Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Wayne State University School of Medicine Kresge Eye Institute Specialty: ​Cornea and External Diseases Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Research Fellowship: Farabi Eye Hospital/TUMS, Schepens Eye Research Institute/Harvard Medical School Residency: Kresge Eye Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine Clinical Fellowship: Cornea and Refractive Surgery fellowship at Massachusetts Eye & Ear/Harvard Medical School Appointment Location: Detroit Clinical Interests: Medical and surgical management of cornea and ocular surface diseases, corneal transplantation, cataract surgery, refractive surgery Selected Publications: 

1. Tahvildari M, Singh RB, Saeed H. Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Diseases. Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2021 Mar 9:1-8. PMID: 33689543.
2. Bal S, Tahvildari M, Jurkunas U. Scleral Perforation Secondary to Cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmology. 2021 May;128(5):662. PMID: 33892901.
3. Tahvildari M, Dana R. Low dose interleukin-2 therapy in transplantation, autoimmunity and inflammatory diseases. Journal of Immunology. December 2019. PMID: 31740549.
4. Shao C, Chen Y, Nakao T, Amouzegar A, Yin J, Tahvildari M, Lužnik Z, Chauhan SK, Dana R.  Local delivery of regulatory T cells promoted corneal allograft survival. Transplantation. January 2019. PMID: 30247445.
5. Tahvildari M, Inomata T, Amouzegar A, Dana R. Regulatory T cell modulation of cytokine and cellular networks in corneal allograft rejection. Current Ophthalmology Reports. October 2018. PMID: 31807370.
6. Tahvildari M, Amouzegar A, Foulsham W, Dana R. Therapeutic approaches for induction of tolerance and immune quiescence in corneal allotransplantation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. January 2018. PMID: 29307015.
7. Tahvildari M, Emami-Naeini P, Omoto M, Mashaghi A, Chauhan SK, Dana R. Treatment of donor corneal tissue with immunomodulatory cytokines: a novel strategy to promote graft survival in high-risk corneal transplantation. Scientific Reports. April 2017. PMID: 28428556.
8. Di Zazzo A, Tahvildari M, Subbarayal B, Yin J, Dohlman TH, Inomata T, Mashaghi A, Chauhan SK, Dana R. Proangiogenic function of T cells in corneal transplantation. Transplantation.August 2016. PMID: 27490416.
9. Di Zazzo A, Tahvildari M, Florakis GJ, Dana R. Ocular manifestations of inherited phospholipase-Cγ2-associated antibody deficiency and immune dysregulation. Cornea. July 2016. PMID: 27442322.
10. Hua J, Stevenson W, Dohlman TH, Inomata T, Tahvildari M, Calcagno N, Pirmadjid N, Sadrai Z, Chauhan SK, Dana R. Graft site microenvironment determines dendritic cell trafficking through the CCR7-CCL19/21 axis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. March 2016. PMID: 27031839.
11. Tahvildari M, Omoto M, Chen Y, Emami-Naeini P, Inomata T, Dohlman TH, Kaye AE, Chauhan SK, Dana R. In vivo expansion of regulatory T cells by low-dose interleukin-2 treatment increases allograft survival in corneal transplantation. Transplantation. March 2016 Mar. PMID: 26881788.
12. Mohammadi SF, Tahvildari M, Abdolahi-Nia T. Pupil size and LASIK. Ophthalmology. April 2012. PMID: 22472258.
13. Hashemian MN, Z-Mehrjardi H, Moghimi S, Tahvildari M, Amiri HM. Prevention of corneal neovascularization: comparison of different doses of subconjunctival bevacizumab with its topical form in experimental rats. Ophthalmic Research. January 2011. PMID: 21212709.