Overview
Frank Spellman is an Ophthalmologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Spellman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Detachment, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Neil Bressler has been a member of the Wilmer Eye Institute's faculty since 1988 and is the inaugural James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology. He specializes in retinal diseases, with special interests in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. Dr. Bressler's main research interests have been collaborative efforts in clinical trials of common retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, having chaired several NIH-sponsored and industry-sponsored multicenter randomized clinical trials and authored almost 300 peer-reviewed publications. He is a past chair of the NIH-sponsored Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, and was responsible for guidelines, policies, protocol development as well as implementation, and to facilitate Network operations in a way that maintains academic integrity and optimal clinical trial performance. He also has chaired the National Eye Institutes Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for intramural clinical trials and the FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel. Dr. Bressler is currently editor-in-chief of JAMA Ophthalmology. Dr. Bressler is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Spellman isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Retinal Vein OcclusionDr. Spellman isAdvanced. Learn about Retinal Vein Occlusion.
- Experienced
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Spellman isExperienced. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- EndophthalmitisDr. Spellman isExperienced. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Spellman isExperienced. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- Kallikrein HypertensionDr. Spellman isExperienced. Learn about Kallikrein Hypertension.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Spellman isExperienced. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- NearsightednessDr. Spellman isExperienced. Learn about Nearsightedness.