Dr. Alireza Ziaei received his M.D. degree with high honors from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical University, he performs Basic Science Research at Schepens Eye Research Institute at Boston. Dr. Alireza Ziaei is a member of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and International Society for Eye Research. Dr. Alireza Ziaei has received numerous awards and grants including National Excellent Researchers Award and the Science Excellence Prize during his medical school.

Corneal and ocular surface diseases, mainly on the pathogenesis of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy