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Dr.Shahzad Ahmad

Dr.Shahzad Ahmad

Assistant Professor

Department:Department Physical Therapy (DPT)
Specialization: Specialist in Department Physical Therapy (DPT)
Onboard Status: Available
Work Experience & Appointments
Assistant Professor
University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Swat
(2023 - Present)
• Teaching, academic research, and departmental responsibilities.
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D / Master / Bachelor
Recognized University / HEC (Graduated) – 1st Division / Merit
Research Papers

[1] "AI‑Driven Federated Multi‑Agent Actor–Critic Learning for Secure and Energy‑Efficient Resource Optimization in 6G Semi‑Grant‑Free NOMA‑Based IoT Networks,"


WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG TAILORS IN SADDAR, PESHAWAR: A CROSSSECTIONAL STUDY Authors: Shahzad Ahmad, Sadaf Aamir, Farhad Gul, Etisam Wahid, Muhammad Sanan Khan, Abbas Khan | Journal Name: Journal of Modern Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (JMHRS) | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol 2 Issue 2, 2025 | Publisher: Circle Rehab and Research Center, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Ahmad S, Aamir S, Gul F, Wahid E, Khan MS, Khan A. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Tailors in Saddar, Peshawar: A Cross-Sectional Study. J. Mod. Health Rehab. Sci. [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 16 [cited 2025 Jul. 5]; 2(2):ID 104.
[2025]
A CROSS-SECTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PARENTS’ SATISFACTION TOWARD PAEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY IN PESHAWAR
Authors: Sana Ali, Hajra, Hameeda Bukhari, Zakir Ullah, Nazia, Syed Ibadat Ali Shah, Shahzad Ahmad | Journal Name: Frontier in Medical & Health Research | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol. 3 Issue No, 6; p. 546-55 | Publisher: Institute for Excellence in Education and Research (IEER)
A CROSS-SECTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PARENTS’ SATISFACTION TOWARD PAEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY IN PESHAWAR. FMHR [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 12 [cited 2025 Sep. 17];3(6):546-55.
[2025]
ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN REDUCING PAIN AND IMPROVING FUNCTION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Authors: Zakir Ullah, Sana Rauf, Sana Ur Rehman, Mehran Khan, Zunaira Waqar, Shahzad Ahmad. Muhammad Rahat
| Journal Name: Review Journal of Neurological & Medical Sciences Review | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol. 3, Issue 2, 310-316 | Publisher: Institute for Excellence in Education and Research (IEER)
3 / 6 ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN REDUCING PAIN AND IMPROVING FUNCTION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW. (2025). Review Journal of Neurological & Medical Sciences Review, 3(2), 310-316.
[2025]
IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION ON FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS USING PROSTHESIS AN ANAYTICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Write here the description...
Authors: Soom Khalil, Etisam Wahid, Sameen Fatima, Abid Ullah, Fatima Saleem, Shahzad Ahmad, Syeda Afsheen Hasnain Daud
| Journal Name: Frontier in Medical & Health Research | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol. 3, Issue no. 6: 804-13
| Publisher: Institute for Excellence in Education and Research (IEER)
IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION ON FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS USING PROSTHESIS AN ANAYTICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY . FMHR [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 16 [cited 2025 Sep. 17];3(6): 804-13.
[2025]
PREVALENCE OF NECK PAIN AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SMARTPHONE USAGE AMONG DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS IN PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: Soom Khalil, Khadija Khan, Saleem Nafeesa Ishfaq, Etisam Wahid, Shahzad Ahmad
| Journal Name: The Research of Medical Science Review (TSMR) | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol. 3, Issue no. 8, p. 919-927 | Publisher: Innovative Education Research Institute
PREVALENCE OF NECK PAIN AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SMARTPHONE USAGE AMONG DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS IN PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. (2025). The Research of Medical Science Review, 3(8), 919-927
[2025]
DEMOGRAPHICS AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR LIMB AMPUTATION IN PATIENTS REPORTING TO HELPING HAND INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES, MANSEHRA, PAKISTAN: A RETROSPECTIVE RECORDBASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY (2022-2024)
Authors: Shahzad Ahmad, Etisam Wahid, Muhammad Uzair Khan, Nimrah Humayoon, Shumaila Tahreem, Fatima Saleem, Soom Khalil, Ayesha Nisar.
| Journal Name: Review Journal of Neurological & Medical Sciences Review | Vo lume, Issue and Pages: Vol. 3, Issue no. 4: p. 637-46
| Publisher: Institute for Excellence in Education and Research (IEER)
DEMOGRAPHICS AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR LIMB AMPUTATION IN PATIENTS REPORTING TO HHIRS, MANSEHRA, PAKISTAN: A RETROSPECTIVE RECORD-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY (2022-2024). rjnmsr [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 29 [cited 2025 Sep. 17];3(4):637-46.
[2025]
FROM SCROLLS TO STRAIN: UNDERSTANDING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMARTPHONE OVERUSE, SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS: AN ANALYTICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: Muhammad Sanan Khan, Etisam Wahid, Shahzad Ahmad, Nimrah Humayoon, Hashaam Khan, Mehran Khan, Zunaira Waqar, Ayesha Nisar, Muneeb Anwar
| Journal Name: Medtigo Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry
| Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol. 2, Issue no. 3 | Publisher: Medtigo Journal Network Khan MS et al. From Scrolls to Strain: Understanding the Association Between Smartphone Overuse, Social Media Addiction, & Mental Health Among Allied Health Sciences Students: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study. medtigo J Neurol Psychiatr. 2025;2(3) Link: https://doi.org/10.63096/medtigo3084236
[2025]
BURDEN OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG SUGAR INDUSTRY WORKERS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: FREQUENCY AND RISK PATTERNS
Authors: Dr. Shahzad Ahmad, Dr. Etisam Wahid, Dr. Muhammad Sanan Khan, Dr. Abbas Khan
| Journal Name: The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences | Volume, Issue and Pages: Volume 5, Issue 3, 2025 | Publisher: Physio Rehab and Research Center (Pvt) Ltd 4 / 6S Ahmad et al. BURDEN OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG SUGAR INDUSTRY WORKERS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: FREQUENCY AND RISK PATTERNS
[2025]
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO WORK-RELATED LOW BACK PAIN AMONG INDUSTRIAL LABORERS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Authors: Dr. Shahzad Ahmad, Dr. Etisam Wahid, Dr. Muhammad Sanan Khan, Dr. Abbas Khan
| Journal Name: Link Medical Journal of Health and Community Research (LMJHCR) | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol 3, Issue 1, 2025 | Pu blisher: Link Medical Interface S Ahmad et. al. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO WORK-RELATED LOW BACK PAIN AMONG INDUSTRIAL LABORERS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
[2025]
Internship-Year Exploitation: Unpaid Internships, Excessive Work Hours, and Lack of Structured Learning in Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs in Pakistan
Authors: Etisam Wahid, Shahzad Ahmad, Mehran Khan, Amir Ali, Soom Khalil
| Journal Name: Medtigo Journal of Medicine | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol 3 Issue 3, 2025 | Publisher: Medtigo Journal Network Wahid E, Ahmad S, Khan M, Ali A, Khalil S. Internship-Year Exploitation: Unpaid Internships, Excessive Work Hours, and Lack of Structured Learning in Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs in Pakistan. medtigo J Med. 2025;3(3) [2024]
NEUROPLASTIC ADAPTATIONS FOLLOWING SCAPULAR STABILITY TRAINING IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND DYSKINESIA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
Authors: Ujala Asghar, Etisam Wahid, Shama Khan, Muhammad Sanan Khan, Shahzad Ahmad
| Journal Name: The Research of Medical Science Review (TSMR) | Volume, Issue and Pages: Vol 2 Issue 3, p262 | Publisher: Innovative Education Research Institute Asghar U, Wahid E, Khan S, Khan MS, Ahmad S. NEUROPLASTIC ADAPTATIONS FOLLOWING SCAPULAR STABILITY TRAINING IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND DYSKINESIA. The Research of Medical Science Review. 2024;2(3):1531-8

Workshops & Training

Workshop and Seminar Certification
▪ Basic Life Support - First Aid Physical Interactive Workshop
Saving Organization...[ 17/08/2024 ]
▪ Acute Stroke e-Learning Program
University of Calgary
[ 16/08/2024 ]
▪ Medical camp - Physical Therapy
[ 2020 – 2021 ]
Ministry of National Health Services
[ 2020 ]
▪ Evaluation and Management of Neck Pain- One day hands-on workshop
[ 2020 ]
▪ PPE Training for Health Workers
[ 17/08/2020 ]

Projects

Conferences/Seminars