Dr. Amir Vahdat, FEBO

Medical studies, University of Cologne

State examination

Doctorate at the Medical Faculty, University of Cologne (Dr. med.)

Approbation as FEBO („Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology“, European recognition as a specialist by examination in Paris)

Approbation as ophthalmologist

Further training in ophthalmology, St.-Martinus-Krankenhaus Düsseldorf (Chief physician: PD Dr. Klaus Dieter Lemmen)

Side activity as assistant physician in the practice of Prof. Renate Unsöld, additionally further training in neuroophthalmology

Further training in ophthalmology in the practice of PD Dr. K. D. Lemmen (retinology) and Prof. Dr. Renate Unsöld (neuroophthalmology), Blumenstr. 28, 40212 Düsseldorf

Medical work as ophthalmologist at the ophthalmic practice Blumenstr. 28, 40212 Düsseldorf

Work at the Laboratory for Immunotherapy of the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne in the team of von Prof. Dr. E. Pogge Von Strandmann, supervised by private lecturer H. Hansen; thesis: „TNF-alpha-Konvertase (TACE/ADAM 17)-abhängige Freisetzung von membranständigem CD30 durch Proteasomen-lnhibition unter Beteiligung von reaktiven Sauerstoffspezies (ROS)“

Doctorate at the Medical Faculty, University of Cologne (Dr. med.)

• Publication „TNF-alpha-converting enzyme (T ACE/ ADAM17)-dependent loss of CD30 induced by proteasome inhibition through reactive oxygen species“ Leukemia (2009)
• Lecture „Schlafapnoe und NAION (Nicht entzündliche anteriore ischämische Optico-Neuropathie“ at the 2nd Interdisciplinary Symposion on optic nerve infarction (NAION) and stroke (Scientific supervision: Prof. Dr. R. Unsöld) Düsseldorf (2013)

• Berufsverband der Augenärzte (BVA)
• Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG)
• Verein zur Förderung der Augenheilkunde in Düsseldorf e.V.