Michael J. Sillers, M.D. graduated from the University of Alabama in 1984 and received his M.D. from the University of Alabama in 1988. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 1993. He completed his training as a fellow in rhinology and sinus surgery at the Medical College of Georgia and joined the faculty at UAB in 1994. He was promoted to Professor of Surgery in 2003 and held the endowed James J. Hicks Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery until July 2005. He is currently the founder and director of the Alabama Nasal and Sinus Center in Birmingham, AL.
Dr. Sillers is a past-President of American Rhinologic Society and served on the Rhinology and Paranasal Sinus Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He has been voted by his peers as one of America’s top doctors for the past 15+ years. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, and has published numerous peer review articles in the field of rhinology and sinus surgery and currently participates in clinical research studies. Dr. Sillers has served as physician/surgeon advisor to several medical device manufacturers over the years and continues to work with established and start-up companies as a consultant.
Dr. Sillers has been married for over thirty years, has two children and recently welcomed a beautiful granddaughter to the family.