Artis A. Montague, MD, PhD

Cataract specialist, Ophthalmologist


Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology

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Additional Languages Spoken:
French , Spanish

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Medical Education: Yale School Of Medicine (2001) CT
  • Residency: Stanford University Ophthalmology Residency (2005) CA
  • Internship: St Mary's Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency (2002) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology (2006)
  • MD, Yale University (2001)
  • PhD, Yale University, Neuroscience (1999)
  • BA, Amherst College, Neuroscience (1991)

Administrative Appointments
  • Clinic Chief, Department of Ophthalmology (2007 - 2022)
  • Director, Cataract Surgery Service (2010 - Present)
  • Director, Byers Eye Surgery Center at Stanford (2012 - Present)
  • Ophthalmology Delegate, Stanford OR Committee (2008 - Present)

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Specializing In

Practice Locations


Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA

2452 Watson Court

Palo Alto , CA 94303

(650) 723-6995

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Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Optometry Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA

2452 Watson Court

Palo Alto , CA 94303

(650) 723-6995

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Byers Eye Institute Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA

2452 Watson Court

Palo Alto , CA 94303

(650) 723-6995

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Patient Ratings

(515 Ratings)

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4.8/5

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4.8/5
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4.9/5
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4.8/5
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4.8/5
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Patient Reviews

(314 reviews)

She knows her business and gets it done. I like and respect her b
Dr. Montague and her staff are amazing
Timely and polite
Excellent care at Byers Eye and with Dr Montague!
Confident in the expertise
Knowledgeable and efficient.
Excellent, I have total confidence in my Doctor
Medical care was good. Recovery was a little unprepared for my extreme nausea
Everyone was super good. Professional and Competent.
Friendly and supporting
Dr. Montague is the best in every way.
I have recommended to two friends
Great first visit experience!
I have recommended to 2 friends.
Excellent, exceptional
On time and efficient!
Dr. Montague is wonderful, takes time to explain every step, and inspires confidence.
excellent
Best experience
Dr. Montague is fabulous.
Excellent - all my questions were answered.
I hear she is very good.
She is exceptional! Skilled and caring!
Very efficient staff
Dr. Montague simply the best.
Dr.. Montague is a pleasant and kind person. She took the time to explain things to me and answered all of my questions. Although I was a little nervous about discussing cataract surgery and this was my first visit with Dr. Montague, I felt totally at ease with her.
Staff and doctors are very good.
Dr. Montague and her team are incredible! Warm, caring - made the experience of cataract surgery a very pleasant experience.
Dr. Montague is a superb ophthalmologist, expert, up to date, caring, and listens.
Excellent
Very professional and courteous
Dr. Montague is a very kind, knowledgeable expert in her field of medicine.
Dr Montague is the absolute best.
Efficient
Dr Montague was amazing
Excellent experience.
Dr. Montague is very caring and thorough. She made sure all my questions were answered. Thank you!
Outstanding, caring, complete and clear
A great deal of time was spent with me and everyone was very helpful.
Professional and caring
Dr. Montague is an exceptional caregiver.
Excellent care, very thorough , impeccable communication
Dr Montague has excellent customer service skills and was very accommodating during my visit.
Dr Montague is very thorough with checking my eyes and an excellent doctor.
Dr. Montague is awesome
Exceptional experience from my visit today
capable, great communication, kind
Dr Montaigue diagnosed my viral problem promptly, explained clearly the treatment option and restored my eyesight. She is very skillful but also a caring person. I am glad to have her as my provider.
Dr. Montague is just amazing!
I am returning for my second cataract surgery, this time my left eye. The 1st surger6 went well and I have confidence in her.
Very professional
Many thanks to all involved for such expert medical care
Professional in approach, precise in advice
Very competent
I flew in from Hawaii to treat with this doctor based on a recommendation from a prior patient
Should be more accommodating and respond favorably to inquiries
She’s excellent doctor very kind
very satisfactory doctor and their staff
Thank you Dr. Montague for such expert care.
She allowed me to ask as many questions as I wanted and gave me specific responses that helped me to learn more about my medical situation.
Excellent provider.
Excellent staff and, of course, Dr, Montague is unbelievable!
Dr.Montague was very informative comforting.
Dr. Montague is very patient--she answers all your questions with without being annoyed, and she is a wealth of information. I would recommend her to anyone--
Excellent caring staff who are experts in their fields of medicine.
My options were explained well to me.
Dr. Montage is an amazing surgeon who has the cataract surgery process totally organized for a perfect outcome.
The doctor and her staff are very excellent in their technological approach to eye surgery.
Exceptional staff, treatment providers and facility. I felt my new patient visit was thorough and all questions answered.
+Exceptional!!! Artis is very knowledgeable and helpful with my questions.
Good care. We’ll organized.
Excellent outcome from procedure
I would not hesitate to recommend Dr Montague to anyone dealing with cataracks.
Dr Montague is one of the person who is a patient’s doctor. From the start she captured my trust in her. Very professional yet very friendly. She listened to my fears with care and come and made sure my surgery went well with all the comfort possible. I could not expect a better doctor. She is the best.
I felt very well taken care of post op!
I’m very grateful for the information that she provided me I am very greatful for the information she provided me with she did this in a very caring way
Attentive and thorough
Excellent
Dr.Montague seems very thorough. She took quite a lot of time to fully investigate the problems I’m having post surgeries with 2 other doctors.
Dr. Artis Montague did my contract surgery, excellent surgeon and very pleasant & kind staff also.
Efficient, caring, positive. Excellent health care.
Excellent care and service.
Efficient, professional, kind, timely. Excellent care
My visit with Dr. Montague was excellent.
Everyone I encountered treated me with respect and care
Everyone encountered was professional and helpful!
Excellent
The doctor impressed me with her way of explaining the cataract surgery, prep, and what I need to do prior to surgery. I was comfortable with the doctor. The nursing staff I dealt with also were thoughtful and professional.
I have already highly recommended her!
Artis Montague is terrific....
quick, but effectrive
Great surgeon and very patient focused
It was my first visit today and I very impressed with the staff's professionalism.
Excellent Dr
Dr. Chang is the best. He did surgery for my right eye and has always been outstanding.
Great team of caregivers
excellent care!
Dr. Montague was very professional, made me feel at ease, gave me good information and I feel I am in good hands for future visits and treatment.
Like most surgeons, a mechanic, not a conversationalist.
Did not ask me if I had questions. I left without some basic information. Strong one way communicator… her to me but not allowing time for me to her.
I have told everyone I have seen how smoothly the entire process has gone.
Dr. Montague is a v good surgeon and professional.
I had overall good experience thus far, but my main goal is to have a safe surgery, minimizing the risks, so it's a bit early for the full review.
Dr Montague did a fantastic job with my eye surgery
She is AMAZING!!!! EXCELLENT, professional, knowledgeable.
Will recommend highly
Excellent
Dr. Montague and her staff are very professional but also friendly. Dr. Montague is always open to questions and listens carefully.
Dr. Mongtague is a superb communicator.
Dr. Montague was very informative and pleased to do the surgery to help me see better. I am very happy with the results.
Dr Montague actually did my mother's & sister's cataract surgery...she was always going to be my choice as well.
Dr. Montague is very thorough and has a very positive and friendly presence. I am very glad that she is the ophthalmologist who will do my cataract surgery.
very knowledgeable
all good
Dr. Montague - my excellent care provider for both of my Right & Left Eye cataract surgeries - not only provided her best professional expertise to correct my vision but also gave me the great trust in her skill & the technology for my essential safety of my daily life and also my support to my husband. Dr. Montague's + her staff's signatures for "Best Wishes For A Speedy Recovery" on the Stanford Health Care / Stanford Medicine card mailed to me confirming that I am a real significant patient under her excellent care, the best feeling for any patient can have. Dr. Montague's especially attentive listening, explaining and understanding my case for the Monovision procedure is ever greatly appreciated.
The Doctor is excellent no complaints.
dr Artis is an excellent dr. I was in very good hands. I received very good care from her.
Excellent Doctor Montague and the entire staff absolutely the best.
dr Artis and her team (Lena, nurse taking measurements, nurse assistants) are great. I am in very good hands. I highly highly recommend the Byers Eye to all.
Fantastic doctor! So positive, friendly!
dr Montague is incredibly good.
I'm glad to be treated by great team of experts.
Although appropriately focused on her work as surgeon, Dr. Montague took time to put me at my ease, explain procedures, answer questions and later debrief my wife and myself on post-op care. A consistently caring and professional performance.
Dr. Montague was terrific. I really appreciated her questions and her follow-up with my questions with one of her colleagues.
Excellent physician in all respects.
Dr. Artis Montague is excellent. Technical expertise and ability to listen and figure out what is best.
THANK YOU Dr. Montague!!
A skillful and wonderful doctor.
Dr. Montague is very patient, thorough in her checkups & explaining to me details... THANK YOU!!
Exceptional doctor.
Dr. Montague was recommended to me. I will recommend her to others as well. Excellent!
very good
I have told so many friends & family about Eye Institute of Stanford.
Dr. Montegue was very informative, and did a great job explaining the pros and cons, risks, etc. of the cataract surgery options.
very caring, knowledgeable, and listened. very patient and always pleasant
Dr. Montague is one of the finest & most caring physicians I have ever had in my 81 years!
Friendly...
Dr Montague made special arrangements to see me the following week as I live in Monterey and is at least a 2 hour drive. I had to be in bay area the following Tuesday which is normally her surgery day but she worked me in. This was greatly appreciated.
Excellent!
Excellent care provider; kept me informed, always responsive to any of my concerns, a very comfortable experience.
very good
Dr. Montague is excellent & I am grateful to her for her care in fixing my eyes.
I have utmost confidence and comfort with my doctor.
I could not have a better experience from the first visit to, surgery and post op care. The results exceeded my expectations.
Dr Montague is the most professional and caring eye Dr I have ever met.
Very friendly, put me at ease
thank you all! I love my new visual acuity!
All staff excellent!
Care provider talks in a very loud voice, and did not make sure I understood the decisions being made.
All good.
Very personable, knowledgeable, caring.
Excellent, informative & caring!
Dr. Montague was referred by my Primary Physician, and she did not steer me wrong. Dr. Montague studied up on my rare disease and worked with all of my doctors at Stanford to ensure that all risks were understood, recognized, and considered. She was very empathetic to my concerns and worked hard to allay my fears. We made the decision to proceed together, and it was the right one. I have every confidence in Dr. Montague and her staff and cannot thank them enough for such a positive life-changing experience.
I was able to talk to the entire team that will be in there. I was very confident and calm when I left.
Wonderful Doctor, great surgeon.
I feel safe and secure while being treated at Stanford. Dr. Montgue is an outstanding professional who takes excellent care with me.
perfect
I understand that appointments are scheduled tightly. Most of the time, the provider seemed to take their time. In only one situation, did they seemed rushed to get to the next patient.
Dr. Artis Montague is excellent, she is simply the best.
Every one on Dr. Montague's staff is amazing and it all starts with Dr. Montaque because she is amazing!
The doctor answered all my questions and I understood the information given. She was very nice and I will go back to her whenever I am ready for surgery
Dr. Montague is an excellent doctor. She's efficient & to the point! No nonsense.
All good.
Dr. Montague is fantastic!!
Dr Montague gives amazing care! Knowlegeable, skilled, organized and caring. Friendly too!
I will bring my dad to Byers Eye at Stanford if he needs in the future. I would like to see Dr. Artis Montague again.
The assessment & advice were fantastic. Many thanks!
Excellent surgeon, for which I am very grateful. So far, my vision in both eyes is 20/20 for distance. Fingers crossed it remains this. Zero pain, didn't take even one Tylenol. Have followed the drops protocol explicitly.
Top patient communication skills. Made me feel respected and responsible for making informed decisions
Very good! I am recommending three friends!
Dr. Montague is AWESOME! She has a great personality and mixes care and instruction with putting one at ease. She is a true professional. I find her entire team to be very competent and friendly.
Dr. Montague is a model of what the caring physician should be. I hope my medical students will be able to equal her personal and caring demeanor.
Dr. Montague is an excellent doctor and is very thoughtful and considerate. her staff and assistant are very knowledgeable and friendly.
Dr. Monteque is very professional, competent, patient, knowledgeable, and friendly.
The provider is very kind and gave us a lot of confidence.
grateful
Dr Montague understood my concerns. She did a small laser procedure for me. She made me understand risks & benefits clearly before proceeding.
Dr. Montague is the best! Excellent surgeon and communicator.
Dr. Montague is wonderful. She explained everything very thoroughly. I have great confidence in her as a surgeon. I have recommended her to friends.
I saw 2 different doctors, so I'm marking this page for my cataract surgeon.
I have recommended her to others.
EXCELLENT
Dr. Montague is a uniquely talented physician with an awesome personality to augment my extreme confidence in her clinical talent. I researched extensively given unique issues regarding my sight. Dr. Montague was my #1 choice and has exceeded my expectations.
outstanding care and service
Excellent
The whole experience was pleasant with no hitches. The doctor is amazing.. interested in her work ,in her patient, and full of energy and joy. A wonderful thing for a patient to experience..
Dr. Montague is outstanding. I have complete confidence being under her care. She is the best when it comes to cataract surgery!!I enjoyed the personal touch with the "get well" card from the staff.
failed to tell me she was going on sebbatical and could only do surgery on one eye in a timely manner
I'm completely satisfied with my physician.
ALL PROVIDERS ARE EXCELLENT!
Dr. Artis A. Montague is the very best (in ALL fields) eye surgeon I could dream of.
Dr. Montague is awesome!
The provider has patience not rushing that's good and honest I had a bad experience at another eye department that's why I decided to come here my daughter work in the Pulmonary Dept. She was the one to tell me to come for a second opinion.
He is very good to gave words to understand.
Dr. Montague is excellent!
Everything done in a friendly and thorough manner. Explanations were given to all of my concerns and I left feeling especially good about the outcome of my surgery. Some things were quite complex and Artis was able to explain them to me.
I was quite cold while setting up for the eye job and I was provided with several warm blankets and allowed to leave on my warm wool hat.
Superb service and results.
Absolutely top-tier treatment by Dr. Manche and team.
Dr Montague is the best!!!
Good. Being a patient at Stanford & appreciate every body they are doing a great job.
A flower, many thanks from the bottom of my heart and great respect for the super doctor Artis Montague MD and her team, who treated me excellently and with empathy. This doctor helps maintain and enhance the prestige enjoyed by Stanford Health Care. Thank you for all the help I have received!
Dr Montague seems good & is definitely warm & explains everything
First visit with Dr. and impressed.
I have recommended this specific doctor to others already.
This is my second surgery and I expect no problems.
Very good experience
I trust Dr Montague with my eye care. She is awesome. The last procedure she performed on my right eye restored my good vision post-cataract surgery.
fine medical institution
Good.
Excellent.
Team was excellent.
Very impressed with Dr. Montague.
no compassion, didn't explain my options, her answers to my questions were negative.
Dr. Montague spent a lot of time answering my questions and explaining in great detail what my options were.
Excellent.
Great Doctor.
good
The care provider is good.
Good
good
All good thanks.
good
Dr. Montague is an exceptionally skilled physician, both with the patient in the exam room and operating suite!
my care, surgical outcome and overall experience could not have been better
Wonderful to be in her care
My only complaint would be that my prescription for glasses was on the back of a piece of paper. When I took it to Costco they said it was illegal for them to fill that prescription with out it being on a regular prescription with the doctors name and numbers. I will call and get that taken care of.
Awesome experience!
Dr. Montaque walks on water.
Overall good experience.
Awesome!!!
Dr. Montague - The best!
world class.
She is an excellent doctor!
All experience from the care provider was excellent.
My experiences have be excellent!
I had three different appointments on the same day and all were done perfectly. Very easy preop visits done quickly and efficiently but not rushed.
Everything was very good!
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent The staff , and surgeon could not have been more solicitous.
I especially appreciated Dr. Montague's having an associate take notes at the computer while she examined me. She's wonderful.
Dr,.Artis Montague is very kind to me. She asked me to choose cut or not cut the Cataracts,bilateral ?When I chose do not. She agreed with smile. Let me fill comfort.Released my heart from the heavy burden.
good experience
excellent visit I consider myself so fortunate to be seen by a doctor of artis montague's caliberthank you thank you thank you!!!
Dr. Montaque was very thorough and patient explaining the details of my upcoming procedure. I have a great deal of confidence in her abilities.
Would recommend Byers Institute.
Dr. Montague is my favorite doctor EVER! She is always happy & loves her job along with being a VERY capable surgeon!
Dr. Montague is friendly and to the point. Love her attitude.
Dr. Montague was very thorough and explained the options well. She answered all my questions. She was very nice and concerned and is an excellent surgeon. I will have her do my surgery when the time comes.
Dr Montague is a very rare doctor. She talks to you like you are her very best friend and at a level you can clearly understand. My eyes have 20/20 vision after cataract surgery. You walk away wishing you could have her as your doctor the rest of your life.
Dr. Montague was thorough and confident.
Dr. Montague moves a little bit fast and could not spend a lot of time with me, but she has a lot of patients and we did manage to go over everything we needed to.
Dr. Montague is a wonderful person!
All good.
Well trained and caring.
The best service and care received.
The care provider does good work but is very busy. I would have been more comfortable with the final outcome if there had been a clearer presentation of my options. This was clarified after the surgery, not before.
I really felt the importance of my visit. They slowed/provided me w/great care from registering to see the eye doctor and to all my telephone conversation.
Dr Montague is outstanding
The doctor. Dr. Montegue is very caring, she truly cares for her patients.
very good
The Doctor and her male Tech who did the exam were both very good.
good
So far, an excellent experience.
Very nice.
Excellent care and caring.
Dr. Montague is fantastic!!
She seemed very very rushed, way too many patients to expend any attention on me.
All went perfectly well. Hopefully the cataract operation session will go as smoothly ! thank you
Information was good. The care provider was excellent. Thank you so much. Could not have got a better doctor. I am so lucky.
very good
I could not have asked for better.
Dr Montague impressed me as a caring physician well skilled in the art & science of medicine. Her competence was reassuring.
Everybody seemed to be running to get to the next patient. Dr. Montague seemed fine ... but she fell into the trap of just entering data into the computer in the exam room. She never asked me any questions, she never asked me if I had any questions, mainly: she never said any word to me about the results of the examination.
I have already recommended Dr Montague to a friend who was inquiring about my procedure since I raved about the care and the results of my own experience. Thank you, Dr. Montague!!
very good
Excellent!
Good experience.
Outstanding. A truly amazing doctor!!
Superb result.
Dr. Montague is confident, caring and is very upbeat with a great sense of humor.
Dr. Montague is wonderful!
Especially the Dr. Montague is very kind, thoughtful and very responsible!
Outstanding treatment!
Even bad news - like nerve damage was handled extremely well!
Felt completely taken care of and that it was sincere (which is most importatnt to a patient).
good
Dr. Montague and the RN spent a great deal of time talking to me about the procedure. They were great!
dr Montague is great. I had total confidence in her.
Dr. Montague and her staff were the very best. The experience and results were outstanding.
Good
Confident to be in Dr. Montague's good hands!!!
Dr montague is an excellent doctor and surgeon. The best experience I had at the Stanford Health clinic so far.
Good experience.
Excellent.
I like and trust Dr. Montague.
Dr. Montague is obviously very busy. She is an excellent physician and I have full trust in her. It would be a better overall experience if she could slow down a bit as my appointment felt rushed.
Very professional, knowledgeable and thorough and very genuine and caring.
Love Dr. Montague!
This doctor had a patronizing attitude was very sarcastic for my problem. Very demoralizing!!
Dr. Montague was superb in every way you could wish a surgeon to be!
Dr. Montague is a knowledgeable doctor, who cares.
It's a very good experience to visit Dr. Montague's office.
I got crystal clear vision after my cataract surgery. This world never looked so bright and beautiful before ! Thanks to Artis Ann Montague MD !!
Our visits were a bit too brief, but she did give me all the information either orally or written.
I felt very confident in accepting her advice and recommendations. Thank you.
Excellent!
Professional, competent, experienced and kind.
Extremely caring and compassionate.
Excellent.
Dr. Montague is awesome! Fun & easy to talk to.
Good job by the doctor & staff.
Excellent care from Dr. Montague - very personable and caring.
Doctor was knowledgeable but felt rushed and should have taken more time to explain procedure.
Dr. Montague is excellent.

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