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Kellyn Bellsmith, M.D.

Accepting new patients

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Eye Alignment/Strabismus
  • Eye Exams (Children) - Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology (Pediatric)
  • Strabismus

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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About me

Kellyn Bellsmith, M.D. completed her ophthalmology residency and pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus fellowship at OHSU. She is originally from the Midwest and earned her medical degree from the University of Missouri. She enjoys providing comprehensive pediatric eye care and strabismus care for children and adults.

In her free time, Dr. Bellsmith enjoys being in the outdoors, running, practicing Spanish, and spending time with her husband and their dog.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., University of Missouri

  • Internship

    • Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA

  • Residency

    • Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute

  • Fellowship

    • Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, Casey Eye Institute

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (96 Ratings, 41 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. Dr. Bellsmith is wonderful! She is patient, calm, communicative, and so steady-handed. I'm so pleased with the outcome of my surgery!

  2. Good clinician.

  3. Dr. Belsmith was wonderful. She was caring, very knowledgeable and the other technicians were great.

  4. Dr bellsmith is fantastic

  5. Dr. Bellsmith is amazing! She has really helped my child's progress and understands there is a fine line between treatment and what works and what doesn't for my child. We are so grateful for her as our doctor and helping my child's vision.

  6. Dr Bell-Smith does an amazing job and I'm very grateful for her excellent care of my child.

  7. I was very impressed with the whole process-testing my vision, diagnosing, explaining, ETC!Hillary was professional, easy to talk with, and provided clear instructions. Dr Bellsmith was as well!

  8. Interacted perfectly.

  9. Loved her! She is very professional, has a great bedside manner and very knowledgeable.

  10. Clinician was very knowledgeable and direct even though the news wasn't good. She worked to be flexible with my child to help him get through the exam when it was challenging. She was warm and professional at the same time.

  11. Bellsmith took her time to explain everything

  12. She instilled confidence, knowledge, and concern.

  13. Dr. Bellsmith is absolutely wonderful. She is able to talk to my daughter and ease her concerns as well as ours as parents in a gentle way. She is incredibly knowledgeable and I feel confident we are getting the best care there is to offer!

  14. Dr. Bellsmith has been great. Excellent manner with both my child and I. Knowledgeable but personable. She is empathetic to some of the challenges of treating our toddler due to developmental age. It is appreciated!

  15. She was excellent- knowledgeable and direct. I liked her style

  16. My daughter has a complex medical history and that was not taken into account during her visit in order to provide accommodations for a successful visit. Instead, it was very stressful in both myself and my daughter. The end diagnosis and findings were not discussed with me using language that was patient friendly and clear. I had to review the visit note and look up the medical words to understand what the doctor is monitoring.

  17. We have always had a great experience here.

  18. Best vision doctors for pediatrics. Love how kind and thoughtful the staff and doctor is with my daughter.

  19. Spent a lot of time explaining my health situation. Very caring and professional.

  20. She rocks! She's great with my 3 year old, very patient and kind.

  21. Everyone did an excellent job.

  22. I have always been happy with the care that my daughter receives with Dr. Bellsmith. My daughter also feels comfortable with the clinic and that always makes things so much easier! Dr. Bellsmith explains everything so well, we do not leave the clinic confused with her care of plan.

  23. All Staff were professional and had the ability to work well together.

  24. I am very satisfied by our recent visit. The clinician provided easy to understand information about the new diagnosis and plan of care as well as clear guidelines about contacting the clinic for specific changes or development or worsening of specific symptoms.

  25. Everybody was amazing. I couldn't have asked for more.

  26. Dr. Bellsmith is wonderful with children, kind, gentle and patient to ensure thorough exam. Takes time to discuss with parents and never appears rushed even with residents or fellows. Wonderful physician and human being.

  27. Good communication with our child. Good explanation of what was going to happen at each stage of the exam.

  28. Dr. Bellsmith is caring, knowledgeable and efficient. We've appreciated the care she's shown our son and are glad to have her on our team.

  29. The provider and assistant ( not sure of her credentials because she didn't disclose) were both excellent with my 3 year old. They were very knowledgeable and listened to my concerns. The assistant validated my concerns which was reassuring. They explained what they were doing and were respectful. However they didn't clarify who I was and noted me to be the grandma when I am actually the mom.

  30. She was great, very informative. She let us know what was gonna happen. There was no surprises. I was very pleased with the way. My daughters operation went. I cannot say enough good things about her doctor. The nursing staff her experience there. It was all the way around great I wouldn't have wanted to go anywhere else other than OHSU you guys are fabulous.