Parvin Akbarov

Background

Parvin Akbarov was born in the village of Karabagli, located in the Salyan region, on August 17, 1982.

Education

Between 2001 and 2007, he pursued a specialization in rehabilitation and physiotherapy at Tehran University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. Subsequently, from 2019 to 2021, he successfully completed his PhD in osteopathic clinical rehabilitation at the National University of Medical Sciences in Spain. Presently, he is actively engaged in doctoral studies focused on rehabilitation and physiotherapy at Gazi University.

Career

Since 2008, Parvin Akbarov has served as the head of the department at Tusi Memorial Clinic, and from 2011 onwards, he has held the position of chairman of the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee of the National Karate Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Notably, he assumed the role of medical director at the Ganja Rehabilitation Center from 2015 to 2017, and later, he led the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at the Republican Diagnostic Center from 2017 to 2021. Beginning in 2018, he took on the role of department head at Ganja International Hospital, and from 2020, he has also been overseeing the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at the Korean Oriental Medicine Clinic.

In 2021, he joined Azerbaijan Medical University as a teacher. Subsequently, in the years 2022-2023, he served as the director of the Scientific-Research Medical Rehabilitation Institute.

January 2023 marked a significant development in his career as he was appointed as an advisor to the Executive Director of Administration of Regional Medical Divisions (TABIB). Simultaneously, he was elected as a member of the board of directors of Yeni Klinika.

Parvin Akbarov has demonstrated a diverse and accomplished career, contributing significantly to the fields of medicine, rehabilitation, and physiotherapy.

Works

• research

  • Bozyiğit, B., Yurtluk, M. D., Kına, H., Akbarov, P., & Apaydın, A. S. (2026). Relationship of pain intensity with sleep quality, disability and depression in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain. Kastamonu Medical Journal, 6(1), 51–57
  • Akbarov, P., & Aktaş, S. N. (2025). Robotic rehabilitation in individuals with stroke. Turkish Journal of Clinical Research, 1(3).
  • Bozyiğit, B., Yurtluk, M. D., Kına, H., Akbarov, P., & Apaydın, A. S. (2025). Gender disparities in decision-making and outcomes in lumbar spine surgery: A retrospective analysis. Medical Records, 7(2), 450–453.
  • Köremezli Keskin, N., Yurtluk, M. D., Başdemirci, M., Başdemirci, O., Taçyıldız, A. E., Akbarov, P., & Apaydın, A. S. (2025). Evaluating incidental findings in cervical MRI scans: The prevalence and clinical relevance of incidental findings. Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, 36(1), 35–39.
  • Akbarov, P., Akbarli, T., & Vazirov, E. (2024). Predicting acute ischemic stroke incidence using knowledge-informed neural networks. In Proceedings of the 6th International Liberty Interdisciplinary Studies Conference, 1, 547–551. ISBN: 979-8-89695-000-4
  • Arslan, S. A., Ijaz, S., Mohammed, I., Akbarov Alakbar, P., Fatima, S., Jameel, A., & Sultan, K. A. (2024). Neuroanatomical variations and their influence on cognitive functions. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research, 4(2), 1234–1239.
  • Fatima, S., Ijaz, S., Arslan, S. A., Mohammed, I., Sultan, K. A., & Akbarov Alakbar, P. (2024). Comparative anatomy of the respiratory systems in high altitude vs. low altitude populations. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research, 4(1), 1807–1811.
  • Arslan, S. A., Ijaz, S., Mohammed, I., Jameel, A., Fatima, S., Akbarov Alakbar, P., & Sultan, K. A. (2024). The impact of aging on the human skeletal system. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research, 4(1), 1812–1817.
  • Akbarov, P., Sadigov, E. M., & Aliyev, S. (2018). Treatment of sialolithiasis using sialolithotripsy. World Journal of Surgery, 42(s1), s27–s28.
  • Karimi, N., Akbarov, P., & Rahnama, L. (2017). Effects of segmental traction therapy on lumbar disc herniation in patients with acute low back pain measured by magnetic resonance imaging: A single arm clinical trial. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 30(2), 247–253.

Membership

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)

• International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS)

• International Consortium on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)

• International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM)

• World Stroke Organization (WSO)