Dr. Germiller is an attending surgeon and director of clinical research in the Division of Otolaryngology. His  practice focuses on cochlear implantation, pediatric ear disorders, and general otolaryngology.

His research interests include hearing loss in children, disorders of inner ear and auditory nerve development, cochlear implantation, congenital abnormalities, and genetics of hearing disorders.

Dr. Germiller has published several chapters and papers, presented at numerous academic conferences, and directs several prospective research trials within the Division of Otolaryngology. He serves as an executive member of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Committee on Protection of Human Subjects.

BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Mechanical Engineering), 1988

MD, University of Michigan, 1997

PhD, University of Michigan (Biomedical Engineering), 1997

Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Otolaryngology), 2005

Director of Clinical Research, Division of Otorhinolaryngology

Attending Surgeon

Fellow and Resident Research Advisor, Division of Otolaryngology

Associate Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1998-

Walter P. Work Society, 2002-

American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004-

Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advances in Children, 2005-

Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 2006-

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 2010-

Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Resident Research Travel Award, 2000

Michael M. Paparella Otologic Research Award, University of Michigan, 2003

Ethel Brown Foerderer – Florence R.C. Murray New Investigator Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, 2005

Wiley H. Harrison Otologic Research Award, American Hearing Research Foundation, 2005

Outstanding Abstract Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, 2014

Francis W. Davison Award for Best Research Presentation, Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, 2014