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A licensed, board-certified anesthesiologist, Dr. Phillip completed medical school in 1991 at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She then completed her residency in anesthesiology at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, and became board certified in anesthesiology in 1997.

Dr. Phillip graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York in Brooklyn in 1986. Her academic honors at Medgar Evers College include National Dean’s List and the Myrlie Evers Award, Academic Excellence in 1986.  

Dr. Phillip’s current medical memberships include: the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.

Dr. Paul Dreschnack is a world-famous Plastic Surgeon with 35 years of experience. He is nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize as well as the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the India Project, a plastic surgery camp in India treating thousands of patients with congenital birth defects or burn injuries each year. An innovator in his field, he has also done extensive research on stem cell therapy for hair regrowth and hair restoration in female and male baldness.

Dr. Dreschnack focuses on stem cell therapy, and cosmetic surgery including breast implants, reductions and lifts, liposuction and tummy tucks. He has been working to upgrade the design of saline implants, making them safer and more reliable. Dr. Dreschnack also works with patients providing skin evaluations and treatments for - Skin Cancer, scars and keloids, cysts, moles and skin tags, spider and varicose veins, birthmark removal, stretch marks, wrinkles and facial fillers. He also is trained in Hand and Microsurgery.

As an academician, Dr. Dreschnack reviews articles for the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery on “Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, Breast and Abdomen” since 2006 and served as Clinical Instructor at LSU School of Medicine/Department of Surgery and SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He has received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Schiller International University, Medical Doctorate from Ross University School of Medicine in New Jersey, and received education at Yale University, Columbia University/College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Medical College/Graduate Division and Manhattan College for his undergraduate work.

A prolific writer and accomplished presenter, he has given presentations for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and many others and been published in The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, on Medforum.com, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Headache and the Proceedings of the American Association for Hand Surgery.

Dr. Dreschnack provides both women and men innovative and personalized care that nurtures mind, body, and spirit, He enjoys partnering with his patients to support their health, well-being and beauty.

Neurologist

Head of the Neurological Institute

Gynecologist

Head of Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute

Orthopedist

Head of the Orthopedic & Rheumatologic Institute

Urologist

Head of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute

Oncologist

Orthopedics and Traumatology

Mammologist

Specializes in breast surgeries

Gynecologist

Cardiac Surgeon, Specialist in congenital heart disease treatment

Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Center, Cardiologist

Head of the Pediatric Heart Transplantation Department, Heart Surgeon

Onco-Neurosurgeon

Oncologist

Head of Breast Center

Pediatric oncologist

Head of Pediatric oncology Department

Surgeon

Head of Surgery Department

Regional Medical Director (WI) | Glaucoma, MIGS, and Anterior Segment Surgeon at SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean

OFFICE ADDRESS

SSM Health/Davis Duehr Dean
Madison, WI 53705

FORMAL EDUCATION

2006-2007    Glaucoma Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

2003-2006   Residency: Metro Health Hospital, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI

2002-2003   Internship: Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

1999-2002    D.O.: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), Old Westbury, NY

1991-1997    M.D.: Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Sept 2021 – Present  Regional Medical Director, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

Sept 2020 – Sept 2021  Associate Medical Director, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

2017 – Sept 2020  Chief Glaucoma Services, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

2014 – Present  Glaucoma Physician, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

2014 – Present  Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

2007 – 2014   Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Glaucoma Society

American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology

American Osteopathic Association

Madison Ophthalmologic Society

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES (PEER REVIEW)

2019-2021 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Journal of Glaucoma

2017-2018 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology

2016 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2015 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2014 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2013 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2012 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2011 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2010 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2009 Reviewer, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

2009 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2008 Reviewer, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

2008 Reviewer, Archives of Ophthalmology

2008 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology

2008 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

2007 Reviewer, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

2007 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS)

2024   AOCOO-HNS treasurer 

2020-Present Board Of Governors Member

2018 Ophthalmology Course Director, May 2-4

2016 – Present Educational Committee

SSM/Davis Duehr Dean

    2020 - Present Regional Associate Medical Director

    2018 - Present Operational Committee

    2015 - Present Quality Improvement Committee

    2015 - 2020 MQIC Committee

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

    2010-2013 Clinical Financial Analysis Committees

    2012-2014 Clinical Working Group

    2013 Service Chief of Glaucoma

INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

2021 UW Madison Grand Rounds Presentation, March 19th “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma surgery”

2021 SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Clinical Challenges, March 6th “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma surgery”

2020 1st Simposium Oftalmologico, Santa Rosa, Honduras, February 7-8 “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)”

2019 SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Clinical Challenges, March 9th “OCT in Glaucoma”

2018 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, May 3-6, Program Chair

2016 Mid-year seminar, October 8, 9, 2016 Program Chair

2014 The American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, October 18, 2014 Glaucoma Original Paper Moderator

2014 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Discipline at the 98th Annual Clinical Assembly of the AOCOO-HNS Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ, May 8, 2013. “Ask the Experts: Glaucoma Panel and Case Discussions”.

2013 The American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, November 19, 2013. “Glaucoma Original Paper Moderator (Part 1)”

2013 Current Concepts, Continuing Education for Optometrists, Madison, WI, September 7, 2013 “Canaloplasty and MIGS”.

2013 The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS), September 22, 2013, Detroit, MI. “Alternatives to Trabeculoplasty”.

2012 University of Wisconsin, Grand Rounds, Madison, WI, August 3, 2012. “Canaloplasty”.

2012 The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS), May 9-12, 2012. “Glaucoma Panel: Controversy in Glaucoma Laser and Surgery”.

OPHTHALMOLOGY EXPERIENCE

2024 2 two-week ophthalmology mission trips, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

2023 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2022 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2021 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2020 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2019 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

2018 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Bonita Springs, FL

2018 American Glaucoma Society meeting, New York, NY

2017 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

2016 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ

2016 American Glaucoma Society meeting

2012 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale, FL

2011 American Glaucoma Society, Dana Point, CA

2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL

2010 Extraordinary Ophthalmology, Madison, WI

2010 Residents Day, Milwaukee, WI

2010 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

2009 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Austin, TX

2008 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2019 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course

2019 University of Wisconsin, Residents: Secondary Glaucoma Presentation, December 2019

2019 University of Wisconsin, Midwest Regional Phaco Course, Residents and Fellows, Wet Lab, Madison, WI, August, 2019

2018 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, November 10, 2018.

2017 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, December 16, 2017.

2017 University of Wisconsin, Midwest Regional Phaco Course, Residents and Fellows, Wet Lab, Madison, WI, August 17, 2017.

2016 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, March 12, 2016.

2015 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, March 16, 2015.