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Mitchell V. Brinks, M.D., M.P.H.

Accepting new patients

  • The Sterling H. and Anna Marie Tebbetts Professor of Global Ophthalmology
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Ophthalmology

Clinical focus

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology
  • Eye Exams (Adult) - Ophthalmology
  • Global Health

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. Brinks was raised and educated in the Pacific Northwest. He focuses on bringing advanced technology and high quality eye care to under-served rural communities throughout Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.

His international teaching and research endeavors have taken Dr. Brinks overseas to Cambodia, Bhutan, East Timor, Guatemala, the Marshall Islands, and the Samoas. He completed a masters degree at OSU in international health to support his work with the ministries of health overseas, furthering their vision for eye care in their countries.

While not at work, Dr. Brinks enjoys native forest restoration, surfing, and archery.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 1988, University of Oregon
    • M.D., 1992, Oregon Health & Science University
    • M.P.H., 2005, Oregon State University

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Ophthalmology
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (288 Ratings, 108 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. Difficult to connect to personally

  2. Exemplary

  3. Thorough and very professional

  4. Dr. Brinks and staff provided exceptional service to me.

  5. Dr. Brinks is very kind. He explains things in a gentle manner and seems genuinely interested and happy with my results.

  6. Dr. Brinks and staff are above and beyond.

  7. Great Doctor and Staff

  8. Kind, helpful and clear

  9. EXCELLENT!

  10. Takes time to explain all the findings from scans and his examination.

  11. Dr. Brinks is personable and professional in his behavior. I trust his high level of expertise.

  12. Very knowledgeable and concerned, a good communicator.

  13. Dr. Brink is an excellent clinician and cares about his patients

  14. Dr. Brinks is very thoughtful and careful as we go forward with my care. I trust him and enjoy having him as my opthomologist.

  15. Super kind ..personable.. Very knowledgeable and competent ..explained everything to me .

  16. It was extremely difficult to get an appointment but I'm happy with the treatment & was referred to retina specialist & contacted the same day & received appointment in a few weeks.

  17. I feel very confident about this clinician's expertise, but the only thing that would hold me back from a 10 is that it is difficult to get an appointment in a timely manner.

  18. I did not experience any pain. I was treated with respect and care for my concerns

  19. Thoroughly professional, and, a gentleman

  20. Excellent experience with Dr. Brinks

  21. Very confident in Dr. Brinks

  22. I had a good experience and I always have that's the reason I go to OHSU

  23. Good explanations of what is going on. I've had many of these eye tests in the past, so there were no surprises. It was good to have any updates to procedure explained to me.

  24. Dr. Brinks is a good listener, very knowledgeable, highly professional, thorough and highly skilled and experienced.

  25. Good.

  26. Kind, thoughtful, took their time, listened well.

  27. It was referred to Michael Brinks. He was very concerned about my vision problems, but was unable to do the laser procedure to clear up my vision. He explained my problem very well and professionally. I was very impressed by him and the staff.

  28. Thorough, clear, responsive

  29. Excellent

  30. The quality of care received through OHSU is outstanding.