education and training
- medical school: West Virginia University School of Medicine
- residency: Department of Family Medicine at West Virginia University Ruby Memorial Hospital
- fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine at West Virginia University Ruby Memorial Hospital
- board certification: Family Medicine, Primary Care Sports Medicine
awards, honors and organizations
- Faculty of the Year as voted by the WSU family medicine residents (2018-2019)
- Family Medicine Preceptor of the Year as voted by LSU-Shreveport 3rd year medical students (2017-2018)
- Faculty of the Year as voted by the LSU-Shreveport family medicine residents (2014-15, 2016-17)
- Intern of the Year, West Virginia University Department of Family Medicine (2009-2010)
- Team Captain, Dickinson College Cross Country team (2022)
- 3-Year Letter Winner, Dickinson College Cross Country team (2000-2002)
- John Dickinson Scholarship, Dickinson College (2000-2004)
publications and presentations
- 2003-2004 – Using heart rate to “rate” the difficulty of cross country courses. Unpublished research. PI: Charles Zwemer, PhD (Dickinson College Department of Biology, Carlisle PA)
- 2011 – “A Case of Spontaneous Septic Abortion: Sepsis following uterine rupture.” Case report/poster submitted for WV ACP. Co-authored with Jonathon Lanham, MD. PI: Melanie Fisher, MD (WVU Department of Infectious Disease, Morgantown, WV)
- 2011 – Assessing and Improving HIV Screening Rates in a University Primary Care Clinic. Poster presented at Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference 2011, Morgantown, WV.
- 2013 – Fracture of a Calcified Achilles Tendon: A Case Report. Poster presented at 22nd Annual AMSSM Meeting, 2013, San Diego, CA.
- Online Publications Spielman S (editor). Surgical Stinger. Available at http://www.amssm.org/surgical_stinger-csa-284.html?StartPos=30&Part=1
- Spielman S (editor). Lethal Leg Pain. Available at http://www.amssm.org/lethal_leg_pain-csa-262.html?StartPos=40&Part=1
- Spielman S (contributing editor). AMSSM Top 120 Articles for Fellows. Available at http://amssm.blogspot.com/p/amssm-100.html