About Dr. Shani Pillar

Dr. Shani Pillar is a senior eye doctor (M.D.) and she heads the uveitis (inflammatory eye diseases) service in the Department of Ophthalmology at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

Dr. Pillar earned her medical degree from the Gray School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at Meir Medical Center, followed by a clinical fellowship in uveitis at the Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)—one of the leading centers in North America. 

Dr. Pillar actively engages in clinical ophthalmic research, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed professional journals and presenting her work at meetings of the Israeli Eye Association as well as international conferences. Additionally, she is dedicated to teaching medical students and training ophthalmology residents at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.