Dr. Pilyugina (or Dr. P, as her patients like to call her) received her ophthalmology training at Stanford University and completed a specialized two-year retina-vitreous surgical fellowship with the University of California at San Diego, the same institution and faculty with whom Dr. Assil had trained.
As a member of an elite group of only 3000 retina-vitreous specialists in the United States, Stanford-trained Dr. Pilyugina brings to AGEI a unique skill set in the treatment and surgery of retinal disease.
Her academic credentials include numerous research papers, conference presentations, medical publications, and clinical trials.
In recognition of her expertise, Dr. Pilyugina was asked to serve as Chief Editor for New Retinal Physician, a supplement published by the Retinal Physician Journal.
In addition, she has spent the past decade in private practice with various prestigious ophthalmology groups throughout California. Dr. Pilyugina’s clinical interests include the treatment of macular degeneration and other macular disorders, diabetic retinopathy, and the repair of retinal detachments.
Perhaps Dr. P’s most notable achievement, however, is her warm and caring relationship with her patients. She makes an effort to get to know her patients as an individual, and not just as an eye condition. In fact, Dr. P limits the number of patients she sees on a daily basis in order to devote adequate time to explain to her patients their eye condition and how she proposes to treat it.
Dr. P has been practicing as a retina specialist in Southern California for ten years and joined AGEI as Director of the Retina Division in 2013. She is a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian and is fluent in Spanish.
When Dr. P isn't treating patients, you can find her hiking the Malibu canyons with her husband, jogging at the beach, and trying to keep her two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs properly exercised so they don’t drive both her and her husband crazy.
WORK EXPERIENCE |
Director of Retina Division Assil Gaur Eye Institute, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica, CA. July 2013-present
Retina Service, EYE-Q Vision Center Fresno, CA. September 2014 - September 2015
Retinal Consultants of Southern California Medical Group Santa Monica, Encino, Westlake Village, CA. January 2009 - September 2014
Chief Editor, New Retinal Physician Supplement to Retinal Physician Journal, PentaVision LLC. 2013 - 2017 |
EDUCATION |
Surgical Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA. 2007 - 2009
Ophthalmology Residency Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA. 2004 - 2007
Transitional Internship Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA 2003 - 2004
Doctor of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 1998 - 2003
Bachelor of Science (Biology/Chemistry), Summa Cum Laude Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX 1995 - 1998
Great Books Program Interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM 1993 - 1995 |
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION |
American Board of Ophthalmology October 2008
California State Medical License October 2004 |
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