K. Alexander Dastgheib, M.D., (which is pronounced DAST-gabe), is a board-certified and fellowship-trained eye surgeon. After graduating from high school in London, he spent 18 years in pursuit of educational excellence in medicine, surgical and research ophthalmology. He earned his medical degree with Honors from the University of Paris. Dr. Dastgheib then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship training at Dubroff Eye Center in Maryland, followed by a fellowship at the world-famous Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Dastgheib received a prestigious two-year National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Training Award at the National Eye Institute. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the renowned Duke University Eye Center and completed another fellowship at John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, where he specialized in refractive and corneal surgery.

As a corneal specialist, Dr. Dastgheib has performed thousands of refractive procedures including cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, and over 15,000 LASIK procedures. He is fluent in French, Farsi, and conversational in German. Dr. Dastgheib is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

In 2000, Duke University Eye Center established the K. Alexander Dastgheib, M.D. Eye Surgery Award to recognize on an annual basis a Duke-trained ophthalmologist who demonstrates excellence in eye surgery and in surgical judgment.