M. Boyd Gillespie, MD, MSc, FACS

Boyd Gillespie, MD, MSc, FACS is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon at Regional One Health, where he sees patients in the Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic. He is board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and sleep medicine.

Dr. Gillespie earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he also completed is otolaryngology-head & neck surgery residency and general academic otolaryngology fellowship. He also earned a Master’s in Clinical Research from the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Biometry and Epidemiology.

During his career, he has focused on caring for patients with head and neck cancer, thyroid tumors, voice and airway disorders, swallowing disorders, and sleep apnea. He was one of the first surgeons in the United States to perform endoscopic salivary surgery and is currently one of the busiest endoscopic salivary surgeon in the nation. He was also one of the first to perform the Inspire hypoglossal nerve implant for obstructive sleep apnea.

In his academic role, Dr. Gillespie is Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is proud to be involved in educating and training many of the surgeons in the United States who currently perform endoscopic salivary surgery and advanced sleep surgery.

He has published over 170 academic papers, including one in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2014 on hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy for sleep apnea. He is editor of the textbook Gland-Preserving Salivary Surgery: A Problem-Based Approach. He has been invited to be a guest professor at numerous institutions, including Johns Hopkins, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Emory, Georgetown, the University of Erlangen – Nuremburg, and Oxford. Over the course of his career, Dr. Gillespie has received over $1 million in research funding.

Dr. Gillespie is an honorary member of the German Society of Otolaryngology in 2013 and has received the Presidential Citation from the American Head and Neck Society and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Gillespie is a former Director of the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (ABOHNS) and member of the otolaryngology section of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). He is the past Vice-President of the Southern Section of the Triological Society. He is currently an associate editor for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

In his free time, Dr. Gillespie enjoys spending time with his family and international travel, which includes participating in humanitarian missions to Africa and Latin America.