Ali Asghar Khodadoust

Ali Asghar Khodadoust
Born (1935-10-27)27 October 1935
Shiraz, Iran
Died 10 March 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 82)
New York City
Residence Shiraz, Iran
Guilford, Connecticut
Nationality Iranian
Citizenship Iran
United States
Alma mater Shiraz University
Children Marjan . Mehran . Maryam . Pooyan . Mojgan
Scientific career
Fields Ophthalmology

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] His medical reputation was the result of his extensive studies on corneal diseases and transplantation biology.[3]

Death

Khodadoust died at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital in New York City on March 10, 2018. He was 82.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tourismonline.co/4747/هشتادمین-زادروز-دکتر-خدادوست.html
  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: 373–6. PMID 23725074.
  3. ↑ "Ali Asghar Khodadoust".
  4. ↑ "Father of Iran's ophthalmology dies at 82". theiranproject.com.
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