SLEEP CENTER - Key Persons


Dr. Samuel J. Girgis

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Dr. Samuel J. Girgis is a board certified Otolaryngologist. He completed his specialty training at Loyola University. Dr. Samuel Girgis specializes in general ear, nose and throat patients with an emphasis on treatment of sinus diseases and facial plastic surgery. Dr. Girgis has performed over 4,000 nasal/sinus functional and cosmetic procedures since the start of his practice in 1986. He strives for excellence in nasal function as well as the cosmetic aspect of nasal and facial structures.

Dr. Shilpa Viswanath

Job Titles:
  • Certified Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine Physician
Dr. Shilpa Viswanath is a board-certified Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine physician. She completed her medical training at the University of Illinois. She attended college at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, and a minor in Chemistry. She had the wonderful opportunity to teach in South Korea before she attended medical school in Kansas City. Dr. Viswanath is passionate about sleep hygiene as it relates to behavioral and lifestyle changes to improve sleep health. She conducts office visits in English or Spanish.