Frank E. Spektor, MD

Frank E. Spektor, MD was born and raised in Cape Town South Africa.In 1973 he graduated from the University of Cape Town Medical School. After completing his internship and a mandatory year in the medical corps of the South African Defense Force, he immigrated to the United States with his wife.After six months of a general surgery residency in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dr. Spektor was trained as an ophthalmologist at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute and completed his training in 1980.

Since 1980, Dr. Spektor has been in private practice in the Kendall area of Miami and has been an active member at Baptist, South Miami and Doctor’s Hospitals.He has also been a provisional staff member at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

Dr. Spektor’s interest and participation in refractive surgery dates back to his early days in practice.He began successfully treating refractive errors using a procedure called Radial Keratotomy and remained in the forefront of developments in this field.Dr. Spektor has traveled to several other countries observing and learning the latest procedures.Shortly after the Food and Drug Administration approved the excimer laser in 1997, Dr. Spektor began performing LASIK and became certified by VISX to perform laser vision correction procedures for treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.Amongst Dr. Spektor’s refractive patients are many of his peer physicians on staff at Baptist Hospital.

The other field of expertise that Dr. Spektor has is in “no stitch-no needle-no patch”, cataract surgery.Dr. Spektor has always enjoyed the practice of General Ophthalmology and taking care of his patients with a whole range of ophthalmic medical and surgical conditions. He delights in helping his patients to regain and preserve their eyesight.

Dr. Spektor is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Florida Society of Ophthalmology, Florida Medical Association and the Dade County Medical Association.He has also been selected for several years by his peers as one of South Florida’s leading Ophthalmologists in the Miami Metro magazine’s poll of physicians.

Dr. Spektor is married with two grown sons and has many personal interests.