RobertHSpectorMD

Neurology • Atlanta, GA

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Retired. Attending physician, Good Samaritan Medical Center

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Office
980 Johnson Ferry Rd Ne
Ste 550
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone+1 404-843-8345

Fax+1 404-252-0713

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1975 - 1976
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1972 - 1975
Philadelphia General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1971
Franklin & Marshall CollegeB.A., 1963 - 1967

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1978 - 2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

voted to Volunteer Hall of Fame MS Society, 2011
Volunteer of the Year, Georgia Chapter National MS Society, 2011
Voted to be a Fellow North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society, 2009
Finalist, Atlanta Constitution Photography Contest 2003
Life Member National Registry, “Who’s Who” year 2000 1999
Honor Award Recipient American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1991
Selected as Teacher of the Year, House Staff Emory University, 1982
Selected by fellow physicians to be included in the first and subsequent editions of The Best Doctors In America Woodward/White Inc., 1979
Fellow American Academy of Neurology, 1978
College Scholar Franklin and Marshall College, 1967
Phi Alpha Theta, National American History Honorary Society 1967
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

761 citations
Classification and treatment of spontaneous carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas
Daniel L. Barrow, Robert H. Spector, Ira F. Braun, Jeffrey A. Landman, Suzie C. Tindall
Journal of Neurosurgery. 1985-02-01
43 citations
The “sinister” Tolosa‐Hunt syndrome
Robert H. Spector, Massimo S. Fiandaca
Neurology. 1986-02-01
59 citations
Symptomatic Rathke's Cleft Cysts Located Entirely in the Suprasellar Region: Review of Diagnosis, Management, and Pathogenesis
Daniel L. Barrow, Robert H. Spector, Yoshio Takei, George T. Tindall
Neurosurgery. 1985-06-01

Journal Articles

Getting to the Root of Vertical Diplopia
Spector, RH, Review of Ophthal, 1/1/2008
Differential Diagnosis of Vertical Diplopia
Spector, RH, Review of Ophthal, 1/1/2008
Postganglionic Horner Syndrome in Three Patients With Coincident Middle Ear Infection
Spector, RH, J Neuro-ophthalmol, 1/1/2008
Understanding the Causes of Vertical Diplopia
Spector, RH, Rev Ophthalmol, 1/1/2007
Private Practice and Academic Medicine: Personal Rewards and Drawbacks
Spector, RH, Atlanta Medicine, 1/1/2003
Physical Diagnosis: the Marcus Gunn Sign
Spector, RH, Atlanta Medical Journal, 1/1/2002
Baseball and Photography: Composure and Exposure
Spector, RH, Atlanta Medical Journal, 1/1/2001
Migraine
Spector, RH, Focal Points, 1/1/2000
Book review, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” by Mitch Albom
Spector, RH, Atlanta Medical Journal, 1/1/1998
Vertical Diplopia
Spector, RH, Survey of Ophthalmology, 1/1/1993
Echographic Diagnosis of Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistulas
Spector, RH, Am J Ophthalmol, 1/1/1991
Diplopia due to 4th Nerve Palsy and Enlargement of the Right Medial Rectus Muscle
Goldman, JA and Spector RH, J Rheumatol, 1/1/1989
Book Review Management of Facial, Head, and Neck Pain Edited by Barry C Cooper and Frank E Lucente W B Saunders, Philadelphia, 1989
Spector, R.H., American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1/1/1989
Minimal Thyroid Ophthalmology
Spector RH, Carlisle J, Neurology, 1/1/1987
The Sinister Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
Spector RH, Fianadaca M, Neurology, 1/1/1986
Unilateral Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report with Digital Orbital Venographic Documentation
Fiandaca M, Spector RH, Hartmann TM, Braun IF, J Neuro-Ophthalmol, 1/1/1986
Arnold-Chiari Malformation Type 1 Presenting in the Elderly
Hosford D, Spector RH, Southern Med J, 1/1/1985
Symptomatic Rathke’s Cleft Cysts Located Entirely in the Suprasellar Region: Review of Diagnosis, Management and Pathogenesis
Barrow, DL, Spector RH, Takei Y. and Tindall GT, Neurosurgery, 1/1/1985
Classification and Treatment of Spontaneous Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistulas
Barrow, DL, Spector RH, Braun IF, Landman JA,Tindall SC and Tindall GT, J Neurosurg, 1/1/1985
Neuro-Ophthalmological Clues to Parasellar disease
Frishberg B, Spector RH, Contemporary Neurosurgery, 1/1/1985
Migraine
Spector RH, Survey of Ophthalmology, 1/1/1984
Vitamin A-Induced Pseudotumor Cerebri
Spector RH, Carlisle J, Neurology, 1/1/1984
Treatment of Essential Blepharospasm Comparison of Facial Nerve Avulsion and Eyebrow-Eyelid Muscle Stripping Procedure
Contemporary Neurosurgery, Arch Ophthalmol, 1/1/1984
Bilateral Adies Tonic Pupil with Anhidrosis and Hyperthermia
Spector RH and Bachman DL, Arch Neurol, 1/1/1984
Book Review Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neurogenetics Edited by A Huber and D Klein Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press, New York, 1981
Spector, R.H., Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1/1/1983
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Books/Book Chapters

Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Chapter: How Do You Diagnose and Manage Migraine Aura?
Page 183 - 186Spector, RHEditors: A. Lee.Slack Incorporated2008
Clinical Ophthalmology
Chapter: Vertical Diplopia in Diagnostic Problems
Page 694 - 704Spector RHEditors: C.E. Margo, L. Hamed, and R. Mames.W.B. Saunders Company1993
Medicine for the Practicing Physician
Chapter: Visual Loss, Diplopia, Nystagmus, Ptosis and Pupillary Abnormalities
Page 1655 - 1662Newman, NJ, Spector RHEditors: J. W. Hurst.Butterworth PublishersEdition 3rd,1992
Clinical Methods
Chapter: The pupils
Page 300 - 305Spector RHEditors: H. Kenneth Walker, W. Dallas Hall and J. Willis Hurst.Butterworth Publishers Co., New York, NYEdition 3rd,1990
Clinical Methods
Chapter: Diplopia
Page 557 - 561Spector RHEditors: H. Kenneth Walker, W. Dallas Hall and J. Willis Hurst.Butterworth Publishers Co., New York, NYEdition 3rd,1990
Clinical Methods
Chapter: Visual Fields
Page 565 - 573Spector RHEditors: H. Kenneth Walker, W. Dallas Hall and J. Willis Hurst.Butterworth Publishers Co., New York, NYEdition 3rd,1990
Clinical Methods
Chapter: Cranial nerves III, IV, and VI: The Oculomotor, Trochlear, and Abducens nerves, Part 2: Brainstem nuclei and peripheral nerves.
Spector RHEditors: H. Kenneth Walker, W. Dallas Hall and J. Willis Hurst.Butterworth Publishers Co., New York, NYEdition 3rd,1990
Medicine for the Practicing Physician
Chapter: Visual failure, diplopia, nystagmus, ptosis, and pupillary abnormalities: cranial Nerves II, III, IV and VI
Page 1514 - 1519Spector RHEditors: J. W. Hurst.Butterworth PublishersEdition 2nd,1988
Medicine for the Practicing Physician
Chapter: Visual Failure, Oscillopsia, Diplopia and Pupillary Abnormalities: Cranial Nerves II, III, IV and VI
Page 1514 - 1519Spector RHEditors: J. W. Hurst.Butterworth PublishersEdition 2nd,1988
Basics and Beyond: Aspects of Acute Care from Emergency Medicine
Chapter: Ocular Clues to Neurologic Diseases
Page 79 - 97Spector RHEditors: Douglas W. E. Wagner.Cahners Publishing Co., New York, NY1984
Medicine for the Practicing Physician
Chapter: Visual Failure, Diplopia Oscillations and Pupillary Abnormalities: Cranial Nerves II, III, IV and VI
Page 1597 - 1609Walker H, Spector RHEditors: J. W. Hurst.Butterworth Publishers1983
Neuro-Ophthalmology Update
Chapter: Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Diseases and Related Disorders
Page 329 - 334Spector RHEditors: J. Lawton Smith.Masson Co., New York, NY1977
Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium of the University of Miami, and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
Chapter: The Demonstration of Edrophonium Responsiveness Utilizing Infrared Optokinetic Nystagmography.
Spector RH, Daroff RB, and Birkett JEEditors: J. S. Glaser and J. L. Smith.C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO1975
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Abstracts/Posters

Essential Blepharospasm
Spector, RH, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/1981
Occipital lobe infarctions: a perimetric-radiologic correlation utilizing computed axial tomography.
Spector, RH, American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/1981
Progresssive External Ophthalmoplegia (P.E.O. with Ragged Red Fibers: An Intrafamilial Study.
Leshner RT, Spector RH, et al, Neurology, 1/1/1978

Lectures

Shakespeare in Medicine
Piedmont Hospital; Northside Hospital - 1/1/2012