Dr. Mehdi Roozbahani
Areas of Expertise
Meet Dr. Mehdi Roozbahani
About Me
Dr. Mehdi Roozbahani is a fellowship-trained retina specialist at Minnesota Retina Associates who provides compassionate, evidence-based care for diseases of the macula and retina. He has particular interest in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disorders, retinal tears, and macular edema, and he offers advanced diagnostics, intravitreal injections, and retinal laser treatments tailored to each patient’s needs. Dr. Roozbahani emphasizes education and shared decision-making so patients understand their condition and the expected course of treatment.
Before moving to Minnesota, he completed a medical retina fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. Earlier, he completed clinical research fellowships at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and the Roski Eye Institute at the University of Southern California, producing multiple peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and presentations. He previously completed ophthalmology residency at Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and earned his MD from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Training

Medical Retina
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
FellowshipClinical Research
Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California
Fellowship
Clinical Research
Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University
FellowshipOphthalmology
Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
ResidencyMD
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Medical School
Awards & Honors
Physician of the Year
2016Rahimi Hospital, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
Research Grant
2011Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Top Ophthalmology Resident
2010Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Top Ophthalmology Resident
2009Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publications & Press
Use of Bowman’s membrane electrocautery in blind eyes with painful bullous keratopathy not amenable to corneal transplantation: A retrospective case series
Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology•2022Depth-dependent reduction of biomechanical efficacy of contact lens-assisted corneal cross-linking analyzed by Brillouin microscopy
Journal of Refractive Surgery•2019Therapeutic keratoplasty for Acanthamoeba keratitis: A review of cases, complications and predictive factors
International Ophthalmology•2019Pain score of patients undergoing single spot, short pulse laser versus conventional laser for diabetic retinopathy
Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology•2013
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- FL, MN
- License Numbers
- TRN30142, 70631
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