Dr. Jason Cundiff’s Experience, Education, Training & Honors

Experience

Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon
Ear, Nose + Throat Care Center
September 2019 — Current

Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon
Mercy Health System
August 2006 — September 2019

Chairman of Surgery
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
January 2017 — December 2018

Vice Chairman of Surgery
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL
January 2015 — December 2016

Research Assistant
University of Illinois-Chicago
Department of Ophthalmology
Nalin Kumar, DPhil laboratory
2003-2006

Research Assistant
University of Illinois-Chicago
Department of Microbiology of Immunology
Bellur S. Prabhakar, PhD laboratory
1998-2002

Education

Otology Externship
House Ear Institute
August 21-31, 2006

Residency
Otolaryngology-Head & Surgery, Facial Plastic & Reconstruction Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago Eye and Ear Infirmary
2002-2006

Internship
General Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
2001-2002

Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
1997-2001

College
Bradley University, B.S.
Major: Biotechnology
Minor: Chemistry
1993-1997

Training

  • President Elect of Medical Staff
    Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
    Barrington, IL
    January 2021—to current date

Honors

  • Mercy Clinical Service Excellence Award (2016)
  • Quality Committee Member — Centegra McHenry Hospital (2015)
  • Advocate Physician Safety Champion (2015)
  • Vice Chairman of Surgery at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (2014 – 2016)
  • Centegra Physician Excellence Award (2014)
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (2010)

Gary Livingston has been designated an Inspire Excellence Surgeon. The award is given to recognize excellence in 3 areas of Inspire: Expertise, Patient Experience, and Clinical outcomes. Only 50 surgeons out of the current 1000 eligible Inspire surgeons have been designated Physicians of Excellence, and Dr. Livingston has been the fastest Inspire surgeon to receive this honor.

Dr. Livingston has also been named one of the Top Doctors® of 2023 by Castle Connolly.

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