Educated in both the former Soviet Union and in the United States, she has been a practicing RN in the United States since 1979. Liliya has an extensive background in many fields of nursing, with a special emphasis on surgical procedures. Throughout her career at Coney Island, Methodist, Brooklyn-Caledonian, Lenox Hill and Mount Sinai hospitals, she has acquired substantial experience, holding positions such Nurse Manager of Surgical Unit, Corporate Director of "Health Management Center" and Employee Health services, Professor of Clinical Nursing at Elizabeth Seaton College.