AsadolahMovahedanMD
Ophthalmology • Washington, DCRetinal Disease
Vitreoretinal Surgeon, George Washington University, DC
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Office
2150 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
First Floor
Washington, DC 20037Phone+1 202-741-2800Fax+1 202-741-2805
Summary
- 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.
Education & Training
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
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2024 - 2027
VA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2019 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2019- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsAbsence of Gut Microbiota Is Associated with RPE/Choroid Transcriptomic Changes Related to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pathobiology and Decreased Choroidal Neovas...Jason Y Zhang, Bingqing Xie, Hugo Barba, Urooba Nadeem, Asadolah Movahedan
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022-08-26 - 2 citationsComputerized Texture Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Choriocapillaris in Normal Eyes of Young and Healthy Subjects.Asadolah Movahedan, Phillip Vargas, John Moir, Gabriel Kaufmann, Lindsay Chun
Cells. 2022-06-15 - 12 citationsHigh-Fat Diet Alters the Retinal Transcriptome in the Absence of Gut MicrobiotaDavid Dao, Bingqing Xie, Urooba Nadeem, Jason Xiao, Asad Movahedan
Cells. 2021-08-18
Grant Support
- Gut microbiome in AMDISPB2018–2020
- Gut microbiome in AMDISPB2018–2020
- Gut microbiome in AMDISPB2018–2020
Research History
- 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
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