Setliff Sinus Institute President Dr. Reuben Setliff revolutionized the surgical process for sinus relief. Focusing exclusively on the four distinct sinus cavities, Dr. Reuben Setliff and his experienced staff at the Setliff Sinus Institute provide innovative solutions for each patient’s specific symptoms. As the nation’s leader in the alleviation of sinus problems, Dr. Reuben Setliff’s establishment has helped thousands of patients overcome chronic sinus complications. With three convenient locations in the upper Midwest, the Setliff Sinus Institute serves as the country’s most experienced practice of its kind.

A sinus expert, Dr. Reuben Setliff specializes in obstructions with all sinus cavities of the face and skull, including the ethmoid, frontal, maxillary, and sphenoid cavities. More than 90 percent of Reuben Setliff’s patients have shown significant improvement and lasting results after treatment from the Setliff Sinus Institute. Providing patient-tailored therapy with antibiotics or endoscopic sinus surgery, Dr. Reuben Setliff focuses on curing swellings, irritants, growths, and structural abnormalities. As the first to develop minimally invasive sinus surgical techniques, introduce precision instrumentation for sinus surgery, and perform sinuplasty procedures in South Dakota, Dr. Reuben Setliff and the Setliff Sinus Institute have received global recognition for numerous medical breakthroughs.

In 1992, Dr. Reuben Setliff discovered a powered surgical tool to improve visualization and precision in sinus surgical procedures. Four years later, Reuben Setliff published the world’s first article on minimally invasive sinus surgery. Dr. Reuben Setliff holds six years of educational experience at four renowned institutions. Beginning his academic career in 1960 at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Dr. Reuben Setliff concentrated on his Bachelor of Arts in English and French. He enrolled in classes at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, where he acquired his M.D. Dr. Reuben Setliff then completed an internship in medicine and pediatrics with the UAMS Medical Center.

Maintaining his focus on the health industry, Dr. Reuben Setliff obtained residencies in general surgery and otolaryngology with hospitals at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. South Dakota resident Dr. Reuben Setliff was affiliated with the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS).