Ophthalmology · 2018
Spencer Fuller, MD, MPH
Retina surgeon, helping you keep your eyes, body, and brain optimized for life.
Board-certified ophthalmologist · Fellowship-trained retina surgeon · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health MPH
Quick facts
- Specialty
- Retina surgery (vitreoretinal)
- Board certified
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- Training
- UC San Diego, Washington University in St. Louis, Moran Eye Center, Johns Hopkins
- Teaching
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
- Languages
- English, Italian, medical Spanish
- Based in
- Indianapolis area
Top 3 finalist, Ophthalmologist
2026 Best of Reno Community's Choice Awards, Reno Gazette-Journal. Voted by the Reno community. See results
Why he does this
Your visual function is related to brain and body health.
At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Fuller studied how losing vision and hearing ties to memory and independence. In clinic and surgery, he sees what happens when people wait too long. So he makes evidence-based resources on what doctors wish patients knew earlier. And since cost is part of good care, he weighs it for every habit, product or treatment he talks about.
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Research
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology · 2022
Five-year cost-effectiveness modeling of primary care-based, nonmydriatic automated retinal image analysis screening among low-income patients with diabetes
Plus numerous other peer-reviewed publications in ophthalmology and public health.
AI in health care
Responsible AI integration can improve health care quality and access, and reduce costs over time.
His screening paper is what got him into AI in health care, and he's been an early adopter ever since. As AI moves into clinics and operating rooms, he wants to help make sure care stays empathetic and human. He also does clinical evaluation work for medical AI, and he's always glad to talk with teams building in this space.
Training and teaching
- BA Italian, Brigham Young University (Wheatley Student Scholar)
- MD, UC San Diego School of Medicine (Gold Humanism Honor Society)
- Ophthalmology residency, Washington University in St. Louis
- Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
- MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Board certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
He's taught retina surgery in Kumasi, Ghana, and lectured eye surgeons in training across Ethiopia, Nepal, Bhutan and Ghana. Aetopia Health gives 5% of its profits to nonprofits working to prevent and treat blindness.
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Outside the clinic
Dr. Fuller speaks Italian fluently (he studied it in college and lived in Italy for two years) and medical Spanish. He's a huge fan of sports and the performing arts, a dad of four, and loves coaching his kids' soccer teams.
Dr. Fuller parla italiano: se lavori nella salute visiva in Italia, scrivigli.
Work together
For media, speaking, AI and partnership inquiries:
partnerships@aetopiahealth.com
He only partners with things he'd recommend to his own family, and every paid partnership is disclosed.
Online, Dr. Fuller offers education only. Content here isn't medical advice, and watching or reading doesn't create a doctor-patient relationship.