Houshang Ranjbar

                                                

Senior lecturer

I am Houshang Ranjbar, Orthotist and Prosthetist MPO, born in Iran – Shiraz 1966.

I have gotten my BSc in OP at (Feb.17.1992), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran Medical University, Tehran – Iran.

Then worked about six years in orthotics & prosthetics center belong to deputy of rehabilitation, Welfare Organization (Behzisty), Shiraz  as orthotist and prosthetist  and later as chief of center.

In 1998, after passing the entering exam accepted among the first group of students (5 out of 300 people) for Master degree of OP in Iran, so I continued my work in programming in rehabilitation office at deputy of rehabilitation affairs, belong to state Welfare Organization (Behzisty), Tehran as expert of rehabilitation programming & planning and complete my study.

In (March 8.2001) I received my Master degree of Science in Orthotics & Prosthetics from the Orthotics & Prosthetics Department, Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences University – Tehran then started my work in University.

Since April 20, 2003, I am working as Full time lecturer in the Orthotics & Prosthetics Department, Faculty of Rehabilitation sciences, University of Jordan.

Some of my experiences and activities are as following:

 

Research Interests: Upper Limb Orthotics and Injuries

Education:

14 – 16 June 2005: Jordanian Congress in Myoelectrics

April 29, 2001: Technique and knowledge of training on Intelligent Knee System (NABCO Ltd.) Mostazafan & Janbazan Organization, Tehran-Iran

23 April – 4 May 1994: Second course of re-training of Orthotics & Prosthetics – Modern techniques of lower limb orthotics & prosthetics. (The state welfare organization of Iran in cooperation with Otto Bock Company, Tehran)

Re-training courses in Otto Bock company, Duderstadt-Germany:

3 – 7 May 1993: Fundamentals- Fabrication of below knee prostheses (crustacean design)

10 – 14 May 1993: Processing of plastic materials

17 – 28 May 1993: Fundamentals- Fabrication of modular above-knee prostheses

1 – 4 June 1993: Upper extremity prostheses (Myoelectrially controlled below elbow prostheses)

7 – 11 June 1993: Myo-service course

Training:

17-24 June 2006: Workshop of technical evaluation in lower limb orthotics (University of Jordan in cooperation with International Committee of the Red Cross)

10-21 September 2005: Training course on spinal orthoses (University of Jordan in cooperation with International Committee of the Red Cross)