In 1964, Stanley L. Spielman, M.D. began his ophthalmology practice
in Miami and the Florida Keys after completing his residency at
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. He moved from Atlantic City to
Miami on a charter fishing boat he designed and hand-built. In
Miami, Stan joined the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute as a Clinical
Professor instructing eye surgery.
Dr. Spielman has participated as a scientist and physician on 40
research cruises with the University of Miami. Specializing in the
visual system of sharks, he performed underwater examinations and
operations on the eyes of large live un-sedated sharks. He also
produced a unique contact lens for refracting aquatic animals and
developed a trauma kit for the University's research vessels. He has
presented lectures, "Prevention and Treatment of Shark Attack," to
hospital medical staffs and the Florida Medical Association.
Since 1971, Dr. Spielman has traveled to remote villages from the
Amazon Basin to the New Guinea Highlands, providing eye care to
tribal people. In March 2007, he joins the Cousteau expedition
documenting effects of global warming in the Amazon Basin. He has
been chairman of the Southern Florida Chapter of The Explorers Club,
Inc. for the past seven years.
