Dr. Kenneth Spielvogel, MD

Having a father who was a hematologist/oncologist helped influence Kenneth Spielvogel, MD’s, choice to enter the field of medicine. Charting his own path, he chose obstetrics/gynecology. His specialties include menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), family planning, infertility, abnormal bleeding disorders, minimally invasive surgery and robotics. He also enjoys counselling patients on health and wellness, including weight loss. Dr. Spielvogel speaks fluent Spanish. After completing a post baccalaureate premed graduate program in 1993, Dr. Spielvogel went on to earn his medical degree from George Washington University’s School of Medicine in Washington, DC, in 1997. While there, he was a member of the OB/GYN Honors Society and was awarded the Dodek Prize for Infertility Research. He spent the next four years completing his residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences in Denver Colorado, where he received the Chief Award in 2001 for Outstanding Teaching Resident and the E. Stewart Taylor award for Outstanding Resident Research in Reproductive Sciences. What Dr. Spielvogel enjoys most is being able to connect with his patients. He believes the journey they take together – that of doctor, patient and loved ones – is unique from all other areas of medicine. “Listening. Taking a thorough history. Seeing in their eyes they have found a provider who will take the time to sit and listen is a huge point of satisfaction for me.” He wants his patients to know that under his care, they will never feel rushed, discounted or like a number. Alongside seeing patients, Dr. Spielvogel also teaches UC Irvine residents. He likes to say that working with these bright medical students keeps him young! …read more