Director

Prof. Firoozeh Sajedi

Educational Background:

MD, 1983 – 1990, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medicine Sciences. Tehran, IRAN.

Specialist in Pediatrics,1990-93, Medical Children Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN.

Directorof Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center (PNRC)

Email:fi.sajedi@uswr.ac.ir , fisajedi@gmail.com

 Address: Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center (PNRC),

University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences (USWR)

Koodakyar st. Evin Tehran IRAN Postal code: 19857138341

Tel :+98 21 71732850

Research Interests

Early childhood development (ECD), Early detection and intervention in children with developmental disorders ( Intellectual disability, speech delay, Cerebral palsy, Autism/ ASD, ADHD, Hearing Loss, Visual impairments, and developmental Skeletal disorders in children), standardization of developmental tests, promotion of development in normal children

Selected Projects

Relationship between four functional classification systems used in cerebral palsy,

To investigate the association between factors related the life style and abdominal muscles size in adolescents with chronic nonspecific low back pain from Tehran city in 2019

Evaluation of motor developmental level in children 1-4 years old with early treated Phenylketonuria     

The preparation of early intervention program for Iranian Child with speech and language disorders The effectiveness of Perceptual-motor practice on motor skills in children aged 4-6

A study of motor-related brain functions in children with motor developmental disorders with brain origin, using the EEG/ERP

Evaluation of Depression & Anxiety, Family Function and Quality of Life of mothers with children with cerebral palsy and It's relation to type and severity of CP

The efficacy of massage therapy in spastic diplegic CP children (a randomized clinical trial)  

The efficacy of homeopathy in spastic diplegic CP children (a randomized clinical trial) Standardization of Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) in Iranian Children

The incidence of Motor Developmental Delay in high risks infants of health centers of Tehran

Selected publications

Evaluation of the impact of levothyroxine treatment on the psychomotor developmental status of three-year-old children born to mothers with mild thyroid impairment; Tehran Thyroid and pregnancy study: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial, Open Access,2019, Trials

Early storybook reading and childhood development: A cross-sectional study in Iran, 2018, F1000Research7

The effect of care package on motor development among 12-month-old infants in Saqqez-Iran: A randomized clinical trial study, 2017, International Journal of Pediatrics, 5(8), pp. 5571-5582

Comparing the results of developmental screening of 4 to 60-month-old children in Tehran using parents evaluation of developmental status and ages and stages questionnaires, 2017, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 27(2)

Early childhood development and iranian parents' knowledge: A qualitative study, 2017, International Journal of Preventive Medicine,8

Validity and reliability determination of Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) in 4-60 months old children in Tehran, 2015, Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 13(2), pp. 62-67