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Niraj Patel

Ophthalmology

Niraj Patel, MD

Tacoma, WA

Dr. Niraj Patel, MD, FACS, is a board-certified ophthalmologist with a subspecialty focus in cornea and external disease, cataract surgery, and refractive surgery, practicing at Pacific Northwest Eye Associates in Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington. He treats conditions including corneal diseases requiring partial thickness transplantation, complex and routine cataracts, refractive errors via LASIK, PRK, Refractive Lens Exchange, and Visian ICL—the latter for which he was the first certified surg

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30+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Ophthalmology (American Board of Ophthalmology)

Education & Training

  • Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (MD, 1994)
  • Residency: Wills Eye Hospital (Ophthalmology)
  • Fellowship: John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah (Cornea)

Peer Recognition

  • ACSFellow (FACS)

    2026

  • Castle ConnollyTop Doctor

    Multiple years

  • HealthgradesTop Doctors, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2011
  • HealthgradesAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (Medical School), 1993
  • HealthgradesTop Doctors, Seattle Magazine, 2005

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Cataract & Anterior Segment

Conditions & Treatments

Cataract SurgeryRefractive Surgery

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
  • MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
  • St. Joseph Medical Center

Languages

English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean[6]

Experience

30+ years in practice