Dr. Gary L. Aguilar

Meet Dr. Gary Aguilar

Gary L. Aguilar, MD, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in ophthalmic plastic surgery.

He offers routine eye exams, treats a wide variety of eye conditions, including routine cataract lens replacement surgery, toric lens implants, extended range of focus implants, and multifocal lens implant surgery. He also treats glaucoma, dry eye conditions, infections, and performs both cosmetic eyelid plastic surgery, as well as reconstructive plastic surgery for “droopy” eyelids (“ptosis”), cancer eyelid surgery, in-turned and out-turned eyelids (“entropion” and “ectropion”), and surgery to correct blocked tear ducts (“dacryocystorhinostomy”).

Dr. Aguilar earned his MD from UCLA; completed an internship in internal medicine at UCLA-Harbor General Hospital, then did a year of residency in general surgery, also at UCLA-Harbor General Hospital. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Stanford University Medical Center, and earned board certification in the American Board of Ophthalmology. He then completed a fellowship in oculoplastic surgery at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, and earned membership in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

After training, Dr. Aguilar entered private ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery practice in San Francisco. He joined the clinical faculties at Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco, and was appointed “Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology.” While maintaining a private practice, he has taught ophthalmology residents and fellows at UCSF-run San Francisco General Hospital for over 25 years, and was awarded the Crowell Beard “excellence in teaching award” from UCSF.

Education

• Medical Degree | University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Internship, Internal Medicine | UCLA-Harbor General Hospital
• Residency, General Surgery | UCLA-Harbor General Hospital
• Residency, Ophthalmology | Stanford University Medical Center
• Fellowship, Oculoplastic Surgery | Wills Eye Hospital