Richard Liebano

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Iowa

PhD, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

MS, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Certification in Orthopedics and Sports Physical Therapy, Centro Universitário Católico Salesiano Auxilium

BA, Pontifícial Universidade Católica de Campinas

Richard Liebano MS, PhD is an associate professor of Physical Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. His academic preparation includes the following degrees: Bachelor’s in Physical Therapy from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas in 1998, Certification in Orthopedics and Sports Physical Therapy from the Centro Universitário Católico Salesiano Auxilium in 2000, Master’s in Basic Sciences in Plastic Surgery from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo in 2000, Doctorate in Health Sciences from Universidade Federal de São Paulo in 2004, and Post-Doctoral training at the University of Iowa, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science in 2008-2009.

Dr. Liebano has an active research agenda and is a recognized expert in the areas related to the mechanisms and effectiveness of biophysical agents and other physical therapy interventions to reduce pain and improve tissue healing.

He has published three books related to Electrotherapy, Electrophysical Agents for Women’s Health, and Photobiomodulation, 14 book chapters, and over 137 peer-reviewed papers related to these topics. His H index is 19, and his work has been supported by Brazilian external funding agencies (FAPESP and CNPq) and won 8 awards.

Dr. Liebano is actively involved in the International Panel of Academics of the Electrophysical Forum and the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). He has been a journal reviewer for more than 25 scientific journals.

Interest Areas:

• Neuroscience of Pain
• Biophysical Agents
• Physical Therapy Interventions to Reduce Pain and Improve Tissue Healing