M.D., Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran, 1988.

Residency/Fellowship: Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran (ophthalmology), 1992; Labbafinejad Medical Center, Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (retina fellowship), 1992-1993; Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa. (ocular oncology fellowship), 2001-2003.

Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, 1993-2001; Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pa., 2003-2021; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, 2009-2015; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, 2016-2021.

Appointed to the staff of Mayo Clinic in Florida, 2021; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 2022-present.