William Cooper Stivelman, M.D. earned his medical degree in 1982 from Rosalynd Franklin University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, IL. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California and a residency in ophthalmology at Northwestern University Medical Center (McGaw Medical Center, Lakeside Veterans' Administration Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital, Evanston Hospital) in Chicago. He was also awarded a fellowship in Medical Ophthalmology, Glaucoma and Medical Retina at Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco.

Dr. Stivelman is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. His professional memberships include:

• California Medication Association, 1987 to Present
• Ventura County Medical Society, 1987 to Present
• Ventura County Ophthalmological Society, 1991 to Present
  Program Secretary, 1993-1994
  Treasurer, 1994-1995
  President, 1995-1996
• American Diabetes Association Board Member, Ventura County Chapter, 1988-1989
• Chicago Ophthalmologic Society, 1983-1986
• Illinois Association of Ophthalmologists, 1983-1986
• American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1983-1986

Dr. Stivelman is an independent medical evaluator as well as an Expert Reviewer in Ophthalmology for the Medical Board of California. He is an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Jules Stein Eye Institute - UCLA in Los Angeles. He has published articles in respected journals, co-produced an electronic cross-referenced ophthalmic lexicon currently in use at Northwestern University's Fluorescein Angiography Library and elsewhere, and co-authored and contributed to several books on classical music. Other honors and awards include:

• Physician's Service Award, American Medical Association, 1982
• Distinguished Service, Chicago Medical School, 1982
• Undergraduate Honors, 1973-1977
• Academic Distinction, 1973-1977
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1977
• Magna Cum Laude, 1977

Dr. Stivelman is affiliated with the following hospitals:

• Columbia Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks
• Simi Valley Hospital, Simi Valley
• Westlake Eye Surgery Center, Westlake Village
• UCLA Medical Center Hospitals/Jules Stein Eye Institute
• Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura
• St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard
• Lynn Eye Surgery Center, Thousand Oaks

Shayna J. Aberle Mangers, M.D. earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2003.  In addition to graduating with honors, she was named to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national Honor Medical Society. She also received the Merck Award for Excellence in Surgery.  Her internship was fulfilled at the University of Illinois College of Medicine/St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She completed her residency in ophthalmology, as well as her glaucoma fellowship, at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. 

She specializes in medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma and also provides comprehensive ophthalmic services for adolescents and adults.

Research presentations:

• Mangers S, Kramer B, Holekamp N, Shui Y-B, Beebe D. Oxygen consumption by human vitreous humor. Poster presentation, ARVO 5/2006.
• Mangers S, Harvey R, Aldag J, Dorsch J, Aiyer M, Novotny N. Impact of personal digital assistant use on internal medicine residents’ clinical knowledge. Poster presentation, 114th AAMC Annual Meeting 11/2003; Annual Resident Research Day OSF St Francis Medical Center 5/2004.

Hospital Affiliations:

• Community Memorial Hospital
• Ventura County Medical Center

Professional memberships:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Glaucoma Society
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society