Biography
Dr. Sayed Tantawy was
born in 1965 and graduated from the Faculty of Physiotherapy, Cairo University
in 1987 and finished his internship in the AIR Force Military Hospital, Cairo
in 1998. He then worked as a physiotherapist in Al-tawfikia Hospital, Cairo and
chief of physiotherapy, physical medicine and locomotor system, Ahamed Shawky
Hospital, Mohandeseen, Giza from 1987 to 1991. He worked as chief of
physiotherapy Sarat Abidha General Hospital, Abha, and sports injuries
specialist, Sakr Algazera Club, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1991-1995). Dr
Sayed finished his master degree in 2002 which was titled Pressure Ulcers
Responses to Iontophoresis at Cairo University. He worked as chairman of
physiotherapy department, orthopedic department, Cairo University and
physiotherapy consultant, Tantawy Physiotherapy Center, Haram, Giza. Dr Sayed
finished his PhD in 2006 which was titled Effect of Anal Electrical Stimulation
on Pressure Time Curve of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Post Traumatic Faecal Incontinence,
Cairo University. In 2007, he worked as vice director of physical therapy for
training, teaching and scientific research, Cairo University Hospitals. From
2008 to 2009, Dr Tantawy worked as physical therapy director in Kasr El-Eini of
Radiation, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Cairo University and worked also as
an assistant professor of physiotherapy, Kasr El Aini Hospital, Cairo
University. Dr Tantawy moved to Bahrain to work in Ahlia University in 2009 as
an assistant professor of physiotherapy and promoted in Cairo and Ahlia
universities to associate professor of physiotherapy. He promoted to a
professor of physiotherapy, Cairo University in 2018. He is also serving as
Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner CKTP Elite CKT Association), Secretary
General of Egyptian Association of Physical Therapy & Medical
Rehabilitation and he is member of The Mediterranean Society of Pelvic Floor
Disorders and Egyptian Physical Therapy Syndicate.
Dr Tantawy is a reviewer in many international
journals as Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy and International Journal of
Therapy and Rehabilitation Research IJTRR. Dr Sayed is also member in the
Editorial Board of many international journals such as the Romanian Journal of
Physiotherapy, International Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences, International
Research of Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation International, International Journal of Physiotherapy and
Research and International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Research Interest
Physiotherapy, Physical medicine, locomotor system, Radiation, Medical Rehabilitation, Oncology and Nuclear medicine.