Professional
 
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Division of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
 
Director, Fifth Avenue Eye Associates
January 2005 - present

Director, Eye Care Services
Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center, NY
August 2001- February 2004
 
Attending Surgeon
New York Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital 2004-present
 
Attending Surgeon/ Clinical Instructor
Elmhurst General Hospital, NY 2000- present

Education

Fellowship in Orbitofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery,
Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Infirmary
July 2000 – June 2001
 
Residency in Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York , July 1997 - June 2000
Chief Resident July 1999 – June 2000
 
Transitional Internship, John Burns School of Medicine
Honolulu, Hawaii , July 1996 - June 1997
 
Medical School, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York , September 1992 - May 1996
 
Bachelors of Art , Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York , September 1990 - June 1992
 
Medical School, Faculté de Medecine, Universit Louis Pasteur
Strasbourg , France, October 1989 - June 1990

Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology – Oct 2001

Professional Affiliations
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member, New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society
Member, American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Member, Medical Society of the State of New York
Member, New York State Ophthalmological Society
Associate, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)
Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Past president & Founder of Mount Sinai International Health Society (93-96)
Chapter Co-President, American Medical Student Association (94-96)

International Medical/Surgical Missions
Kingdom of Tonga - SEE international, Jan 2003
Cambodia - November 2004

Additional Contributions &
Accomplishments
Mount Sinai Medical School Admission Committee Member, 2000-2005
Mount Sinai Executive Surgical Committee 2002-2003
Residency Admission Committee 2001-2003
VISX Excimer Laser Certification, June 2000
Founder - Surgeonesis.com, online AV resource for surgeons of all specialties
Fluent in English, French and Persian; Working knowledge of Spanish
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