Dr. Sohelia Rostami

Dr. Soheila Rostami, M.D. is a graduate of Howard University Medical School. She finished her residency training in ophthalmology at Howard University, where she was also the Chief Resident. This was followed by fellowship training in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. 

She has served as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Maryland and has actively been involved in the clinical practice of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery in Maryland and Virginia since 1999. She is also the recipient of the Dr. Charles I. West, Sr. Award in Anatomy and is a member of the distinguished AOA Medical Honor Society for medical excellence. 

Her area of practice expertise includes the specialized area of ophthalmology that focuses on the eyelids and the structures surrounding the eye, including problems of the eyelid, lacrimal (tear) system, and the orbit, the region surrounding the eyeball. Dr. Rostami is also an expert in all aspects of cosmetic eyelid surgery. 

Currently, she is section chief for ophthalmology at Reston Hospital. She has been active with our large Iranian-American community and is a board member and the medical director of Children of Persia (a non-profit organization registered in the USA to help children in need).