Dr. Ella Faktorovich, MD

Chosen as one of San Francisco's top three doctors in Ophthalmology.

Dr. Ella Faktorovich is an ophthalmologist and refractive surgeon in San Francisco. She founded Pacific Vision Institute more than 20 years ago. She earned her medical degree at UCSF, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, and finished her ophthalmology residency there too. She wrote a textbook on femtosecond laser use in all-laser LASIK. Her practice offers LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, lens replacement, cataract surgery, and corneal cross-linking. She also founded and chairs the yearly San Francisco Cataract, Cornea, and Refractive Surgery Symposium.

(415) 922-9500

1 Daniel Burnham Court, Suite 170-C, San Francisco, CA, 94109

www.pacificvision.org

Awards & Certifications:

Author, textbook on femtosecond laser technology in all-laser LASIK
Founder and Chair, San Francisco Cataract, Cornea, and Refractive Surgery Symposium
Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Member, International Society of Refractive Surgery
Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Education & Training:

Undergraduate degree, UC Berkeley (Phi Beta Kappa)
Medical degree, UCSF School of Medicine (Alpha Omega Alpha, 1991)
Residency in ophthalmology, UCSF

Why did we choose Dr. Ella Faktorovich, MD as one of our Top Doctors?

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Ella Faktorovich as a top ophthalmologist in San Francisco because of her UCSF training, her writing on laser vision surgery, and her role in teaching other surgeons. She earned her medical degree at the UCSF School of Medicine, where she joined the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She then finished her ophthalmology residency at UCSF and won the Asbury Award for research. Dr. Faktorovich wrote a textbook on femtosecond laser technology in all-laser LASIK. Since 2001, she has led the San Francisco Cataract, Cornea, and Refractive Surgery Symposium. That kind of work shows real command of her field.

What we like most about Dr. Faktorovich is her focus. She founded Pacific Vision Institute more than 20 years ago, and it remains her own practice near Van Ness Avenue. Her team offers LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, refractive lens exchange, cataract surgery, and corneal cross-linking. According to the practice, she was the first eye surgeon in San Francisco to perform wavefront-guided LASIK and topography-guided CONTOURA Vision LASIK. Patients can get a full workup and treatment plan in one place. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Ella Faktorovich among the top three ophthalmologists in San Francisco.