
Physiotherapist | Biomechanist
Kotsifaki Roula
Dr. Roula Kotsifaki is the Head of the Assessment Lab at Aspetar in Doha, Qatar, specializing in 3D biomechanical testing for elite athletes.
She completed her BSc in Physiotherapy in Athens, holds an MSc in Motion Analysis from the University of Dundee in Scotland, and a PhD in Computer Modeling from KU Leuven in Belgium. Her research focuses on return-to-sport biomechanics, pre-season screening, and post-injury rehabilitation. She is the lead author of the ‘Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction’, translated into 17 languages, and has contributed numerous research papers and book chapters on return-to-sport testing.