RoderickSpearsMDFAHS, FAAN
Neurology • Smithfield, RIHeadache
Endowed Chair of Migraine/Chief of the Headache Division Brown Neurology Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, RI
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Office
900 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917Phone+1 401-444-3032
Summary
- Dr. Roderick Spears is a neurologist in Rhode Island and is part of Brown Neurology . He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice since 2004. He specializes in headache and is experienced in headache medicine.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Neurology, 2003 - 2004
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2003
Akron General Medical Center/NEOMEDInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Michigan State UniversityBS, Physiology, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2021 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1999 - 2012
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2008- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- UCNSHeadache Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2024
- Top Doctor in Neurology Philadelphia Magazine, 2017-2022
- Top Doctor in Neurology Castle Connolly, 2016-2022
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsEffects of Fragmentation and the Case for Greater Cohesion in Neurologic Care Delivery.Mary Angela O’Neal, Nassim Zecavati, Melissa Yu, Rebecca Spain, Scott M. Friedenberg
Neurology. 2021-11-18 - 9 citationsEquity of African American Men in Headache in the United States: A Perspective From African American Headache Medicine Specialists (Part 2).Larry Charleston, Roderick C. Spears
Headache. 2020-11-01 - 10 citationsEquity of African American Men in Headache in the United States: A Perspective From African American Headache Medicine Specialists (Part 1).Larry Charleston, Roderick C. Spears, Charles Flippen
Headache. 2020-11-01
Journal Articles
- Ten Action Items to Combat Peer-to-Peer and Institutional Racial Bias in Medicine. Practical Neurology. March 2024: 58-59.Lisk J, Mathew PG, Ali N, Charleston IV L, Spears RC, Armand CE, Farheen A, Moon JS, Burrus TM, Practical Neurology. March 2024: 58-59., 3/8/2024
Press Mentions
Deja VuApril 28th, 2023
New Dedicated Headache and Migraine Center to open in Rhode IslandSeptember 7th, 2022
7 Tips to Ease Migraine PainSeptember 2nd, 2021- Join now to see all
Committees
- Member, AOA Selection Committee at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2024 - Present
- Member, Leadership Development Committee, American Headache Society 2022 - Present
- Member, Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee of the American Academy of Neurology 2021 - Present
- Member, Advocacy Committee, American Headache Society 2022 - 2024
- Member, Practice Committee of American Academy of Neurology 2015 - 2019
Professional Memberships
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