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Christina Nye, MD

Dr. Christina Nye is a board‑certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. A Montana native, she earned honors degrees from Carroll College and The Ohio State University, where she also completed her residency and fellowship training. She has practiced in Spokane since 1999 and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Hari Bodhireddy, MD

Dr. Hari Bodhireddy joined the Spokane Eye Clinic in September 2015. He completed a glaucoma and cataract/anterior segment fellowship at the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City after serving as chief resident in ophthalmology at Texas Tech University, where he also received his medical degree and graduated summa cum laude.

Dr. Bodhireddy specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, and Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Bodhireddy is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Melissa Barnhart, OD

Dr. Melissa Barnhart is the proud owner of Vision Institute Northwest, a three-location private practice in the Spokane area. She also recently started Spokane Specialty Vision; a specialty contact lens clinic designed for specialty contact lens referrals. A graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry, she focuses on fitting specialty lenses for keratoconus and post-surgical corneas. Dr. Barnhart is board certified by the American Board of Optometry and has been an active member of OPW for many years.

Casey Claypool, OD

Dr. Casey Claypool graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University in chemistry and with honors from Pacific University College of Optometry. He received a competitive HPSP scholarship from the Air Force and served for three years at Malmstrom AFB.

He specializes in dry eye disease management and optimizing integrated care between optometry and ophthalmology. Dr. Claypool has lectured around the nation on topics covering complex eye diseases and is an active member of the AOA and OPW.

Kevin Michels, MD

Dr. Kevin Michels was born in Newport News, Virginia, but grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and eventually made Spokane, Washington his home. He completed ophthalmology residency in Portland, Oregon and an American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery accredited fellowship in Columbus, Ohio. After his fellowship, Dr. Michels started his practice of Northwest Eyelid and Orbital Specialists in Spokane, WA, in 2010, which currently has two locations: The Tri-Cities and Spokane.

Talmage Broadbent, MD, PhD

Dr. Talmage Broadbent is a fellowship-trained oculoplastic and orbital surgeon and co-owner of Northwest Eyelid and Orbital Specialists in Spokane, WA. He earned his MD/PhD at the University of Utah, completed ophthalmology residency at Vanderbilt University, and finished his oculoplastic fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota. Dr Broadbent serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. His practice focuses on eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal surgery, including cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.

Loren Seery, MD

Gary Fillmore, MD

Dr. Gary Fillmore completed his ophthalmology residency as a U.S. Army officer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and had his first refractive surgery training in the military's Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program (WRESP). Since purchasing Eye Consultants in 2008, he has developed a highly respected cataract and refractive surgery practice. He also performs laser and lens-based refractive surgery in the wider Pacific Northwest through his association with K2 Vision and King LASIK. His areas of surgical interest include LASIK, cataract surgery, Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), and Implantable Collamer Lenses (ICL).