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Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto

Dr Saragiotto is a physiotherapist with skills in public health, telehealth, and clinical research (clinical trials and systematic reviews). He is a senior lecture at University of Technology Sydney since 2023, and research affiliate at University of Sydney and Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Dr Saragiotto has 98 peer-reviewed publications (20% senior author, 40% first author, >2,000 citations, FWCI 1.98, H index 22), including in top-ranking general medical journals (e.g., The BMJ, Cochrane database, Medical Journal Australia) and specialist journals (e.g., Sports Medicine, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Physiotherapy). 47% of his publication are in the top 10% journals by CiteScore. He is an editor at the Cochrane Musculoskeletal group and associate editor of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. He has supervised to completion 1 PhD student, 7 master in research students and 4 honours students. His work attracted wide media attention and were featured in major media outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Channel 7, and ABC National radio. He has also been cited as the most accessed Cochrane review in 2015 (Pilates for low back pain) and was ranked in the Top 8 best studies published in 2016 in relation to relevance and impact to change practice by Annals of Internal Medicine.

Experience

  • –present
    Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
  • 2018–present
    Lecturer, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo

Education

  • 2017 
    The University of Sydney, PhD
  • 2013 
    Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Masters degree
  • 2010 
    Centro Universitário São Camilo, Bachelor in Physiotherapy

Grants and Contracts

  • 2018
    The effectiveness of telerehabilitation for people with chronic pain
    Role:
    Pesquisador Principal
    Funding Source:
    São Paulo Research Foundation