10/27/2025
We are excited to announce that Dr. Milton Geivelis will be joining us at Winds of Change 2026 as a lecturer.
Dr. Geivelis is a periodontal surgeon, whose practice is limited to Periodontics, Dental Implants, and Laser Surgery. Dr. Geivelis is in private practice in Bartlett, IL. He is also on staff at Central DuPage Hospital, Department of Surgery, in Winfield, IL (Northwestern Medicine).
Born in Athens, Greece, Dr. Geivelis received his dental and graduate training from Northwestern University. He has a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree, a Master of Science Degree, and a Specialty Degree in Periodontics and Dental Implants.
Dr. Geivelis is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
From 1993 to 2001, Dr. Geivelis was professor and director of Graduate Periodontics at Northwestern University Dental School, training the residents in Periodontal Surgery and Dental Implants. He has been involved in academic research and has authored and co-authored several scientific articles. His clinical interests have been in Soft Tissue Grafting, Bone Regeneration procedures and Computer Guided Surgery for the placement of Dental Implants. In the last 12 years however, Dr. Geivelis has dedicated a significant amount of his time to Airway issues and Sleep. He treats infants, children and adults with tongue-ties and lip-ties (Tethered Oral Tissues-TOTs). He collaborates with some of the most well-known and skilled clinicians in these procedures (Dr. Bobby Ghaheri, Dr. Larry Kotlow, Dr. Scott Siegel, Dr. Soroush Zaghi ). In March, 2019 he completed a mini residency in Lingual Functional Frenuloplasty (LFF) with Dr. Soroush Zaghi (ENT), in Los Angeles. He was Dr. Zaghi’s first resident. Since then he has performed 4000+ LFF procedures in children and adults and 7000+ Frenectomies in infants.
Dr. Geivelis has been instrumental in bringing together an amazing group of Healthcare professionals in the Chicagoland area including Primary Dental Providers, Primary Care Providers, ENTs, Sleep Medicine Physicians, Orthodontic providers, and Therapists of all types. This group collaborates and follows set protocols in the treatment of all patients, but especially children, for the best possible outcomes.
Dr. Geivelis lectures on Periodontics, Implants, as well as Tethered Oral Tissues nationally and internationally. He has been given several academic and clinical awards for his work as a scientist and a Periodontist.
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