Accepting new patients

Gillian Paton, M.D., FRCPC (she/her)

Accepting new patients

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Neuro-Ophthalmology

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Dr. Paton is a neurologist with special qualifications in child neurology. She is dually trained in both neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-inflammatory diseases. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric neuro-ophthalmology and the visual impact of neuroinflammatory diseases.

Dr. Paton enjoys traveling, spending time with good friends, and reading in her spare time. She is happy to work on the West Coast enjoying all it has to offer.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2013, University of Saskatchewan

  • Residency

    • Pediatric Neurology, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia

  • Fellowship

    • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania/University of Pennsylvania
    • Neuro-Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania/Scheie Eye Institute/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Certifications

    • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC), Neurology, 2019

Memberships and associations:

  • North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
  • American Academy of Neurology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (188 Ratings, 80 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 NRC patient surveys.

  1. She is amazing at explaining what is going on and the course of treatment was clear

  2. Love love love Dr. Paton best doctor ever

  3. Very informative Knowledgebl

  4. The ophthalmologist was very knowledgeable and concerned about my condition. She wasn't confident that her specialty would be exactly what I needed but she would stay involved on the care team and make recommendations for treatment.

  5. Dr. Paton is one of the best Doctors that I have seen at OHSU.

  6. Professional and personal showing concern for me

  7. My Doctor was wonderfully easy to communicate with.She was kind & caring about my challenges!I would LOVE to recommend her to anyone needing an Opthomoligist!!!

  8. Dr Patton explains things very well and is very knowledgeable. I trust her 100%

  9. Perfect

  10. Dr Paton is amazing. Professional, personable, knowledgeable and wonderful to work with.

  11. Caring, knowledgeable

  12. Interested, easily relatable, understandable.

  13. For the most part, everyone was very considerate of my needs

  14. Dr Paton was very easy to talk to and listened to my concerns. She was super friendly and talked through the entire process of what her thinking was and what we should do

  15. I felt at ease

  16. I was very happy with their manorisum and how they explained what they were doing.

  17. She was very thorough with her examination but came up short with a diagnosis. But it has stumped everybody so far.

  18. She is excellent and very informative and understanding.

  19. She has always been very professional and educated us, on our level, about what is going on! She is the best Doctor that we have seen!!!

  20. Everyone was exceptional

  21. I like going to this clinic Everytime I have a appointment everyone is so nice and make me feel comfortable they take the time to talk to you and listen to what you have to say.

  22. Very caring communicator, patient in answering questions, very reassuring and personable while discussing the outcomes of testing. I very much appreciated Dr Paton and her team.

  23. Dr Patten is one of the best physicians I have ever seen she is kind caring and I absolutely think she is one of the best

  24. She was wonderful. Great demeanor with a teenager

  25. Very nice, friendly open and clear information. Doctor and nurses all treated me with respect and kindness as always at OHSU.

  26. Dr. Paton is hands down the best Dr I have ever had and I'm 57!

  27. Fantastic

  28. KIND, CARING, EFFICIENT

  29. I felt like I was a 'person' and just another patient. The explanations were good/productive. There was an active effort to engage me in conversation.

  30. One of the most caring and collaborative physicians I have encountered. She really cares. And she kmows her stuff.