OphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that studies the causes and mechanisms of development of the pathology of the vision, as well as the entire adnexa, including the eye socket, lacrimal sac, lacrimal glands, nasolacrimal duct and the surrounding tissues.
- District of Columbia, Washington
Dr. Frank A Spellman, MD works in
Washington, District of Columbia is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in 1983. Dr. Spellman is affiliated with Howard University Hospital, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center and practicing for 46 years
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Abdominal Injuries
• Abscess
• Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Argon Laser Treatment
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bone Reconstruction Recovery
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Bowel Strangulation ...
• Cataract, Congenital, With Microcornea or Slight Microphthalmia
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chronic Cough
• Chronic Infections
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Dependence
• Diverticulitis
• Drug-Induced Mental Disorders
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Eyebrows, Duplication of, With Stretchable Skin and Syndactyly
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Hypercholesterolemia Due to LDL Receptor Deficiency
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Laser Laparoscopy
• Laser Microsurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Limb Reattachment
• Lung Cancer
• Maxillofacial
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Nickel Contact Allergy
• Non-Surgical Bite Correction
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radial Keratotomy
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Repair of Rectocele With Robotic Assistance
• Ritalin Abuse
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stereotactic Lesions
• Thrombolytic Therapy
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation more details
Procedures
• Acute Endophthalmitis
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blind Hypotensive Eye
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
• Central Serous Chorioretinopathy ...
• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chorioretinitis
• Choroidal Neovascular Membranes (CNVM)
• Chronic Endophthalmitis
• Contusion of the Eyeball
• Coreoplasty
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Corneal Ulcer
• Degenerative Disorders of Globe
• Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
• Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Disseminated Chorioretinitis and Disseminated Retinochoroiditis
• Drusen
• Endophthalmitis
• Esotropia
• Floaters
• Focal Chorioretinitis and Focal Retinochoroiditis
• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Surgery
• Headache
• Hyphema
• Hypopyon
• Iridectomy
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Malignant Neoplasm of Eye
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Nystagmus
• Ocular Hypertension
• Ocular Prosthetics
• Optic Neuritis
• Paracentesis of Anterior Eye
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pars Planitis
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Progressive High Myopia
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Purulent Endophthalmitis
• Repair of Retinal Detachment or Retinal Tear
• Retained Intraocular Foreign Body, Non-Magnetic
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retinal Telangiectasia
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Retinoschisis
• Sarcoidosis
• Senile Cataracts
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
• Vitreous Hemorrhage more details
Board Certifications
Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
46
State License
District of Columbia
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospitals
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL, USA
Year completed: 1983
Residency Hospital
Harvard/mass Ee Infirm
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1982
Medical School
University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine
San Francisco, CA, United States
Graduated: 1977
Awards
1 AAO
2 AMA
3 NMA
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Office Locations
Primary location
Frank A Spellman MD
901 A Street North East
District of Columbia (DC)
Washington
20002
Phone:(202) 331-1188
Accepting New Patients
Yes
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Frank A Spellman MD, 901 A Street North East, Washington, District of Columbia (DC), 20002
Howard University Hospital is a hospital located in Washington, DC. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 2 of 3 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 2 of 3 procedures.
The George Washington University Hospital is a hospital located in Washington, DC. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 12 procedures.
Washington Hospital Center is a hospital located in Washington, DC. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures.
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