Ophthalmology procedures now provided at West Valley Hospital

Ophthalmologist Scott E. Stice, MD, has joined the growing list of medical specialists now doing procedures in West Valley Hospital’s new state-of-the-art surgery suites.

Dr. Stice does eye procedures, including cataract surgery, at West Valley Hospital on the fourth Monday of each month in the afternoon. 

“West Valley Hospital continues to attract leading surgical specialists to Dallas, providing local residents the medical procedures and surgeries they need close to home,” says Robert Brannigan, chief administrative officer of West Valley Hospital. “Specialists are doing procedures and surgeries locally in general surgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry and urology and that is wonderful for our community.”

Dr. Stice sees patients at Eye Care Physicians & Surgeons at 1309 Liberty St. SE in Salem, and does procedures in Silverton and now West Valley Hospital in Dallas. For an appointment with Dr. Stice, call 503-585-2022, or fax a physician referral to 503-566-3734.

As an anterior segment surgeon and comprehensive ophthalmologist, Dr. Stice focuses on cataract surgery including specialty lenses and glaucoma management. He joined Eye Care Physicians & Surgeons in 2000 and is an active member of the Salem medical community serving as President-elect of the Marion Polk Medical Society. He spends his extracurricular time coaching youth sports, assisting local scouting programs, and traveling with his wife and sons.

Dr. Stice graduated from Wake Forest University in North Carolina in 1988. He completed his medical doctorate and internal medicine internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. His residency and associateship followed at the University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science.

West Valley Hospital is a critical access hospital offering 24-hour emergency care, as well as inpatient and outpatient services to people in the Polk County area.  A part of Salem Health, West Valley Hospital and its affiliates, Monmouth Medical Center, Physicians & Surgeons Clinic, and Surgical Specialty Clinic, partner with Salem Hospital for additional healthcare services. For more information, visit salemhealth.org/specialty.