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 (395 Ratings, 142 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. She is excellent. Thorough and kind. I very much trust her.

  2. Excellent Care with every one I met on the ocular oncology Team provided excellence care with warmth and response to questions

  3. Explains everything well including my "what if" questions. Cares for me as a patient.

  4. Dr Skalet has been my doctor for over a decade and she has consistently answered all my questions and eased any fear or concerns I may have. Her knowledge and expertise make me completely confident in her care.

  5. I have mobility issues. The clinician took great care to assist and not rush me.

  6. Always good and considerate as well as concerned with my health and comfort.

  7. The doctor was amazing, she explained my condition while went over the options with me and spend a great deal of time even very late in the evening I was very appreciative

  8. Very helpful.

  9. Very impressed with facilities and expertise of Dr Skalet.

  10. Very kind and empathetic!

  11. Good

  12. Expert in her field

  13. As always, the best care I could have expected.

  14. PRofessional and knowledgable. Great patient interactions

  15. 8 years of exceptional, gracious and compassionate care.

  16. Alison Skalet is one of the best medical providers I have ever seen

  17. I come here once a year to see Dr. Skalet who keeps me well informed and answers all my questions and concerns. I couldn't be in a better place.

  18. Dr Skalet is truly amazing: competent, compassionate, kind to patients and staff, and so professional despite working a heavy caseload. She literally saved not only my eye but my life.

  19. Dr. Skalet has a highly specialized practice dealing with ocular tumors, an exceedingly rare occurrence. I am fortunate to be in her care. Despite the gravity of her practice, Dr. Skalet is upbeat and positive. She is not just skilled medically, but also gifted in her genuine concern for her patients. She is one in a million.

  20. Great

  21. Excellent

  22. Very nice

  23. Absolutely love Dr Skalet and so appreciative of her skill, knowledge and concern. Having the same doctor over 8 years is a blessing

  24. Dr. Skalet provided the information I needed and explained very well.

  25. I am so grateful for Dr. Skalet and her team. All of them are good at their jobs and very kind. The folks that do the pictures, ultrasounds are equally wonderful. I can't thank all of you enough. I cannot say enough good things about Dr Skalet. She is smart and I mean smart. She's honest, straightforward, and good hearted.

  26. Over good

  27. Dr Skalet is extremely caring and sensitive in Communicating with me! Her knowledge is admirable and she readily asks if what she shares is understood! She is thorough in asking about and considering related issues to the eye tumor containment!!

  28. Dr. Skater was absolutely fabulous

  29. Very professional and knowledgeable

  30. The doctor was knowledgeable, personable and conscientious with talking to me about my problem.