Charis Tsarbou is a adjunct faculty member and post-doc researcher at the Department of Physiotherapy, University of Patras, She holds a BSc in Physiotherapy, an MSc in Exercise and Health, and a PhD focused on sports injury biomechanics and prevention. Her award-winning PhD employed system-dynamics modeling and field-based testing to examine ACL injury risk in athletes. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work at leading international conferences, including ISAKOS and ESSKA. Alongside her academic role, she maintains active clinical practice in musculoskeletal and sports rehabilitation, integrating evidence-based research with practical physiotherapy.
University of Patras
Rio, Greece
Physiotherapy
PhD Academy Award
British Journal of Sports Medicine
In 2025, she authored a notable paper titled “Unfolding the complexity of anterior cruciate ligament injury through systems thinking methods (PhD Academy Award)” — published in Br J Sports Med