Management Team
Dr. Seyed Hasan Razavi, MD, is a medical doctor and specialist with over 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership, patient safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As part of the management team at IVORC, he supports vision science education and research through international partnerships. He is passionate about connecting researchers, clinicians, and academics to foster innovation, education, and global collaboration in healthcare, scientific research, and translational vision science.
Dr. Pegah Rashidian, MD, is a clinician-scientist and medical researcher with expertise in women’s health, retinopathy of prematurity, and ophthalmic conditions during pregnancy. She is actively involved in mentoring early-career researchers and teaching systematic reviews and meta-analyses to promote evidence-based clinical practice. Dr. Rashidian has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications and international research collaborations, with a focus on bridging clinical medicine and research to improve patient outcomes and advance translational healthcare. As a member of the management team at IVORC, she supports education and research initiatives across the MENA region through international partnerships. She also serves as an active reviewer for PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science.
Academic Ambassadors
The Global Ambassador Network is an IVORC Academic Foundation initiative that promotes international collaboration in vision science, research, and education.
DR. ZOELFIGAR DAFALLA MOHAMED
A/Professor of Optometry, Oman
University of Buraimi
Dr. Ali Rıza Cenk Çelebi
Professor of Ophthalmology, Türkiye
İstinye University
Dr. Walid Shaban Abdella
Ophthalmologist, Egypt
Al-Azhar University
Dr. Ehab Ghoneim
Professor of Ophthalmology,
Egypt
Port Said University
Dr. Kourosh Shahraki
University of California
