Oncology Rehabilitation

Health coach and cancer rehabilitation specialist

Georgios Mavropalias is an exercise oncology and cancer rehabilitation specialist with a PhD in muscle and connective tissue adaptation. He has an international academic and clinical background, with extensive experience in exercise medicine, clinical nutrition, telehealth, and oncology-focused research.

His work spans clinical practice and research, including leadership roles in exercise oncology studies, coordination of multicentre clinical trials, and the development of personalised exercise and lifestyle interventions for people undergoing cancer treatment. His areas of expertise include managing treatment-related side effects, improving functional capacity and body composition, and integrating evidence-based exercise and nutrition into comprehensive oncology care.

Alongside his clinical and research activity, he is an experienced university lecturer and author of multiple peer-reviewed publications in international scientific journals. His work contributes to advancing the role of exercise and rehabilitation as core components of modern, integrative cancer care.

Physiotherapist

Physiotherapist with clinical and academic expertise in palliative care and respiratory physiotherapy. She has worked in a palliative care unit in Lisbon since 2015 and was part of a community team from 2020 to 2023. A graduate of ESSA and King’s College London, she collaborates with educational institutions on physiotherapy training in palliative care. She is a member of the Working Group on Oncology and Palliative Care of the Portuguese Order of Physiotherapists and the EAPC Task Force on Rehabilitation in Palliative Care.

Physical Therapist, Oncology

Scott Capozza, PT, MS works as an outpatient physiotherapist dedicated to oncology rehabilitation at Smilow Cancer Hospital at the Yale Cancer Center in Connecticut, USA. He is among the first class of board-certified clinical specialists in oncologic physical therapy in the United States. He holds several leadership positions within the American Physical Therapy Association.

Scott has taught as an adjunct professor in Oncology Physical Therapy for multiple universities in Connecticut and has delivered lectures to physiotherapy programs around the United States educating students about the benefits of oncology rehabilitation. He has presented professionally on the local, state, national and international level and has been a co-author on several peer-reviewed publications. He is also the co-author of the chapter ‘Young Adult Survivors’ in the textbook Oncology Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Clinicians.  

Medical Oncologist, certified nutritionist and dietitian

Dr. Cătălina-Gabriela Bezărău is a Medical Oncologist in  Romania, and a certified nutritionist and dietitian. She is a Fellow of the College of the European School of Oncology, a member of its Education Working Group, and a member of the European Cancer Organisation’s Young Cancer Professionals Group.

She also belongs to the PR and Social Media Working Group of the Romanian Young Oncologists (RYO),a division of the Romanian National Society of Medical Oncology. Actively involved in clinical trials and medical education, she contributes to scientific publications and presents at national and international oncology conferences.

Her ongoing training includes clinical nutrition and metabolism through ESPEN, alongside palliative care.