Chicago Sleep Specialist
Specialties: Ear, Nose & Throat, Snoring and Sleep Apnea, Thyroid and Parathyroid, Head and Neck Cancer, Nasal and Sinus
"People often ask what drives my passion? It's really quite simple. Finding new solutions to help my patients."
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Michael Friedman MD, is an Otolaryngologist- Head and Neck Surgeon and serves as the Medical Director for ChicagoENT. Since 1977, Dr. Friedman has practiced as an Ear Nose & Throat doctor in the Chicago area and has earned recognition from peers and patients alike. Today, he serves as Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Chairman of Sleep Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, and Chairman of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He is also a nationally known expert on head and neck cancer, endoscopic sinus surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and sleep disorders.
Over the past 30 years in academia, Dr. Friedman has trained countless surgeons, fellows, residents and medical students. He has published more than 200 scientific articles and has co-authored many book chapters and textbooks on snoring, sleep apnea, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He is a professor and editor-in-chief of Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, a scientific journal that presents the latest surgical techniques to the Otolaryngologic community.
Dr. Friedman’s clinical philosophy is that the solution to a patient's problem begins with their story. He believes that listening to the patient's history and symptoms is the first step to helping them, and a thorough comprehensive assessment will lead to the most accurate treatment - one which centers around thoroughness and precision. At ChicagoENT, patients have the knowledge and experience from multiple specialists to provide opinions for the most complicated problems.
Our patients come from the Chicagoland area as well as across America. In fact, it's not unusual for patients to travel from outside the United States seeking his evaluation and cutting-edge treatments.
Dr. Friedman relies on a detailed analysis of the problem, and thus, can often provide a solution without invasive surgical procedures. Dr. Friedman is also a member of 13 professional societies and is a frequent lecturer all over the world. He has been featured on ABC, CBS, FOX, WGN-TV, as well as in national publications and journals.
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 1977-present
Rush University Medical Center, 1991-present
Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2009-present
LICENSURE
State of Illinois, 1972
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1977
AWARDS
Castle Connolly Medical Guide–America’s Top Doctors, 2001-2010
Chicago Magazine's Top Doctors, 2001-2006, 2008
Castle Connolly Medical–A Regional Guide to Physicians, 2000-2004
The American Academy of Head and Neck Surgery Millennium Society 2004-2008
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Outstanding Service Award, 2003
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award, 1995
The Edmund Prince Fowler Award for Excellence in Basic Research presented by the American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, 1986
EDUCATION
Medical: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, MD, 1972
Internship: Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Medicine, 1972-1973
Residencies: Metro-Six, University of Illinois at Chicago, Surgery, 1973-1974
University of Illinois at Chicago, Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1974-1977
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Medical Association, 1973-present
Chicago Medical Society, 1973-present
Illinois State Medical Society, 1973-present
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1979-present
Chicago Laryngological and Otological Society, 1977-present
American College of Surgeons, 1980-present
American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, 1984-present
American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, 1986-present
American Sleep Disorders Association, 1986-present
American Broncho-Esophagological Association, 1990-present
International Association of Phonosurgeons, 1992-present
American Rhinologic Society, 1992-present
Clinical Sleep Society, 1998-present
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
