Dr Rafael Zambelli Pinto

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Biography

Dr Rafael Zambelli Pinto is a Research Associate in the School of Health Sciences. In this role, his responsibilities include overseeing clinical trials conducted at the Centre for Pain IMPACT. He is a physiotherapist by background and completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2013. Regarding his past work experiences, Dr. Zambelli worked as a project manager at Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (2013-2014), as a lecturer at the Sao Paulo State University, Brazil (2014-2017) and as a senior lecturer at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2017-2023). He is spending his sabbatical year at the Centre for Pain IMPACT. Currently, he is the secretary of the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors (ISPJE) and the editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT).

My Awards

2023. Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Research Productivity Fellow- Level PQ 1B
2022. Ranked among the 64 most influential researchers from Federal University of Minas Gerais, according to the 2022 Stanford University’s ranking of the world’s top 2% most influential scientists.
2019. Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Research Productivity Fellow- Level PQ 2
2018 - 2022. Honorary Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney.
2013. Dean's Research Student Publication Prize 2012 - Dean's Prize Commendations, The University of Sydney - Sydney Medical School.
2012. John Chalmers Doctoral Award, The George Institute for Global Health.