A native of Nauvoo, Illinois, Dr. Robert Parrish came to Peoria in July 1987 in association with Dr. Morris Cohen.  He obtained his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria in 1981.  Upon successful completion of his surgical internship at St. Francis Hospital in 1982, he commenced his specialty training in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Ohio State University and Columbus Children's Hospital.  In addition, he completed a year long fellowship in head and neck surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.  Board certified in Otolaryngology Dr. Parrish is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, a member of the Illinois State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Warren H. Cole Society.  He is a Fellow in the American Society of Head and Neck Surgery, the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Parrish Lives in Peoria, Illinois with his wife Diane and their five children. 

Practice Location:
OSF Center for Health, Peoria, IL

Specialty:
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Hospital Affiliations:
OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL
Proctor Hospital, Peoria, IL
Methodist Medical Center,  Peoria, IL
Center for Health Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, Peoria, IL

Education:
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL
Ohio State University Hospital - Senior Resident
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Chief Fellow
Ohio State University Hospital - Chief Otolaryngology Resident

Memberships and Societies:
Board Certified American Board of Otolaryngology
Fellow, American Society of Head and Neck Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Member, Illinois Medical Society
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Warren H. Cole Society