Dr. Spenler's Curriculum Vitae
Place of Birth: Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Education
1959-1962 Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, B.S.
1964-1968 University of Iowa, School of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, M.D.
POSITIONS
Rotating Internship
1968-1969 U.S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Military Service
1967-1972 United States Navy
Emergency Department Physician
1970-1973 St. Francis Hospital of Lynwood, Lynwood, California
Director, Emergency Department
1972-1973 Paramount General Hospital, Paramount, California
Surgical Residency
1973-1976 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital
UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, California
Chief Resident in Surgery
1975-1976 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital/
UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, California
Staff Physician, Department of Surgery
1976-1978 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California
Staff Physician, Los Angeles County Paramedic Institute
1976-1978 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital,
Torrance, California
Assistant Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
1976-1977 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California
Director, Surgical Emergency
1976-1977 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California
Assistant Professor of Surgery in Residence
1976-1979 UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Acting Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
1977-1979 Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California
Associate Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
1979-1981 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Emergency Department Physician
1981-1985 Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, California
Trauma Surgeon
1985-1987 Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital,
Inglewood, California
Fellowship Aesthetic Surgery of the Face
1985 Dr. Bruce F. Connell, Santa Ana, California
Resident in Plastic Surgery
1985-1987 UCI School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Chief, Burn Unit Subcommittee
1991-1996 Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, California
Chief, Plastic Surgery Subdivision
1991-1992 Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, California
Medical Director, Burn Center
1993-1997 Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, California
Board Certification
- 1991 American Board of Plastic Surgery
- 1983 American Board of Emergency Medicine
- 1977 American Board of Surgery
Licensures
- California Physicians and Surgeons, February, 1970
- Iowa Physicians and Surgeons, June, 1969
Military Service
- 1967-1968 U.S. Navy Senior Medical Student Program, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- 1968-1969 Intern Rotating, U.S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
- 1969-1970 General Medical Officer, NSA Station Hospital, Danang, RVN
- 1970-1972 General Medical Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital, Long Beach, California
- 1972 Honorable Discharge as LCDR
Professional Activities
- 1989 Member, Pharmacy Committee, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, California
- 1981 Member, Los Angeles, County Trauma Study Subcommittee #2
- 1977-1980 Member, California Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians Education Committee
- 1977-1979 Member, Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons
- 1977-1978 Member, Medical Alert Center (MAC) Advisory/Patient Transfer
- Committee, Los Angeles County Department of Health 1972 Participant, Countywide
- Conference on Emergency Medical Services, Los Angeles Convention Center
Professional Societies
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Professional Staff Association/Harbor General Hospital
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Los Angeles Plastic Surgery Society
- California Medical Association
- American Burn Association
- Los Angeles County Medical Association
Research Experience
- Chemist, Development Section, Process Engineering Burlington
A.E.C. Plant, Iowa, 1962-1963 - Summer Programs, Public Health Services Trainee, Department
Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa, Metabolism of Lipids, 1965-1966
Publications
Spenler, C.W. and Benfield, J.F., "Esophageal Disruption From Blunt and Penetrating External Trauma", Arch. Surg. 111:663, 1973
Spenler, C.W. and Shoemaker, W.C., "Resuscitation Algorithmfor Management of Acute Emergencies", JACEP 7:10, 1978
Spenler, C.W., Achauer, B.M. and Vander Kam, V.M., "Treatment of Extensive Adenoma Sebaceum with a Carbon Dioxide Laser", Annals of PS 20:586, 1988
Achauer, B.M., Spenler, C.W., and Gold, M.E., "Reconstruction of Axillary Burn Contractures with the Latissiumus Dorsi Fasciocutaneous Flap", Journal of Trauma 28:211, 1988
Randzio, J. and Spenler, C.W., "Monocortical Wire Osteosynthesis for the Midface and Lower Jaw", Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 65:515, 1988
Hospital Affiliations
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, California
- Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, California
Private Practice
3440 Lomita Boulevard, Suite 100
Torrance, California 90505
310-784-0644
1987 to Present
