Richard Daniel Spellberg M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
3650 South St Suite #310 Lakewood CA, 90712About
Dr. Richard Spellberg is a cardiologist practicing in Lakewood, CA. Dr. Spellberg specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Spellberg also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1960
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1960
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Regional pulmonary function in supine patients with mitral valve disease.
- Rapid resolution of coronary arterial emboli. Myocardial infarction and subsequent normal coronary arteriograms.
- Familial sinus node disease.
- Recognition of proximal right coronary artery spasm during coronary arteriography.
- Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle.
- The percutaneous femoral artery approach to selective coronary arteriography.
- Pulmonary hypertension secondary to thrombocytosis in a patient with myeloid metaplasia.
- Systolic apical filling in a patient with progressive apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and giant negative T waves.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Atrial Flutter
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
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