Journal of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
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MA Samir Al-Adawi

Department of Behavioral Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Biography

Dr Samir Al-Adawi is a Professor of Behavioral Medicine at the College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University. Previously, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and a research scientist sponsored by Matsumae International Foundation at the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. His Doctorate training was at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, UK. Dr Al-Adawi has research interests that focus on Non-Communicable Diseases. He has published 2 theses, 135 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author.

Publications

The Effect of Body Mass Index on Functional Outcome of Patients on Cardiac Rehabilitation

Background: While data suggests that obesity increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, some have demonstrated that after a cardiovascular event those with obesity tend to recover more quickly than do those whose weight is normal; a phenomenon termed the “obesity paradox”. This study was designed to determine whether this obesity pa... Read More»

David T Burke, MA Samir Al-Adawi, Regina B Bell and Daniel P Burke

Research Article: J Card Pulm Rehabil

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