Dr. Vasilev received his medical degree from the Keck School at the University of Southern California, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society. Subsequently, he  completed his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology and fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the USC-Los Angeles County Women's Hospital and the USC Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology.

Dr.Vasilev is immediate past Chief of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. He also served as Chair of Gynecolgic Oncology for Kaiser Southern California from 2001-2008. Prior to that he served as Director of Gynecologic Oncology at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California from 1991-1997. Concurrently, as a member of the academic faculty at the University of California, Irvine, he coordinated clinical research trials and participated in medical student, resident and fellow education in a tertiary care center of excellence. Then, as an associate surgeon with the Women's Cancer Center(s), he facilitated development of a private practice network, influencing tertiary medical practice patterns in the community at large.

Dr.Vasilev is Clinical Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)  and actively participates in the training of residents and gynecologic oncology fellows. He has additional academic ties to the City of Hope and the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) via UC Irvine, through which he is actively involved in clinical research.

Dr.Vasilev is a proponent of minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic)  cancer  surgery, has published on innovative surgical procedures and has been a faculty member at local and national courses teaching advanced laparoscopic techniques to other physicians.  He is widely regarded as a skilled experienced surgeon with special expertise in advanced techniques required to achieve  complete  cytoreduction in ovarian cancer, to perform minimal blood loss radical pelvic primary and re-operative surgery, and to perform advanced pelvic reconstruction. A large part of his practice philosophy is grounded in risk/benefit trade-off and informed patient choice, with quality of life issues being major considerations.   

Dr. Vasilev also holds an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and has a strong interest in medical management economics, quality outcomes measures, evidence based practice and decision support. He has been active with and was Co-Chair of the Health Care Management Events Group at the UCLA Healthcare Collaborative, which facilitates exchange of information and services regarding advances affecting the dynamic southern California healthcare industry.

Dr.Vasilev is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is extensively published and belongs to numerous medical and honor societies.

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