Dr. Rami Abbas is a Full Professor of Physical Therapy and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Beirut Arab University, where he has been the Director of Clinical Training since 2012. Specializing in neurological, cardiorespiratory and geriatric physical therapy, he has over 30 years of clinical and academic experience. He helped establish BAU's Doctor of Physical Therapy program, the first in Lebanon, and contributed to the World Physiotherapy accreditation of its BSc. He serves in MEHE program review committees and is the former Vice President of the Order of Physical Therapists of Lebanon. He has published widely and spoken at local, regional and international congresses.

Dr. Rami Abbas’s research focuses on neurological rehabilitation, including multiple sclerosis. He studies virtual reality and technology-assisted rehabilitation, including amputee rehabilitation, as well as balance, gait, and exercise interventions in older adults and people with dementia. His work also covers cardiorespiratory and geriatric physical therapy.

PhD in Physical Therapy (Cardiorespiratory and Geriatrics), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt, 2011 MSc in Physical Therapy (Internal Medicine and Geriatrics), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt, 1999 BSc in Physical Therapy, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 1994

Dr. Rami Abbas teaches neuromuscular physical therapy at the undergraduate and doctoral levels, covering theory, laboratory, and clinical practice courses. His teaching also includes physical therapy assessment, motor control, clinical screening and differential diagnosis, and supervision of student research projects.

Editorial Contribution Award, Springer Nature (2026), for service as Associate Editor of the Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy. Research grants from the National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanon (CNRS-L) (2018) and the ICRC (2017). Letters of appreciation from the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University (2007, 2017), the General Physical Therapy Syndicate of Egypt (2009) and the Saudi Physiotherapy Association (2010).