Charlotte R Spear, MD

I am from northwestern Wyoming. My passion includes robotic surgery, medical innovation, and device design. I am committed to inventing and developing techniques to improve patient care in surgery. I hopes to pursue a career in CT surgery.

Resident

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Resident

• MD, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2019
• MSc, Creighton University, 2014
• BA, Hamilton College, 2009

Brief bio:

I am from northwestern Wyoming. My passion includes robotic surgery, medical innovation, and device design. I am committed to inventing and developing techniques to improve patient care in surgery.  I hopes to pursue a career in CT surgery.

Awards:

• Arthur Laughlin and Esther Johnson Barr Scholarship-2017
• Honors in Biology from Hamilton College- 2009
• Deans List: Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2007, Hamilton College
• Awarded Yourtee Prize for outstanding work in chemistry during 2008 academic year

Professional Societies/Committees/Memberships:

• 2019-Present, American College of Surgeons-Resident Member
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons – Resident member
• Arizona Chapter of American College of Surgeons – Past President & Founder of Medical Student Committee
• Idea Pipeline Arizona - Creighton University Bioengineering Interest Group- Past President & Founder
• Intuitive Surgical Inc.- Surgical Training Researcher

Publications:

• Spear C, Geraci T, Bizekis C, Zervos M. (2019) Resection of an Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma via Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 31(2):323-325.
• Mandan N, Spear C, Bremner R, Hashimi S, Panchabhai T (2018) Coexistent lung adenocarcinoma and non-hodgkin lymphoma. EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine. 7 (4): 226-230.
• Bohl M, McBryan S, Spear C, Pais D, Preul M, Wilhelmi B, Yeskel A, Turner J, Kumar U, Nakaji P Evaluation of a Novel Surgical Skills Training Course: Are Cadavers Still the Gold Standard for Surgical Skills Training? (2019) World Neurosurgery. 127: 63-7.

Medical Illustrations:

• Lucktong T, Gillespie T, Brochu B, Slotcavage R. Abdominal Wall, Including Hernia. In: Lawrence P, Bell M, Dayton M. Essentials of General Surgery, 6^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; c 2019. Chapter 15:  
• Figure 1. Types of Hernias
• Figure 2. Layers of the Anterior Abdominal WallFigure 6. Schematic of the Myopectineal Orifice.

Personal Interests

• Biomedical engineering, medical illustration, mission work, wilderness/military medicine, and the great outdoors.