Accepting new patients

Alison Skalet, M.D., Ph.D., FACS

Accepting new patients

  • Paul H. Casey Chair in Ocular Oncology
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cancer
  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Eye Cancer
  • Ocular Melanoma
  • Ocular Oncology
  • Retinoblastoma

Locations and contact

I see patients at
White brick building next to parking garage, and the buidling entrance reads Casey Eye Institute. There is also an extended cover for the patient drop off area at the building entrance.
Casey Eye Institute
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About me

Dr. Skalet specializes in treating adult and pediatric patients with ocular tumors. She enjoys working with an outstanding team of professionals dedicated to the care of patients with cancers of the eye. She provides medical and surgical care for patients with a wide variety of benign and malignant eye tumors, including retinoblastoma, uveal and conjunctival melanoma, metastatic lesions, intraocular lymphoma, and vascular tumors. Her goal is to provide care that is both cutting-edge and compassionate.

Dr. Skalet combines her busy clinical practice with clinical and translational research. Her current research interests include the evaluation of circulating tumor cells as a biomarker in uveal melanoma, collaborative clinical research investigating trends in clinical care and outcomes, investigation of novel ophthalmic imaging modalities including optical coherence tomography angiography, and clinical trials in ocular oncology.

Dr. Skalet has enjoyed serving on multiple national and international subspecialty committees for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology, American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists, and the International Society of Ocular Oncology.

In her free time, Dr. Skalet loves to spend time with her family exploring all the Pacific Northwest has to offer. She enjoys hiking, skiing, reading and singing.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 1998, Tulane University
    • Ph.D., 2005, University of Pennsylvania
    • M.D., 2006, University of Pennsylvania

  • Internship

    • Internship, pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2007

  • Residency

    • Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco

  • Fellowship

    • Ocular oncology and ophthalmic pathology, Casey Eye Institute/Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, 2012

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Ophthalmology, 2012

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists
  • International Society of Ocular Oncology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (410 Ratings, 152 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey patient surveys.

  1. Reassuring

  2. Dr. Skalet is always very kind. She is thorough and responsive to our questions regarding next steps or our concerns.

  3. I always have a great experience. I know that my appointment will take 2 hrs to complete each time.

  4. Dr Skalet is warm, upbeat, encouraging, knowledgable, compassionate, friendly, and confidence inspiring. I am so grateful to be able to work with her.

  5. Dr. Skalet is amazing - her depth of knowledge and experience makes me feel I'm in very good hands for the surgeries I need.

  6. Very professional

  7. It is always a delight.she updates a d listens with good concern. I a. Grateful for the care I have had for o er ten years

  8. Dr. Skalet is outstanding.

  9. Very thorough in explaining the issue. Spoke using words a layperson can understand!

  10. Every thing went well .

  11. Dr Skalet and her staff were great. They were running behind schedule but kept me informed

  12. I hope no one I know ever needs to see Dr. Skalet solely because of her specialty. She was amazing and ever single person in the offices (check in staff and imaging techs) were absolutely fantastic. Caring, gentle and empathetic. Although I was there for scary reasons, they made me feel at ease and well cared for.

  13. I can't say enough good things about Casey. The very best care

  14. Dr. Skalet is amazing. Brilliant, caring, listens and explains. Best person to be with me in this journey

  15. Extremely well educated. Knowledgable & a strong communicator. Highly skilled. Pleasant, approachable, compassionate, and I have a lot of trust in her knowledge-base. I feel safe knowing my precious only-ever two eye balls are regularly monitored for any changes. I am better aware of melanomas and am not shy about sharing with people what I've learned to inform them of sun safety measures, etc. I am a big fan of the CEI.

  16. She is always great, informative and shows concern.

  17. Awesome felt comfortable relaxed

  18. The entire process was smooth from beginning to end. It also helps that I received a great report from Dr. Skalet. Have to say I noticed the promptness of all the camera stations and the experience of the entire staff was markedly improved. The reception desk person was nice and welcoming, which is a big change from two years ago. Also noticed other staff were helpful to other patients who had questions.

  19. I am checked annually and I love the whole team

  20. The clinician was great. She got right to the point after all the testing to let me know the status of my condition. She was clear and to the point. I know that she had back to back appointments with no time in between, and I didn't feel rushed at all.

  21. Been coming there every year for the past 10 years and they make you feel at home and make you feel very comfortable and I have a lot of confidence in them. They do a good job taking care of me.

  22. Excellent, caring, great communication skills.

  23. Excellent communications.

  24. Everything was great.

  25. Every person that I dealt with, from the parking garage to Dr Skalet, including receptionists, photo tech, and ultrasound tech, were fantastic!

  26. Dr Skalet is very caring and I have full confidence In her knowledge of treating my cancer.

  27. Every one of the team of professionals that were part of my care were ansolutely the best

  28. Excellent treatment, always the very bedt.

  29. Thorough, takes the time necessary, excellent.

  30. The best in this field this clinician will do what others are afraid to try and was successful I am grateful for her professionalism