Ali Asghar Khodadoust
Born(1935-10-27)27 October 1935
Shiraz, Iran
Died9 March 2018(2018-03-09) (aged 82)
New York City, US
Alma materShiraz University
Children5
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology

Ali Asghar Khodadoust (Persian: علی‌اصغر خدادوست, 27 October 1935[1] – 10 March 2018) was an Iranian eye surgeon specializing in corneal transplantation, in whose honor the Khodadoust rejection line is named.[2]

Born in Shiraz, Iran, Dr. Khodadoust was the founder of the Khodadoust Eye Hospital in Shiraz and a long-time faculty member at Yale University and Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Khodadoust was recognized as one of the world’s leading corneal graft surgeons and the first to describe the endothelial rejection sign known as the Khodadoust line. He was honored by UNESCO in 2015.[3]

He worked at different eye clinics in the U.S. like the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and at the Connecticut Ophthalmology Center in New Haven.[4] His medical reputation was the result of his extensive studies on corneal diseases and transplantation biology.

Death

Khodadoust died at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital in New York City on March 9, 2018. He was 82.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tourismonline.co/4747/هشتادمین-زادروز-دکتر-خدادوست.html%5B%5D
  2. ↑ Sajjadi, S; Fesharaki, H; Abtahi, ZA; Murray, RT; Fereidan-Esfahani, M; Mazloumi, M; Abtahi, SH (2013). "The Persian legend of ophthalmology: Ali Asghar Khodadoust and his everlasting lines". Arch Iran Med. 16 (6): 373–6. PMID 23725074.
  3. ↑ "Ali Asghar Khodadoust, MD". American Academy of Ophthalmology. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ↑ Sajjadi S et al.(2013): The Persian Legend of Ophthalmology: Ali Asghar Khodadoust and His Everlasting Lines. Arch Iran Med. 16: 373 – 376.
  5. ↑ "Father of Iran's ophthalmology dies at 82". theiranproject.com.


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