AsadolahMovahedanMD

Retinal Disease

Vitreoretinal Surgeon, George Washington University, DC

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2150 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
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Washington, DC 20037
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Dr. Asadolah Movahedan is an ophthalmologist in Washington, DC. Dr. Movahedan’s area of interest is the management of complex retinal detachment. Through research, he aims to create novel treatments for retinal detachment by understanding and preventing proliferative vitreo-retinopathy. He also holds research interests in the role of gut microbia in the development of age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the Western world after 60 years of age.

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2019 - 2021
University of ChicagoResidency, Ophthalmology, 2016 - 2019
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Ophthalmology, 2010 - 2015
Shiraz University of Medical SciencesClass of 2006, MD

Heed Resident Retreat Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, 2018
ISPB grant on AMD Illinois Society to Prevent Blindness, 2018
Albert M. Potts Research Award University of Chicago, 2018
Best Poster Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014
Top 5 MIT award nominees ARVO, 2014
Best Poster Award American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2013
Desecrations of year awards ( 2nd place) Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2006
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PubMed

24 citations
Stability of limbal stem cell deficiency after mechanical and thermal injuries in mice.
Neda Afsharkhamseh, Asadolah Movahedan, Sanaz Gidfar, Michael J. Huvard, Lisa Wasielewski
Experimental Eye Research. 2016-04-01
30 citations
Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis-like Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Kavitha R. Sivaraman, Renu V. Jivrajka, Ketki Soin, Charles S. Bouchard, Asadolah Movahedan
The Ocular Surface. 2016-07-01
28 citations
Late Acute Rejection After Allograft Limbal Stem Cell Transplantation: Evidence for Long-Term Donor Survival.
Medi Eslani, Zeeshan Haq, Asadolah Movahedan, Adam Moss, Alireza Baradaran-Rafii
Cornea. 2017-01-01

Resident clinician ScientistRole of Gut Microbiome on Development of Age Related Macular Degeneration, Eugene Chang - Dimitra Skondra’s retina / microbiome lab at University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine2016 - 2019
Post doctoral fellowStem Cell Biology and tissue Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Ali Djalilian lab2010 - 2015