Following dental school, Dr. Higgins completed a hospital General Practice Residency in New York, after which he was then accepted into the anesthesiology residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, 1980-82. Since completion of his anesthesia training, Dr. Higgins has practiced dental anesthesiology, providing office based anesthesia care throughout the Northern Illinois area.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Higgins is a long-standing faculty member with the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Illinois Hospital Medical Center, and holds the academic rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesiology within that department and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Higgins is a regional and national lecturer and is published in the area of Anesthesiology of Dentistry.
In addition, Dr. Higgins is proud to have represented the profession as President of the Illinois Dental Society of Anesthesiology, the Illinois State Dental Society, and the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. Dr. Higgins is a Fellow of both the American and the International College of Dentists. He is board certified with the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Anesthesiology. He is a fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Higgins is a native of the Chicago area and resides in Palatine with his wife, Mary, and their three children- Ryan, Lindsay and Mitchell. He enjoys spending time with his family as well as boating, fishing, and gardening when he can find the time!