Accepting new patients

Christina J. Flaxel, M.D., FARVO

Accepting new patients

  • Bula Buck Arveson and Charles C. Arveson Professor of Macular Degeneration Research
  • Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Macular Degeneration
  • Retina and Vitreous Disease
  • Retina Surgery

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Building with several stories and all glass facing the patient drop off area and a walking bridge connecting to the neighboring building.
Elks Children's Eye Clinic
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Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1988, Oregon Health and Science University

  • Residency

    • Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University, 1993

  • Fellowship

    • Retina, West Virginia University

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Ophthalmology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (424 Ratings, 155 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. As I have said, Dr Flaxel may not be THE god, but she is one of them. Talented, smart-as-all-getout, funny, warm: the Best.

  2. I felt like I was in great hands.

  3. Very professional and very clear

  4. Pleasant person/s. Know what they're doing.

  5. Awesome

  6. I don't have a lot of experience with, top of their field specialist doctors, but in my opinion she is probably one of the best in the northwest!

  7. So knowledgeable, patient care is the best of the best!

  8. Very professional and gentle

  9. Dr. Flaxel is outstanding! ( I thought I already submitted this).

  10. Great every visit

  11. Excellent!

  12. I really appreciated all the testing so she could really evaluate my eyes at my first visit. I liked that she was frank about where my vision is.

  13. Excellent

  14. Always friendly and cheerful faces

  15. Excellent skills. Very good bedside manners.

  16. Dr. Flaxel is outstanding, very thorough, very professional and really cares.

  17. Explain everything in a understandable way

  18. They always serve me excellently

  19. Dr Flaxel is excellent with talking with me, answering mu many questions znd providing future possiblites without making any promises about the miriad unknowns relating to my unusual eye problem.

  20. She is caring and interested in my well being.

  21. Very caring

  22. All went well

  23. The doctor was very knowledgeable, very attentive, caring, and compassionate. He was very helpful very professional.

  24. She listened to my concerns and addressed them.

  25. Excellent care

  26. I really like the doctor! She is easy to understand and cares about you.

  27. I am so very grateful for Dr. Flaxel and her staff. They have enabled me to continue to have eyesight even after multiple retinal detachments. I am extremely anxious regarding medical appointments and everyone works to put me at ease. Dr. Flaxel is a highly skilled surgeon, as well as a very compassionate person. I feel very lucky to have Dr. Flaxel as my opthamologist and cannot say enough wonderful things about her and her staff!

  28. Very Tasty

  29. I love my Doctor

  30. The wait to get into the doctor is very long. Then I see the doctor and she's in the room with me for under a minute. I also strongly disliked the resident doctor that came in before hand. He told me I had cataracts beginning to form in both eyes. Then when the real doctor came in she said I didn't have any cataracts. It was very confusing but she was in and out so fast I didn't have time to process any questions I had to ask her. And then I just had to leave because my appointment was over.