Male 79 years


Dr. Robert F Spetzler, MD



Neurosurgery   -  Arizona,  Phoenix

 Overview

Dr. Robert F Spetzler, MD works in Phoenix, Arizona is a specialist in Neurosurgery, Neurology and graduated Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine in 1971. Dr. Spetzler is affiliated with John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Sequoia Hospital and practicing for 52 years

 Specialties

  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology

 Conditions

• Acute Urinary Retention
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Amniotomy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Chiari Malformation, Adult
• Clarity Handheld X-Ray (Dexcowin iRay)
• Colic
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniopharyngioma
  ...
• Deep Brain Stimulator Programming
• Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap
• Defibrillator Implantation
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Endovascular Repair of Visceral Aorta
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Food Allergy - Codfish
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Gastrectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Implanon® Placement
• Indigo Laser Treatment
• Intra Uterine Insemination
• Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis
• Intracardiac Echocardiogram
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Necrotizing Fasciitis
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric Dermatologic Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
• Recurring Pneumonia
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Thyrotoxicosis Factitia
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
• Woodworker's Lung
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 Procedures

• Acoustic Neuroma
• Aneurysm
• Arteriovenous Malformation
• Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Brain
• Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Spine
• Basilar Skull Invagination
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
  ...
• Brain Surgery
• Brain Tumor
• Cardiac Standstill Surgery
• Carotid Artery Stenosis
• Cavernous Hemangioma
• Cavernous Malformation Brain
• Cavernous Malformation of Spine
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Cerebrovascular Surgery
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Chiari Malformation, Adult
• Chiari's Deformity
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Craniopharyngioma
• CyberKnife®, Cranial (Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Cranial) incl. Gamma Knife and LINAC Photon Beam
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Intracranial Vessel Angioplasty
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Microvascular Decompression
• Moyamoya Disease
• Myelopathy
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Neuroplasty
• Neurosurgical Procedures
• Neurovascular Surgical Services
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteosarcoma
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Skull Base Lesions
• Skull Base Surgery
• Skull Base Tumor
• Spinal Cord Tumor
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stenting, Intracranial Vessels
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Spinal
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
• Torticollis
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Ultrasound, Carotid
• Vascular Transcatheter Embolization
• von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 52

 State License

  • Arizona

 Spoken Languages

  • Spanish

 Education & Training

Medical School

Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine

Chicago, IL, United States

Graduated: 1971

Residency Hospital

University Of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, USA

Year completed: 1976

Internship Hospital

Wesley Meml Hospital Northweste

Chicago, IL, USA

Year completed: 1972

 Awards

1   AA Ns
2   AMA
3   CNS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Barrow Neurosurgical Assocs Ltd
2910 North 3rd Avenue
Arizona (AZ)
Phoenix
85013
 Phone:(602) 406-3181
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    100 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    No

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Barrow Neurosurgical Assocs Ltd, 2910 North 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona (AZ), 85013




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna PPO
  • AHCCCS - AZ Health Care Cost Containment System
  • AHCCCS without Prior Authorization
  • American Indian Health Plan
  • Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
  • Arizona Medical Network
  • Arizona PHCS
  • AZ Foundation Medical Care (AZFMC)
  • AZ Foundation Medical Care (AZFMC) EPO
  • AZ Foundation Medical Care (AZFMC) PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Cigna
  • Cigna Healthcare of Arizona
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna POS
  • Cigna PPO
  • Compassionate Care Network (CCN)
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • Golden Rule
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna
  • Indian Health Service
  • Maricopa Foundation For Medical Care
  • Medicare
  • Medicare for Railroad Workers MCR
  • Medicare MCR
  • Mercy Care
  • MultiPlan
  • PacifiCare
  • PacifiCare HMO
  • PacifiCare POS
  • PacifiCare PPO
  • PHCS
  • PHCS PPO
  • RAN/AMN
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital photo


John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital

250 East Dunlap Avenue Arizona AZ, Phoenix, 85020

John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is a hospital located in Phoenix, AZ. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 13 procedures.



Northridge Hospital Medical Center photo


Northridge Hospital Medical Center

18300 Roscoe Boulevard California CA, Northridge, 91325

Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital located in Northridge, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 8 of 15 procedures.



Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center photo


Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

350 West Thomas Road Arizona AZ, Phoenix, 85013

Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Phoenix, AZ. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 4 of 11 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 11 procedures.






Sequoia Hospital

170 Alameda De Las Pulgas California CA, Redwood City, 94062

Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional healthcare to Bay Area residents since 1950. We offer a full range of medical, surgical and specialty programs.


 (650) 367-5551


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