Hady Atef

Biography

Hady Atef was graduated from Egypt, Faculty of physiotherapy, Cairo University, Egypt in 2010. He then completed his Master in cardiovascular rehabilitation from Cairo University, in 2015. Then completed his conjoint Ph.D. (between Cairo University and University of Stirling) in cardiovascular and sleep rehabilitation in 2020. After graduation for 12 years, he worked at faculty of physiotherapy, Cairo University teaching cardiorespiratory and geriatrics rehabilitation for undergraduate and postgraduate students. This includes two years of remote research activity and affiliation with University of Bern, Switzerland (2021-2023).

In 2022 he moved to UK and worked for the NHS at Hartley Hospital before joining School of Allied Health Professions, Keele University in May-2023.

Research and scholarship

Research interests

• Rehabilitation of life-limiting illnesses using cardiorespiratory and sleep management protocols.

Grants

• “Sleep benefit in pulmonary artery hypertension: A multidisciplinary approach for pulmonary arterial hypertension using machine learning” (2022) (a collaboration project between Cairo University, Egypt, Nanyang technological institute, Singapore, Gothenburg University, Sweden, and Bern University, Switzerland) Role: PI (Status: under review).
• “Developing a sleep module for incorporation into cardiac rehabilitation programmes: A Feasibility Study” (2022) (a collaboration project between Cairo University, Egypt, Queen’s University of Belfast, and Wellcome Trust, UK) (Part of a conjoint British Heart Foundation (BHF) funded project, and European Respiratory Society (ERS) application) Role: PI (status: under review).
• “The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of patients with exercise-limited capacity” (2021) (a collaboration project between Cairo University institutions and faculties) Role: Co-investigator (status: accepted).
• “Reduced-Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training (REHIT) effect on mortality and lung cancer risks in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients”. (2021) (a collaboration project between Cairo University, Egypt, and Harvard University, USA) Role: Co-investigator (status: Shortlisted).
• “Response of sleep structure and cardiorespiratory fitness to reduced exertion interval training (REHIT) post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): A randomized mixed--methods feasibility study” (2021) (a collaboration project between Cairo University, Egypt, and Bern University, Switzerland) Role: PI (status: not funded but published: PMID: 3479560).

Abstracts of conferences

• Atef H, A Salem, M Gaber, Muka T and H Obaya: Breathing and relaxation training effect on cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Euroheart Care (2022), Mardrid, Spain.
• H Atef, A Magdy, A Mamdouh (2020):” Barriers of the nurses and allied professionals to implement proper cardiovascular rehabilitation programs in Egypt” In European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Vol. 19. No. 1_ SUPPL. 1.
• Atef, H., Helmy, Z., Elameen, S., & Farghaly, A. (2019). "Measuring Sleep quality in older patients post coronary artery bypass graft surgeries:a comparison using subjective and objective methods". In Sleep and control of breathing (Vol. 54, p. PA891). European Respiratory Society. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA891.
• H. Atef, Z. Helmy, M. Fadel, H. Abdeen, (2017): “Effect of low level laser on healing of induced cardiac shunts in dogs”, European Heart Journal, Volume 38, ssuesuppl_1, ehx493.P6320. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.P6320
• H. Atef, Z. Helmy, M. Fadel, H. Abdeen, (2015): “Effect of low level laser on healing of moderate sized induced septal defects on rabbits”, Journal of Human Hypertension 29.10 (2015): 643-644.

Conferences attended

• Cardioprevent international conference, 2021, Cairo, Egypt (Speaker)
• Euroheart Care conference, European society of cardiology (ESC) congress 2020, Virtual Conference (Speaker)
• European respiratory society (ERS) congress 2019, Madrid, Spain. (Speaker)
• European society of cardiology (ESC) congress 2018, Munich, Germany. (Attendee)
• European society of cardiology (ESC) congress 2017, Barcelona, Spain. (Speaker)
• International conference and exhibition of pediatric cardiology 2015, Valencia, Spain. (Speaker)
• International conference of physical therapy and rehabilitation 2014, London.UK. (Speaker)
• International conference and exhibition of physical therapy and rehabilitation2013, Nevada, USA. (Speaker)
• National Conference of Human Performance in Health and Disability 2015 Cairo, Egypt. (Speaker)
• National Conference of Human Performance in Health and Disability 2014 Cairo, Egypt. (Speaker)
• National Conference of Human Performance in Health and Disability 2013 Cairo, Egypt. (Speaker)

Teaching

Hady's teaching includes cardiorespiratory physiotherapy and rehabilitation with the main interest and emphases in cardiac rehabilitation.

Further information

Hady is a Committee member and AHP representative on the European Society of Cardiology community for young professionals (2022-2024).

Supervision

Hady had supervised 2 Ph.D students and 5 master students till now.