School of Healthcare and Allied Sciences Faculty

Dr. Ashi Saif

Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy

Qualification: MPT (SPORTS), PhD (Submitted)

College/University: Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University)

Introduction:

Dr. Ashi Saif is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, School of Healthcare & Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University since Feb, 2024.

She is a sports physiotherapist and researcher with a focus on sports rehabilitation and injury prevention. Being a Prime Minister Research Fellow, she submitted her Ph.D. at Jamia Millia Islamia. Her research focus is on fatigue kinetics and recovery in endurance athletes showcasing her commitment to advancing sports science. She has participated in numerous workshops and certifications, including Pilates training, ACLS, and advanced manual therapy techniques, and has published her work at national and international conferences and journals. She is a reviewer of various reputed journals affiliated to Taylor and Francis, Springer and BMC etc.

Research Area – Sports rehabilitation, Exercise tolerance, fatigue resistance, injury risk and  prevention.

Total Publications – 23+ ; Scopus h-index-4

Major Subject Handled – Electrotherapy, Assessment and diagnosis of musculoskeletal conditions, Physiotherapy Ethics and law, Physiotherapy Management in Sports Injuries

Awards & Achievements

• Best Innovator Award by Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy.
• Award of Excellence and felicitation by Honorable VC Najma Akhtar, Jamia Millia Islamia.
• Awarded Prime Minister Research Fellowship.
• UGC NET-JRF
• Gold medalist in the 10^th National Science Olympiad and 5^th Cyber Olympiad organized by Science Olympiad Foundation.