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Hillary Stiefel, M.D.

Accepting new patients

  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Cataract and Intraocular Lenses
  • Eye Exams (Adult) - Ophthalmology

Locations and contact

I see patients at
A brick building with trees in front of it in the winter.
Casey Eye Institute Vancouver
360 260-7132
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About me

Dr. Stiefel grew up in Coeur d’Alene, ID, and received her undergraduate degree from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. She attended medical school at the University of Washington, and completed her ophthalmology residency followed by an ocular pathology fellowship at OHSU Casey Eye Institute. She joined the faculty in 2018. In addition to her clinical and surgical role as a comprehensive ophthalmologist in Vancouver, WA, she enjoys analyzing ocular specimens and teaching residents in the Ocular Pathology lab.

Dr. Stiefel has participated in medical volunteer work in Mexico, Ecuador, and Guatemala, including service trips to perform cataract surgery for underserved patients.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and young son, cooking, practicing photography, and exploring the beautiful outdoor playground of the Pacific Northwest.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2006, Whitman College
    • M.D., 2013, University of Washington

  • Residency

    • OHSU Casey Eye Institute, 2017

  • Fellowship

    • Ocular Pathology, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, 2018
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (403 Ratings, 96 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. Very knowledgable and relaxing attitude helped ease my anxiety being in public.

  2. Experience was like a well oil machine excellent

  3. Very friendly and listens well.

  4. Everyone was very professional and very helpful. I felt very cared for.

  5. She is exemplary. Very professional, kind, and knowledgeable.

  6. Efficient. Thoyough. Easy to talk to.. Responded well to my concerns

  7. Knowledgeable and personable.

  8. Dr. Steifel (I sure hope I got the spelling correct!) has very good "bedside manner" and is obviously very competent. She did a thorough exam of the interior of my eyeball. Her assistant (who did the preliminary exam) was also very pleasant and professional.

  9. Everyone was very helpful, and the doctor was very detailed and tried to help as best possible to figure out what was going on with my eyes.

  10. Dr Steifel & staff are the best. They go the extra mile to give the best service one my yearly eye exams

  11. Very friendley

  12. Professional, I felt very comfortable and confident In what she was saying

  13. She is knowledgable, thorough and kind.

  14. A long wait in chair, a short visit w/ provider, with no new insights, but polite and professional with good Rx follow-through.

  15. Very good. Very professional.

  16. Doctor shared information I was not aware of and supported me with solutions.

  17. This is a very solid and stable eye health group.

  18. Very personable answer well interested in my input

  19. First time meeting with her and she was a pleasant doctor.

  20. Everyone was very professional, communicated clearly, explained greatly, takes loud and slow enough. Excellent care.

  21. It was great

  22. Was friendly and informative.

  23. Dr. Stiefel is caring, personable, thorough, and skilled, particularly in cataract surgery. I liked that when she was talking to me she looked at me unlike some other doctors who are at the computer and you only see the back of their head. This makes it difficult to understand them since they are wearing a mask and I have hearing loss. Some doctors will still keep you looking at the back of your head even when you tell them that you don't understand them. They should rearrange their office and computer's position so that when they look up from their computer you can see their face and NOT the back of their head.

  24. She was friendly and explained everything in a way I could understand

  25. Both the assistant and Dr Hillary Stiefel were excellent care providers. The best, top notch!

  26. Excellent expertise. Also great communicator.

  27. Very informative, positive and confident in obtaining the information she needed

  28. Most of my experience was with the assistant/technician. He was extremely personable and put me at ease explaining everything .

  29. Good

  30. Thorough and nice