Richard D. Spellberg, M.D. FACC FACP

Education & Training
1965—1966
Senior Resident in Medicine
Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital (Los Angeles, CA)

1964—1965
Fellow in Cardiology
University of Illinois Hospitals (Chicago, IL)

1961—1962
Medical Resident
University of Illinois Hospitals

1960—1961
Medical Internship
Michael Reese Hospital (Chicago, IL)

1960
Doctor of Medicine
University of Illinois

1958
Bachelor of Science
University of Illinois

1956
Bachelor of Arts
University of Illinois

Board Certification
- Diplomate, Subspeciality Board of Cardiovascular Disease (1972).
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (1967).

Professional Organizations
- Fellow, Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association (1972).
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology (1972).
- Fellow, American College of Physicians (1970).
- Associate, American College of Physicians (1968).
- Alpha Omega Alpha (1959).

Interventional Cardiology, Pacemaker, Clinical Electrophysiology

Professional Experience
Medical Practitioner Positions

1989—1996
Associate Director of Cardiology
Saint Mary Medical Center (Long Beach, CA)

1982—1996
Director of Clinical Electrophysiology
Saint Mary Medical Center

1969—1996
Director, Cardiology Clinic
Saint Mary Medical Center

1966—Present
Private Practice
Various Medical Partnerships in Southern California

1976—1982
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Lakewood Regional Medical Center (Lakewood, CA)

1973—1976
Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Saint Mary Medical Center

1971—1972
Acting Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Saint Mary Medical Center

1968—1969
Chief of Cardiology
Columbus Cuneo Medical Center (Chicago, IL)

Academic Appointments & Activities
1967—Present
Attending Staff
Harbor General Hospital (Torrance, CA)

Former Chairman, Institutional Review Board Committee
Saint Mary Medical Center

Former Chairman, Utilization Review Subcommittee
Saint Mary Medical Center

Former Chairman, Risk Management Committee
Saint Mary Medical Center

Former Chairman, By-Laws Committee
Saint Mary Medical Center

Former Secretary, Medical Staff
Saint Mary Medical Center

1977—1978
Chairman, Applied Physiology Committee
Saint Mary Medical Center

1978
Editorial Consultant
JAMA

1975—1977
Chairman, Medical Education Committee
Saint Mary Medical Center

1973—1975
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Saint Mary Medical Center

1974
Editorial Consultant
CHEST

1961—1962
Assistant in Medicine
University of Illinois, College of Medicine (Chicago, IL)


Military Service
1962—1964
Captain, United States Air Force, Chief Medical Service
Norton Air Force Base (San Bernardino, CA)