Ali Asghar Khodadoust

Ali Asghar Khodadoust
Ali Asghar Khodadoust
Born	27 October 1935; Shiraz, Iran
Died	9 March 2018 (aged 82); New York City, United States
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] 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.[3] 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.[4] He was 82.[5]

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