Kouros Nourimahdavi, MD

Preferred Name: Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, MD, MS

Dr. Nouri-Mahdavi is an experienced cataract and glaucoma surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in the field of Ophthalmology. He performs standard and femto laser-assisted cataract surgery along with a variety of premium intraocular lenses including multifocal, enhanced depth of field and astigmatism-correcting lenses and manages complex concurrent cataract and glaucoma cases. He also offers a wide variety of glaucoma procedures such as minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries, including stents, trabeculectomy, glaucoma drainage shunts, and laser procedures.

He is an Editorial Board member for International Glaucoma Review, Journal of Glaucoma, and Journal of Vision and Eye Research.

Education

• MD: 1983-1989, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine
• First Residency: 1989-1992, Feiz Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
• Internship (US): 2005-2006, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego.
• Residency (US): 2006-2009, University of California San Diego, Shiley Eye Center

• Fellowships:
1. August 1992 - February 1993 (Medical Retina). Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Université de Paris XII, Créteil, France (Chief: Prof. Gabriel Coscas).
2. February 1993 - January 1994 (Glaucoma). Institut de Glaucome, Hôpital St. Joseph (Chief: Prof. Philippe Demailly), Paris, France.
3. February 1994 - May 1995 (Glaucoma research), Yale Eye Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT (Mentor: Joseph Caprioli, MD).

• Masters of Science: 2004-2006 (Clinical Research), Department of Biomathematics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles.