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Meet Dr. Swaraj Bose, MD

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Dr. Swaraj Bose is a leading neuro-ophthalmologist, orbital surgeon and strabismus specialist serving patients in Beverly Hills and Culver City area, providing the best care for a broad array of conditions, including complex and specialty issues such as optic neuropathies, lacrimal disorders, eyelid disorders, cranial nerve palsies and ocular diseases. As an accomplished surgeon and research scientist, Dr. Bose works closely with patients to determine the best course of care for optimal outcomes, even in the most complex cases. His advanced skills and expertise combined with a personal, compassionate approach help patients feel confident in the medical and surgical care they receive, and he is committed to taking time with each patient to ensure every question and concern is completely addressed.

After receiving his bachelor of science degree in zoology at Delhi University, Dr. Bose completed his medical degree at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and an internship and residency in general medicine and ophthalmology in India. Upon his arrival in the U.S., he completed an additional internship in internal medicine at the Veterans Administration Hospital and New York University Medical Center, and a residency in ophthalmology at New York University Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Bose has completed fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology, neuroplastics and orbital surgery (Doheny Eye Institute University of Southern California – Los Angeles), neurovascular neuro-ophthalmology (New York University Medical Center and New York Eye & Ear Infirmary), and glaucoma research and visual psychophysics (Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania).

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Bose is an associate professor of ophthalmology and neurology at the University of California, Irvine, and an attending physician at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He has received several awards and accolades, including Best Doctors in America, America’s Top Ophthalmologists, Castle-Connolly’s Best Doctor in Southern California and Physician of Excellence Award (OCMA). In addition, Dr. Bose has held several university research and teaching positions, has served as principal and co-investigator on numerous NIH-funded clinical studies, and has been widely published.

"Providing Professional & Compassionate Eye Care"

Nicole M. Fuerst, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist at Fuerst Eye Center, which has two locations in Glendale, California and West Covina, California. Dr. Fuerst takes a patient-centered approach to care, treating each patient like a member of the family. She specializes in performing cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery. 

Dr. Fuerst completed medical school at the prestigious Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She then completed her ophthalmology residency at the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received multiple teaching awards. She continued her training at the renowned Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina. While at the Duke Eye Center, Dr. Fuerst completed a two-year clinical and research fellowship in cornea and external disease, where she learned and performed the latest techniques in corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery.

Committed to her profession, Dr. Fuerst has published many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She’s also been awarded for her research presentations on a variety of topics in the field of ophthalmology.

She has been voted to Southern California Super Doctors Rising Stars 2022-2024 and Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2023-2024. Known for her extensive skill and expertise, Dr. Fuerst receives many referrals from other eye doctors for routine and specialty eye procedures. 

David J. Fuerst, MD is an experienced, board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract, corneal, and refractive surgery at his practice, Fuerst Eye Center, which has two locations in Glendale, California and West Covina, California. He is one of few refractive surgeons specializing in surgery of the cornea — the part of the eye treated by LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) and most other types of refractive surgery. 

Because of his training, experience, and outstanding results, Dr. Fuerst receives many referrals from other eye care specialists for both routine and complex eye surgery, as well as referrals from his satisfied patients.

After completing his ophthalmology residency at the prestigious University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, Dr. Fuerst continued his training at the University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, completing his fellowship in cornea and external disease. 

Dedicated to his profession, Dr. Fuerst is a recognized mentor and educator. He served as the residency program director at White Memorial Medical Center and as an on-staff teacher at the University of Southern California (USC), which are both located in Los Angeles.

Dr. Fuerst provides compassionate care and treats each patient like a member of his family.

Scott W. Beeve is a board-certified ophthalmologist practicing at Beeve Vision Care Center in Glendale, California. He specializes in laser vision correction and holds multiple certifications in laser and refractive surgeries, including iDesign iLASIK and multifocal intraocular lens implantation. Dr. Beeve has been performing LASIK procedures since 1999 and is a leading provider of cataract surgery. He also offers comprehensive eye care services, including diagnostics and treatment of conditions like glaucoma, macular degeneration, emergencies and dry eyes. 

Since 2000, Dr. Beeve has been voted Glendale’s Best and Foothills’ Best Ophthalmologist by the Los Angeles Times-Glendale News-Press Readers Poll. He also received the Pasadena Best Doctors Award, the KCAL Best of LA, the Patients Choice Award for Best Ophthalmologists, and the Consumers Research Council of America Top Ophthalmologists awards year after year. 

Dr. Beeve also remains active as part of the medical staff of the Eye Surgical Center, Verdugo Hills Hospital, and Glendale Adventist Hospital. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 

Graduating cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Loma Linda University, Dr. Beeve later earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his internship in internal medicine and pursued his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. 

When not working with his patients, Dr. Beeve focuses on his work as a board member and volunteer eye physician and surgeon as part of his family’s Beeve Foundation for World Eye and Health.

Dr. Nadji is a fellowship trained, board certified ophthalmologist. He takes pride in giving each patient individual attention and always allows them the chance to ask any and all of their questions. He specializes in sutureless cataract surgery and is one of the few surgeons in Santa Monica performing the newest laser cataract surgery. He is available for ophthalmic consultation and can screen for glaucoma, dry eyes, macular degeneration, cataracts, and diabetes.

Dr. Nadji graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern. He then moved to New York to complete his residency at Nassau University Medical Center and his cornea fellowship at Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island under the mentorship of Dr. Henry Perry and Dr. Eric Donennfeld, two leaders in the field. In fellowship, Dr. Nadji specialized in advanced cataract surgery, premium intraocular lenses, cornea transplants, and the latest techniques in laser and refractive surgery.

In his free time, Dr. Nadji can be found playing sports and enjoying the weather with his wife and baby girl. Dr. Nadji knows your time is valuable and aims for each patient to leave informed and satisfied.

Kavita Surti, MD, is a lead physician and cosmetic specialist at Rancho Wellness Aesthetic, a state-of-the-art cosmetic medicine practice located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. With nearly 15 years in the medical field, Dr. Surti is passionate about using her expertise and experience to help patients in the San Bernardino area look and feel their absolute best.

Dr. Surti provides a full scope of cosmetic services, including advanced laser procedures for skin rejuvenation and tattoo removal, and Botox® and dermal fillers for long-lasting wrinkle reduction. As a board-certified ophthalmologist, she specializes in blepharoplasty, a cosmetic eyelid surgery designed to lift loose or droopy eyelids.  

To help her patients get the aesthetic results they’re seeking, Dr. Surti always strives to maintain the highest level of communication. She believes that listening to patients’ concerns, educating them on their options, and placing their goals at the forefront of her treatment recommendations are all part of delivering of first-rate care.

After graduating with highest honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Surti received her medical degree, also with highest honors, from Wayne State School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. She then went on to complete a three-year residency program in ophthalmology at the nationally renowned program of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Surti is also the founder and medical director of Citrus Valley Eye Care in Covina, California. She’s fluent in Spanish and welcomes all patients.

About Natalia Tilki, DO

Natalia Tilki, DO, is one of the most prominent ophthalmologists in Los Angeles, California. She combines her unique European experience with advances in modern American ophthalmology. Dr. Tilki sees patients at her private practice, Emerald Eye Center Inc., located in Encino, California.

Beginning her medical training at the most prestigious universities in Moscow, she completed a master's degree in biology and anthropology at Moscow State University. She then received her medical degree at the Moscow Academy of Medicine in Moscow, Russia. Eventually, she gained invaluable experience while working with the modern-day pioneer in refractive and cataract surgery, Dr. Svyatoslav Fyodorov.

Once in the US, Dr. Natalia Tilki completed her second medical training at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, New York, and her residency at Midwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and Stanford, California. In addition, she completed a cornea research fellowship at Louisiana State University, where she conducted numerous research projects and was published in various major American journals.

Since opening her private practice, Emerald Eye Center Inc., in Los Angeles, California, in 2006, Dr. Tilki has been specializing in anterior segment surgery and management of diabetic retinopathy.

Some of her specialties include:

•  - Cataract surgery, including premium intraocular lenses, allowing patients to see without glasses
•  - Glaucoma management, such as various laser surgeries and Ahmed valve placement.
•  - Pterygium removal with graft
•  - Lasik, PRK, clear lens exchange

Dr. Tilki has been very successful in the diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, including laser surgeries and intravitreal injections. Dr. Tilki’s very special and personal approach to each patient allows her to reach better visual outcomes and significantly improve her patients’ quality of life.

Dr. Mark Baskin is a board certified ophthalmologist and ophthalmic plastic surgeon treating patients from throughout Los Angeles from his practice located in Encino, California. His patients benefit from his expertise in blepharitis and dry eye treatment.  He performs many ophthalmic surgical procedures that include eyelid lifts, eyelid ptosis repair, chalazion excision and eyelid reconstruction after cancer removal. He is an expert in the administration of Botox, Dysport and Xeomin and the injection of dermal fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane and Radiesse. He and his staff pride themselves on providing individualized, compassionate care in an intimate, warm setting not commonly seen today. 

Dr. Baskin completed his undergraduate training at Princeton University and received his medical degree from the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine, where he was an Edmund James Scholar. He completed an internal medicine internship at UCLA and a residency in ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois in Chicago He served three fellowships: in neurology at the King's College Medical School in London, England; in uveitis at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago; and in oculoplastic surgery with Dr. Pierre Guibor in New York City.

He is the founding director of the Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Clinic at Cook County Hospital in Chicago and was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California in San Francisco. As an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), he teaches physicians in practice, residents, and fellows. He is the ophthalmic consultant to the world famous Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles. The Center has been featured on Oprah and the Discovery Channel and provides care to individuals from all over the world.

Dr. Baskin believes that eyelid surgery can enhance your appearance and reconstruct anatomical defects required for maintenance of ocular health. For example, he performed reconstructive surgeries on a Ugandan woman severely disfigured by battery acid who came to the Grossman Burn Foundation for treatment. Dr. Baskin reconstructed her damaged lower eyelid allowing a prosthetic eye to be made and successfully worn. The surgery was performed at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in West Hills, California. To learn more about the ocular surgery Dr. Baskin performed on this patient, click here.

Known for dedication to perfection in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr. Baskin is a trusted provider, with area physicians who regularly referring patients. He strives to combine the skill of surgery with an artistic, delicate touch enabling achieving results for his patients which surpass their expectations.

In his spare time, he plays trombone in a jazz band that regularly performs throughout Southern California. He has lived with his family in Los Angeles since 1989.

A Message from Dr. Paikal

Dear Friend,

I welcome you to our website, and hopefully, at some point, to our office located in Encino, California. The purpose of this website is to give potential patients some basic information about my office and myself, David Paikal, MD. My practice specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology, where I favor conservative approaches, striving to be true to the bioethical tenet of “first do no harm.”

My staff and I will do everything possible to take the best care of you. The reason we can do so is because we love what we do: helping people to see better. Sometimes, that means admitting that we don’t have all the answers and referring you elsewhere. No one physician knows it all, and my staff and I are fortunate to have strong relationships with various sub-specialists, including academicians at universities, should the need arise.

In the great city of Los Angeles, we are blessed to have many world-class ophthalmologists, and therefore, your eyes will more than likely be in the best of hands with the majority of eye-care providers. Ultimately, your decision as a patient on whom to choose will really rest on who you feel most comfortable with, and where you can achieve the kind of patient-doctor relationship you are looking for.

My educational background is attached for those of you who are interested. I wish you health and happiness.

Sincerely,

David Paikal, M.D.
Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Stein Eye Institute

Educational Background