ROBERT S. WIRTHLIN, MD  

Dr. Wirthlin joined the Spokane Eye Clinic in July 2006.  He graduated from the highly selective 7-year integrated pre-medical and medical program (Inteflex) at the University of Michigan Medical School.  He received his B.S. in biomedical sciences in 1997 and his M.D. in 2000. Dr. Wirthlin completed his ophthalmology residency training at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/ University of Miami School of Medicine, rated number one for eye care by US News and World Report.  He then completed a two-year fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases at the Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA School of Medicine. 

Dr. Wirthlin is a member of numerous professional societies including the American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retinal Specialists.  He has given research presentations at national

 meetings and published articles in the field of clinical ophthalmology.

Dr. Wirthlin’s professional areas of interest include diabetic eye disease, other retinal vascular diseases, ocular trauma, ocular imaging, age-related macular degeneration and repair of retinal detachment, macular holes, and epiretinal membranes.