Dr. Caple A Spence MD
Neurosurgeon
8121 National Ave Suite 210 Oklahoma City OK, 73110About
For over 18 years, Dr. Spence has been active in medical education in a variety of capacities. His writings and scholarly activity has been published in books and peer reviewed journals. He has presen ...
Education and Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1995
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Microvessels that predict axillary lymph node metastases in patients with breast cancer.
- Ophthalmoplegia resulting from an intraorbital hematoma.
- Determinants of ovine compact bone viscoelastic properties: effects of architecture, mineralization, and remodeling.
- Effect of 1,3-butanediol and short chain acids in sow gestation diets on maternal plasma metabolites and fetal energy storage.
- Distribution of cholinesterase within the sinus node and AV node of the human heart.
- Comparison of the chemical and biochemical composition of thirteen muscles of the rat after dietary protein restriction.
- Comparison of the chemical and biochemical composition of thirteen muscles of the rat after dietary protein restriction.
- Relationship between bone formation rate and osteoblast surface on different subdivisions of the endosteal envelope in aging & osteoporosis.
Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Birth Defects
- Hernia
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
Fellowships
- University of South Florida College of Medicine 2003
- Univ. of S. Florida-Complex Spine Surgery, Tampa, FL 2003
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