Dr. Charles Stillerman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and an MD from Loyola School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He completed his residency training at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California, where he served as Resident Supervisor from 1983 to 1987. Following his residency, Dr. Stillerman became board certified and undertook a Spine Fellowship in Spine Reconstruction/Stabilization and Spinal Cord Injury at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Dr. Stillerman's clinical focus centers on the contemporary surgical management of spinal disorders. The surgical options often include minimally invasive techniques. Additionally, when appropriate a wide variety of spinal fusion procedures are available for use. His academic areas of interest include degenerative and traumatic spinal problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar Spine. Currently, he holds the position of Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Utah and serves as Chief of Neurosurgery at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. As of 2022, he also heads the Neurotrauma department at Holy Cross Davis Hospital.
Consistently recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America in Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, Dr. Stillerman has authored and delivered extensive lectures on spinal disorders, spinal injuries, and specifically on Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Stabilization. He is an active member of various professional associations and committees, including being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), the Neurosurgical Society of America, the AANS-CNS Joint Section of Neurotrauma and Critical Care, and the AANS-CNS Joint Section of Spine and Peripheral Nerve.