Ella Faktorovich MD
Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery
Director, Pacific Vision Institute
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1 Daniel Burnham CourtSuite 170-CSan Francisco, CA 94109
Phone+1 415-518-7965
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Summary
- I am a board-certified ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in refractive surgery. I am passionate about corneal vision correction surgery, such as LASIK, PRK, and SMILE and have numerous projects focused on developments in this field. I am also interested in applying artificial intelligence and deep machine learning methods to optimize screening and treatments of refractive surgery patients.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1998
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 1996
Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsTopical analgesics for acute corneal pain: current options and emerging therapeutics.J Daniel Lafreniere, Anna-Maria Szczesniak, Emma Courtney, Melanie E M Kelly, Ella G Faktorovich
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2023-11-01 - 35 citationsEfficacy and safety of pain relief medications after photorefractive keratectomy: review of prospective randomized trials.Ella G. Faktorovich, Karishma Melwani
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2014-10-01 - 37 citationsEffect of topical 0.5% morphine on postoperative pain after photorefractive keratectomy.Ella G. Faktorovich, Allan I. Basbaum
Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2010-12-01
Press Mentions
Ozempic Linked to Rare 'Eye Stroke' Risk: Experts Weigh in on Benefits and ConcernsJuly 16th, 2024- San Francisco's Pacific Vision Institute Sees Surge in PatientsJuly 8th, 2020
The Bay Area's Top Doctors of 2019January 17th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Russian
External Links
- Pacific Vision Institutehttp://www.pacificvision.org
- Instagram for Pacific Vision Institutehttps://www.instagram.com/pacificvisioninstitute/
- Facebook for Pacific Vision Institutehttps://www.facebook.com/PacificVision/
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