Rate My Professor Vinicius Cavalheri

Professor Vinicius Cavalheri is a Professor in the Curtin School of Allied Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He concurrently holds the position of Allied Health Research Director at the South Metropolitan Health Service and the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University since October 2019. With qualifications including a PhD, MSc, and BSc in Physiotherapy, Cavalheri began his tenure at Curtin University as a PhD student in 2011, advancing through successive roles such as tutor, lecturer, and senior lecturer in the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science from December 2016 to December 2020.

Cavalheri's principal research interests center on exercise training and the promotion of physical activity for individuals with chronic lung diseases, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As a trained physiotherapist, his investigations highlight the benefits of structured exercise programs—encompassing walking, cycling, and resistance training—in alleviating symptoms, enhancing postoperative recovery, and improving quality of life for lung cancer patients undergoing surgery or advanced treatments. He has produced an extensive body of peer-reviewed work, notably "Exercise training as part of lung cancer therapy" published in Respirology in 2020, "Exercise training for people with advanced lung cancer" in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2017, and "Association between physical activity and reduced mortality in inoperable lung cancer" in 2023. By 2020, Cavalheri had authored 25 publications within the prior 24 months. His contributions earned him the joint Cancer Council Western Australia Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year Award in 2020 for advancements in lung cancer recovery strategies. Additionally, he has edited a special issue on Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation for the Journal of Clinical Medicine, furthering his impact on respiratory rehabilitation and exercise oncology practices.