Accepting new patients

Lesley Everett, M.D., Ph.D.

Accepting new patients

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Ophthalmology
  • Retina and Vitreous Disease
  • Retinal Dystrophies Congenital/Genetic Disease

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

Dr. Everett grew up in Port Angeles, Washington, and she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Washington. She completed her medical school and graduate degree training in Human Genetics at the University of Michigan Medical School as part of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD).

Dr. Everett completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of California, San Francisco, then returned to the University of Michigan for a Medical Retina Fellowship at the Kellogg Eye Center. She trained in medical and peri-operative retina care, uveitis, ocular oncology, and inherited retinal diseases.

Dr. Everett joined the Casey Eye Institute as a faculty member in the Ophthalmic Genetics and Retina Divisions. Her clinical and basic research interests focus on inherited retinal diseases, genetic disorders of retinal vascular development, retinal vascular imaging, and novel gene therapy approaches for the treatment of degenerative retinal disease. 

As a Pacific Northwest native, she enjoys spending as much time outside as possible with her family and friends while camping, hiking, cycling, and running. She enjoys playing piano, rowing crew, traveling, and enjoying new adventures in Oregon. Most of all, she enjoys building lasting partnerships with ophthalmology patients and their families in order to provide excellent care and counseling about their eye conditions and treatment options.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M. Phil., 2007, University of Cambridge
    • Ph.D., 2014, University of Michigan
    • M.D., 2016, University of Michigan

  • Internship

    • General Surgery and Ophthalmology at University of California, San Francisco

  • Residency

    • University of California, San Francisco

  • Fellowship

    • Medical Retina Fellowship at University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (85 Ratings, 39 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. They were great. Eric and Beth knocked it out of the park. Dr. Everett was fantastic!!!

  2. She was extremely knowledgeable and well informed. She was well versed in discussing my condition with me and well aware of research.

  3. Changes in vusion were explained and all of my questions were answered.

  4. 1-Everything went smoothly and I felt confident of trustworthy care.

  5. Highly professional, prompt and was never in a rush to get me treated, which is unlike any prior medical experience I've encountered. Very flexible with timing and catered to my every need. Thank you for such a great experience!

  6. Very knowledgeable, professional, and courteous.

  7. She gave us lots of information and easy to understand .

  8. Dr Everett explains well, and is thoughtful about my distance ti travel

  9. Polite, friendly, spoke loud enough to be heard, answered questions, offered suggestions, thorough.

  10. The dr.was aware of my vision history and listened to what I had to say.

  11. Very satisfying! Very efficient and caring! Very extensive!

  12. Very good

  13. Everything worked the way it should.

  14. Extremely prepped and professional. Couldn't ask for anything to be better.

  15. All clinicians and the doctor were wonderful. They answered all of our questions and concerns thoroughly. They each took time and we felt heard.

  16. Dr. Everett is very concerned, thorough, and personable.

  17. Courteous, professional, honest

  18. This is the best experience I've had with medical

  19. No problems or concerns

  20. She was very efficient and friendly. All of the bright light testing was very hard in my nervous system so I asked for a break while I composed myself . She made her notes while I wept for a few minutes. I appreciated the tissue

  21. Kind and efficient, always asking about comfort level during various procedures

  22. Dr Everett is amazing. She is through detailed and explained everything.

  23. Dr. Everett took her time to go through my previous records, she explained the rule out diagnoses and her clinical judgement around these diagnoses, and gave me the time to ask my questions.

  24. The doctors and technicians were overall very supportive, professional and patient.

  25. It was very good.

  26. Compassionate, very thorough at explaining everything & answering all questions.

  27. I feel very confident that Dr. Everett is watching over my eye health with the greatest care. She takes the opportunity to educate me about my conditions and options. I am encouraged by my long-term prognosis. Thank you, Dr. Everett!

  28. Dr. Everett was spectacular. She and the entire team were caring, took their time to ensure I was comfortable and understood everything. It was a great experience and I never thought I would say that when the outcome was getting an unplanned injection in my eye.

  29. Dr Everett is kind and knowledgeable. I felt comfortable with her skills and demeanor. Thank you!

  30. Saw at least 6 different clinicians, all were great communicators, kind and flexible to my disabilities, put on N95 because immunocompromised, and were clearly good at their area of expertise.