Thellea Leveque

Undergraduate Education: BA, Sociology, Amherst College, 1996 Medical School: MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 2001 Post Graduate Education: MPH, Clinical Leadership, University of North Carolina, 2000 Internship: Transitional, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 2002 Residency: Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, 2004, Chief Resident, University of Michigan, 2005 Fellowship: Uveitis, University of Washington, 2012 Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, 2007 Memberships: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (WAEPS), Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), American Medical Association (AMA), Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Leveque earned her bachelor's degree from Amherst College. She earned her Master's in Public Health (M.P.H.) at the University of North Carolina. She completed her M.D. at Duke University School of Medicine. She was inducted into the honors societies Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha in college and medical school, respectively. Following her transitional internship at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, she completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan, where she was a co-chief resident. She completed a one-year clinical fellowship in ocular inflammatory diseases and uveitis at the University of Washington. Dr. Leveque was formerly a faculty member at the Kellogg Eye Center and joined the faculty at UW Medicine Eye Institute when she moved to Seattle in 2008. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist and participates in maintenance of certification with the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Leveque divides her clinical time between comprehensive ophthalmology and uveitis. In her comprehensive practice, she treats patients with a broad spectrum of conditions such as dry eyes and ocular surface disease, glaucoma, diabetes, macular degeneration, visual symptoms, eye pain, ocular manifestations of systemic disease, and trauma. She performs minor eyelid surgery and performs lasers for glaucoma or secondary cataract. Dr. Leveque's uveitis practice is a referral-based clinic in which she provides expert subspecialty opinions and treatment for complex inflammatory, autoimmune and infectious eye diseases. Dr. Leveque and her team use diagnostics such as detailed patient history, careful physical examination, multimodal eye imaging, and laboratory testing to diagnose and treat uveitic conditions, including scleritis and ulcerative keratitis, and anterior, intermediate, posterior and panuveitis. She administers and monitors systemic immunomodulatory therapy, local medications and performs periocular and intravitreal injections, including slow-release steroid implants. While primarily dedicated to the clinical care of patients, Dr. Leveque also enjoys teaching uveitis fellows, ophthalmology residents, medical students, and ophthalmic technicians — receiving top scores for clarity, organization, collegiality, and humor. She is a member of the education committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She has been an invited lecturer at national and regional meetings and has served as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. She has co-authored a number of journal articles, textbook chapters, and clinical expert interviews on uveitis topics.

Eye Institute at Harborview

Location:  Harborview Medical Center 908 Jefferson St., 7th Floor Seattle, WA Clinic Phone: 206-744-2020 Clinic Fax: 206-897-4320 Mailing Address: Box 359608 325 Ninth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 Academic Phone: 206-543-7250

2004/5 Walter R. Parker Resident Teaching Award 2001 Alpha Omega Alpha, National Honor Medical Society, Duke School of Medicine

1999 Public Health Project Research Award, Duke School of Medicine

1997 Dean’s tuition scholarship, full 4-year tuition Duke School of Medicine

Dr. Leveque’s clinical interests include straightforward and complex medical conditions of the eye, including dry eye and related diseases, glaucoma, mild to moderate macular degeneration, ocular health in systemic disease (including diabetes), and trauma. She has a particular interest in uveitis, and uveitic cataract.

“Patient education and participation in care is vital to eye health. I will do everything I can to explain your eye condition in a way that makes sense to you. There is no such thing as a dumb question!”

Dr. Leveque’s research focuses on uveitis and prevention.