He continued his studies to earn his doctorate degree in Physical Therapy with emphasis on executive leadership from the University of St. Augustine. Dr. Ghandour is the recipient of the “Force for Good “award from the university of St. Augustine December 2022 and received his Associate Fellow status from Scoliosis Research Society (AF-SRS) 2019 and he is certified in Scientific Exercises Approach to Scoliosis management (SEAS).

Dr. Ghandour held different positions in orthopedic outpatient clinics ranging from staff, clinic director, group director and currently is a clinic Director and partner at Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN) in UTC – La Jolla.

Dr. Ghandour has been teaching and sharing his passion to physical therapists and physicians since 1987. He taught many short-term courses as well as part time residency programs with the Ola Grimsby Institute. Short term courses include but not limited to: Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization; Cervical and Lumbar courses; The Athletic Shoulder; Lower Quarter Integration; Then Hip Joint -  Orthopedic Manual Therapy Approach and Segmental Lumbar Stabilization Progression into Functional Mobility.

Dr. Ghandour is passionate about Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy and enjoys sharing his knowledge with his colleagues and is a contributing member of several physical therapy organizations that includes:

• American Physical Therapy Association.
• The California State Physical Therapy Association,
• Orthopedic Section of the APTA,
• California Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy – SIG (COMPT- sig)
• Fellow - American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT),
• Associate Fellow-Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

Dr. Ghandour's philanthropy work includes serving on many boards includes:

• Vice-President of Physical Therapy for All. A non-profit organization providing physical therapy services to patients with financial hardship.
• Board Member - External Advisory Council at University St. Augustine – San Marcus

Publications:

• Carayannopoulos, A., Johnson, D., Lee, D., Giuffrida, A., Poply, K., Ghandour, Y., ... & Heros, R. (2024). Precision Rehabilitation After Neurostimulation Implantation for Multifidus Dysfunction in Nociceptive Mechanical Chronic Low Back Pain. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 6(2), 100333.

• Chakravarthy K, Lee D, Tram J, Sheth S, Heros R, Manion S, Patel V, Kiesel K, Ghandour Y, Gilligan C. Restorative Neurostimulation: A Clinical Guide for Therapy Adoption. J Pain Res. 2022;15:1759 -1774.https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S364081

• Masi, A. T., Nair, K., Evans, T., & Ghandour, Y. (2010). Clinical, biomechanical, and physiological translational interpretations of human resting myofascial tone or tension. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, 3(4), 16–28. https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v3i4.104

• Analysis of the Forward Head Posture (FHP) and TMJ, Headache and neck symptoms: Facet –SDDA

• Dynamic soft tissue mobilization to the gastroc-soleus complex- Clinical Pearl, AAOMPT

• Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization course outline and content – Ola Grimsby Institute