Dorcas Gandhi

Title(s): Professor 

Current Position/Designation: Vice Principal & Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana

Institutional Affiliation: Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana

Dr. Dorcas Gandhi is the Vice Principal and Professor at the College of Physiotherapy, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana. With extensive experience in neurophysiotherapy, she has a proven track record in rehabilitating patients with neurological illnesses and providing academic training and leadership. She holds a Stroke Rehabilitation Research Fellowship from DBT India Alliance/Wellcome Trust and is currently pursuing her PhD at the Manipal Academy of Health Sciences, India, focusing on developing contextualized clinical practice guidelines for post-stroke rehabilitation in India. Her research interests include low-cost models for stroke rehabilitation, tele-stroke rehabilitation, and co-designed rehabilitation approaches. Dorcas is also a National Clinical Administrator for the ATTEND trial in India and serves as an intervention expert for the AVERT-Dose trial. She has received numerous accolades, including multiple awards from the European Stroke Organization, the Indian Association of Physiotherapists, and the World Stroke Organization.

Relevant Professional Skills/Experiences

  • Expertise in neurophysiotherapy, specializing in stroke rehabilitation and motor recovery.
  • Strong background in academic training, educational leadership, and research in low-resource settings.
  • Experience in developing and implementing clinical guidelines, tele-rehabilitation, and rehabilitation models for stroke care.
  • Researcher with over 25 publications and an H-index of 12, with contributions to global stroke rehabilitation research.
  • Active participation in international commissions such as the Lancet Citizen’s Commission, WSO-Lancet Neurology Commission, and the World Stroke Organization.

Relevant Career Highlights

  • Vice Principal & Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
  • Stroke Rehabilitation Research Fellowship, DBT India Alliance/Wellcome Trust (2018).
  • National Clinical Administrator for the ATTEND trial and intervention expert for the AVERT-Dose trial.
  • Founding member of the ‘Global Consortium of Stroke Rehabilitation-servicing low-resource settings.’
  • Developed training modules for WHO-SEA regional office on stroke rehabilitation.