The Team
Committed to your health and healing journey
Dr Vasilev’s Team & Colleagues
Meet Your Team
From personal education, prevention and diagnosis, through surgery and personally tailored adjuvant therapies and into survivorship and proactive recurrence prevention, we are here for you. Take some time to meet and learn about your core team and available highly experienced independent consultants
Alese Barboza AA
Administrative Assistant (all locations)You can count on Alese to help connect you with us, help secure authorizations, answer navigation questions about testing and more.
Katie Rees AA
Administrative Assistant (all locations)Katie is here to help you get connected with our team, secure authorizations, and navigate questions about testing and more.
Lisa Stern PAC
Physician Assistant (Santa Monica, CA)Lisa’s personal attention to detail means you are always on-track and supported in your journey, from diagnosis through supportive care.
Marisa Barber PAC
Physician Assistant (Arroyo Grande, CA)In our Central Coast office Marisa helps guide you from prevention through diagnosis, treatment and thriving into survivorship.
Collaborative Experts, United for Your Care
Affiliated Providers
We work collaboratively with all referring providers as well as with a curated network of affiliated providers — experts in areas like pelvic floor therapy, pain management and gastroenterology — who are not part of Steven Vasilev MD Professional Corporation— but who extend availability of the layers of integrative care we recommend as part of holistic comprehensive endometriosis management. While our in-house team sets the foundation, affiliated specialists bring focused expertise in their respective fields so that no aspect of your health goes unexamined. This collaboration ensures that when the time comes to move toward diagnosis, treatment, or ongoing support, you benefit from a truly holistic, multidisciplinary approach. We share our list with you when you become our patient. Regarding Pelvic Floor PT, the iCareBetter link offers many options close to you.
iCareBetter PFPTs
Physical Therapy InternationaliCareBetter is a good resource to find pelvic floor physical therapists knowledgeable in endometriosis and pelvic pain with a network of providers across the nation and internationally.
Common Questions
What are the main risks of laparoscopy, and how are they minimized?
Complications from laparoscopy are uncommon but can include bleeding, infection, blood clots, anesthesia risks, and injury to nearby organs or blood vessels. Careful planning, meticulous surgical technique, the right team, and close follow-up help minimize risk.