’s degree in manual therapy and osteopathy.
In 2019, I completed a master’s degree in public health – Politics and Health Management –
from Saint-Joseph University of Beirut in Lebanon.
May 2020, I completed Level 4 in Cancer rehabilitation from CanRehab, UK.
I am a LANA (Lymphology Association of North America) certified therapist since November
2020, and I have received Lymphedema/Lipedema trainings in Foeldi Clinic in Germany and Campisi Clinic in Italy.
In December 2023, I received my Oncology Rehabilitation certificate from Oakland University
(Michigan – USA).
I am a regional speaker and trainer in breast cancer rehabilitation and lymphedema/Lipedema
management and I coordinate the Lebanese oncology, hospice and palliative care physiotherapy subgroup of the Lebanese Order of Physiotherapists (member of IPT-HOPE,
WCPT).
Currently, I am managing my outpatient rehabilitation clinic in Lebanon which offers a
complete supportive care approach to cancer and lymphedema/Lipedema patients and I am a lecturer of the breast cancer rehabilitation and lymphology courses at the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut.
محاور البحث
Interprofessional Collaboration in Cancer Care
Anglais
French