 Faculty
Alireza Hosseini, M.D.
Instructor
Lewis Hall, 3027
Office: (757) 446-5634
Lab: (757) 446-5732
Email: hosseia@evms.edu
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Professional Experiences
- Pharmacology Instructor, Department
of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2007-present
- Ocular Pharmacology Fellow,
Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2003-2007
- General Practitioner, Ankara, Turkey 1999-2000
Education
- M.D., Hacettepe University, Faculty
of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 1999
Research Interests:
Ocular
Pharmacology including:
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Ocular Pharmacology including treatment for glaucoma, AMD, dry eye
and cornea transplant
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Development of a new device to monitor and treat glaucoma
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Development of animal models for ocular pharmacology evaluations
Honors and Awards
- ISOV award for best ARVO abstract
(2007)
- Young Scientist Travel Award for
the ASPET annual meeting at Experimental Biology (2006)
- Travel award - Best poster
presentation - Cardiovascular/Renal focal group for Eastern Virginia
Medical School Research Day (2004)
Society Memberships
- American Society for Pharmacology
and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) 2005-present
- Iranian Society of Ophthalmology
and Vision Scientists (ISOV) 2004-present
- The Association for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2003-present
Publications
Oltmanns MH, Samudre SS, Castillo IG, Hosseini A, Lichtman AH, Allen RC, Lattanzio FA,
Williams PB. Topical WIN 55-212-2 Alleviates Intraocular Hypertension in Rats through a CB1 Receptor
Mediated Mechanism of Action. J Ocular Pharmcol Ther. 2008 Feb:24(1):104-15.
Hosseini, A., Lattanzio, F.A., Williams, P.B., Tibbs,
D., Samudre, S.S., and Allen, R.C. (2006) Chronic topical administration
of WIN-55-212-2 maintains a reduction of IOP in a rat glaucoma model
without adverse effects. Exp Eye Res, Volume 82, Issue 5, Pages 753-759.
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