DOCTORS & STAFF

Jonathan Savell, M.D.,M.P.A.  |  Michael Gagnon, M.D.
 Gina Trentacosti, O.D.   |   Jimmy Yip, O.D.  |  Stephen Kang, O.D.

After graduating from Columbia College Magna Cum Laude, Dr. Savell received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. Following his ophthalmology residency at Yale, Dr. Savell was a Clinical Fellow at The National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. He received his Masters Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on Health Services Administration from the University of San Francisco.

A board certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Savell has been on the clinical teaching staff of the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University since 1975. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the California Association of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the California Medical Association, and the Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association. Currently     Dr. Savell is the Vice Chief of Staff for ValleyCare Health System that includes ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton and Valley Memorial Hospital in Livermore, as well as the ACCMA Councilor representing physicians in the Tri-Valley area.

Dr. Savell has been in practice in the Tri-Valley since 1975. He is the founder of Valley EyeCare Center Medical Associates, specializing in refractive and cataract surgery.

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Michael Gagnon, M.D.

Specializing in cornea and refractive surgery, Dr. Gagnon has performed a wide variety of refractive procedures, including LASIK and Advanced Surface Ablation, and no injection sutureless cataract surgery. He has published many papers and has given lectures at national meetings on topics in refractive surgery as well as ocular surface reconstruction. Dr. Gagnon received the Best Paper of Session Award at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting for his investigation of intraocular lens calculations after LASIK. His areas of interest also include LASIK, corneal transplants, sutureless corneal transplants (DSEK), pterygium surgery, artificial corneas, and dry eyes.

Gina Trentacosti, O.D.

Dr. Trentacosti received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis, in biological sciences. She graduated from the Univeristy of California Berkeley School of Optometry. She completed her clinical rotations at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC, Vision American in St. Louis, MO, and Heritage Park Vision Source in Midwest City, OK.

Upon completing her doctorate in 2000, Dr. Trentacosti became an associate at Valley EyeCare Center.

Jimmy Yip, O.D.

Dr. Jimmy Yip received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in biochemistry. He completed his graduate degree at the University of California Berkeley School of Optometry.   His clinical rotations were completed at the San Francisco Veterans Hospital, Vandenburg Air Force base, Sacramento Kaiser Permanente and Sacramento Veterans Hospital.

Dr. Yip has been an associate at Valley EyeCare Center since 2008.

Stephen Kang, O.D.

Dr. Kang graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with an BS degree in Psychobiology. He received his doctorate from the New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, in 2008, after completing his clinical rotations at Vision Care of Maine in Bangor, ME; Veterans Administration in Manchester, NH; Barnet Dulaney Perkins in Phoenix, AZ; South End Health Center, MA; and New England Commonwealth in Boston, MA.

Dr. Kang has been an associate at Valley EyeCare Center since 2009.

Our Staff

In addition to our outstanding doctors, our staff includes front office, business office, clinical, and optical specialists to assist our patients. Our management team has established and developed their departments with highly trained individuals, who are dedicated and compassionate. At Valley EyeCare Center, we are proud to offer our patients exceptional medical, surgical, and vision care for life.