Dr. Frank Anthony Spellman M.D.
Ophthalmologist
660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE WASHINGTON DC, 20003About
Dr. Frank Spellman is an ophthalmologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Spellman specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Spellman can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Spellman can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
University of California 1977
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Report on arthritis program.
- Homologous serum hepatitis.
- Subtotal gastrectomy for peptic ulcer: a clinical and pathological study.
- Recurrent thrombosis in unrecognized malignant tumors of the lung. Report of two cases.
- LATENT HEMOCHROMATOSIS IN A TWIN.
- Peptic ulcer healing and ulcerogenic drugs.
- The response of eosinophilia in allergic states.
- The Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Gastric Ulcer. 6. Cancer. I. Clinical aspects.
- Sequential occlusion of the central retinal artery and posterior ciliary artery in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
- Dermatitis herpetiformis: a multi-system disease confirmed with scanning electron microscopy of the jejunum.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Macular Degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Tear
- Macular Hole
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hives
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