Robert Spetzler

Active Investor

Director at Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona

Robert Spetzler, Director at Barrow Neurological Institute is an active investor based in Phoenix, Arizona. This profile covers what Robert Spetzler backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Robert Spetzler is an Angel Investor. He is a Co-Founder of Kogent Surgical. He earned his doctorate of medicine from Northwestern Medical School in Chicago. His postgraduate training was completed at Wesley Memorial Hospital-Northwestern in Chicago. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at the University of California - San Francisco. He received board certification in September 1979 from the American Board of Neurological Surgery. In 1983 He left his position as associate professor of neurosurgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland to assume a position as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. He served as president and CEO of Barrow from 1986 to 2017. He is also emeritus chair of neurosurgery at the Phoenix campus of The University of Arizona College of Medicine.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechDigital Health & HealthTechBiotech & PharmaEdTech
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

Notable investments

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