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Leila Vaghei, M.D. |
Dr. Leila Vaghei is an attending physician at the Louisville VA Medical Center. She practices comprehensive ophthalmology at the VA Eye Clinic, where she staffs the University of Louisville residents in clinic and in cataract surgery.
Current Position
Assistant Clinical Professor - University of Louisville, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Staff Attending Physician - Veterans Affairs Medical Center Eye Clinic, Louisville, KY
Specialties
Comprehensive Ophthalmology, including cataract surgery
Contact Information
Leila Vaghei, M.D.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Eye Clinic
800 Zorn Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Leila.Vaghei@med.va.gov
Education
Undergraduate
College: Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland
Year of graduation: 1994
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Biology
Graduate
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Year of Graduation: 1998
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Post‑graduate
Internship
Program: Internal Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine
Hospital: Ruby Memorial Hospital
Location: Morgantown, WV
Dates: 07/01/98‑06/30/99
Residency
Program: Ophthalmology, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Hospital: University of Louisville Hospital
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Dates: 07/01/99‑06/30/02
Academic Appointments
Assistant Clinical Professor, Gratis Appointment, University of
Louisville Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Dates: July 2002 through the present
Other Positions and Employment
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Ophthalmology Clinic, Louisville, Kentucky
Title: Staff Attending Physician
Dates: 07/14/02‑ present
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Ophthalmology Clinic, Louisville, Kentucky
Title: Co‑Chief of the Ophthalmology Clinic
Dates: 07/01/03‑01/06/06
Ireland Army Community Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Title: Staff Ophthalmologist
Dates: 07/14/02‑12/01/05
Board Certification and Licensure
Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology
Certified October 26, 2003
Medical Licensure
State of Kentucky
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Kentucky Doctors for Life
Awards
Moran Teaching Award
University of Louisville Department of Ophthalmology
June 2005
Clinical Service
Staff resident cataract surgeries on a weekly basis at the VA
Staff resident general eye clinics on a daily basis at the VA
Publications
Schwartz, T.L. and Vaghei, L.Z.: Charles Bonnet Syndrome in Children. J.
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
2:310‑313, 1998.