Dr. Dhara Shah

Dr. Dhara Shah

BPT, MPT (Gold Medalist) | PhD Scholar, Pelvic Floor – Women's Health

🇮🇳 India
Gold MedalistPhD ScholarChief Clinical InstructorHead of Department

Dr. Dhara Shah is a pelvic floor and women's health rehab specialist and the Chief Clinical Instructor at WOW IIPRE (International Institute of Pelvic Floor Research, Rehab and Education). Trained directly by Dr Het Desai, she leads WOW IIPRE's team of clinical instructors and plans its trainings, webinars and workshops worldwide.

She holds a BPT and an MPT (gold medalist) and is a PhD scholar in pelvic floor and women's health. She has taught physiotherapists and doctors in 13 countries, including the UAE, UK, USA, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

Professional Profile

About Dr. Dhara Shah

Clinical work: Dr. Dhara is Head of Department at the WOW IIPRE Pelvic Floor Rehab Clinic, treating women, men and children. Her caseload covers urinary incontinence, retention, urgency and frequency, interstitial cystitis, pelvic organ prolapse, menstrual and fertility issues (including endometriosis and PCOS), female sexual dysfunction (vaginismus, dyspareunia, low desire, orgasmic dysfunction), constipation, faecal incontinence, chronic pelvic pain, male pelvic health, and paediatric enuresis, encopresis and constipation.

Research: she presented at the International Continence Society conference in Melbourne on the effect of pelvic floor rehabilitation on sexual function and pelvic floor muscle strength in women with stress urinary incontinence, and has worked on further trials in women's health and pelvic floor rehab.

Assessment tools: as lead assistant to Dr Het Desai, she helped develop Het's MMT, a pelvic floor muscle grading scale built to overcome the limits of the Oxford scale and now part of the Master of Physiotherapy (Women's Health) syllabus at Gujarat University. She was also chief assistant in designing Het's Female and Male Sexual Function Scales.

Teaching: she designs and leads pelvic floor rehab workshops and seminars for physiotherapists, gynaecologists, urologists, urogynaecologists, sexologists, oncologists and colorectal surgeons, and has taught in 13 countries including India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the UK, the USA and Singapore.

Publishing and innovation: she was lead proof reader and MCQ developer for HET's Manual of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation (Amazon #1 bestseller in Urology), and lead researcher on WOW IIPRE's patent-pending pelvic floor rehab technologies.

Dr. Dhara Shah

Faculty at a Glance

Nationality
India
Based In
Ahmedabad, India
Professional Title
BPT, MPT (Gold Medalist) | PhD Scholar, Pelvic Floor – Women's Health
Current Position
Chief Clinical Instructor, WOW IIPRE
Institution / Organisation
WOW IIPRE
Languages
English, Hindi, Gujarati
Clinical Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Dhara's clinical and educational expertise spans a broad range of healthcare disciplines, with a particular focus on evidence-based practice.

  • Gold Medalist

    BPT, MPT

  • PhD Scholar

    Pelvic Floor – Women's Health

  • Chief Clinical Instructor

    WOW IIPRE

  • Head of Department

    WOW IIPRE Pelvic Floor Rehab Clinic

  • Speaker, ICS Melbourne

    International Continence Society conference

  • Co-developer of Het's MMT

    In the MPT Women's Health syllabus, Gujarat University

  • Taught in 13 Countries

    Physiotherapists and doctors

Background

Professional Credentials

Certifications & Specialisations

  • Gold Medalist

    BPT, MPT

  • PhD Scholar

    Pelvic Floor – Women's Health

  • Chief Clinical Instructor

    WOW IIPRE

  • Head of Department

    WOW IIPRE Pelvic Floor Rehab Clinic

  • Speaker, ICS Melbourne

    International Continence Society conference

  • Co-developer of Het's MMT

    In the MPT Women's Health syllabus, Gujarat University

  • Taught in 13 Countries

    Physiotherapists and doctors

Upcoming Courses & Webinars

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Testimonials & Voices of Trust

What Participants Say

Hear from professionals who have attended Dhara's sessions across the region.

Video Testimonials

Yasmeen
Yasmeen

Yasmeen

Physiotherapist

Yasmin, Dubai
Yasmin, Dubai

Yasmin, Dubai

Physiotherapist

Nathalie
Nathalie

Nathalie

Physiotherapist

Kimberly
Kimberly

Kimberly

Physiotherapist

Mysam, Dubai
Mysam, Dubai

Mysam, Dubai

Physiotherapist

Mathilde Vitenet
Mathilde Vitenet

Mathilde Vitenet

Physiotherapist

Silvana
Silvana

Silvana

Physiotherapist

Kimberly, Dubai
Kimberly, Dubai

Kimberly, Dubai

Senior Physiotherapist

Hafsa Fatima
Hafsa Fatima

Hafsa Fatima

Physiotherapist

Harini Anandan
Harini Anandan

Harini Anandan

Physiotherapist

Harini, Abu Dhabi
Harini, Abu Dhabi

Harini, Abu Dhabi

Physiotherapist

Sugra Fatima
Sugra Fatima

Sugra Fatima

Physiotherapist

Ashwini
Ashwini

Ashwini

Physiotherapist

Ashwini, STMC Al-Ain
Ashwini, STMC Al-Ain

Ashwini, STMC Al-Ain

Physiotherapist

Marium
Marium

Marium

Physiotherapist

Silvana, Dubai
Silvana, Dubai

Silvana, Dubai

Physiotherapist

Jamie
Jamie

Jamie

Physiotherapist

Akriti & Laxmi
Akriti & Laxmi

Akriti & Laxmi

Physiotheapists