Paul L Shivers, MD, DMD
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Paul L. Shivers, DMD, MD is a faculty member in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry within the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan Hospitals. He earned his bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and his dental degree from Case Western Reserve University. He subsequently received his medical degree and completed residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Case Western Reserve. Following residency, he pursued fellowship training in oral/head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Shivers currently serves as the Program Director of the Oral/Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship within the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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Oral Surgery Procedure Unit | Med Inn Building 1500 E Medical Center Dr
Floor 2 Room C213
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5827Get Directions
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University of Michigan Health participates with most health insurance plans.
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October 31, 2025 - "Dr. Shivers always provides me with ALL options and encourages me to participate in decisions."
October 15, 2025 - "Dr. Shivers was extremely patient and answered all my questions explaining treatment options very well."
October 3, 2025 - "Dr Shivers is wonderful."
September 26, 2025 - "Dr Shivers was great with listening to me and asking questions and informing me on future care."
September 5, 2025 - "[...] and Dr. Paul Shivers were all very personable and informative."
August 29, 2025 - "Dr Shivers is always thorough and shows care and concern about me and my condition."
August 28, 2025 - "Dr Shivers was courteous and knowledgeable; he also answered all of my questions, but he did not explain things in greater detail or without me asking, he admitted that he did not read through all of [...] notes, and he is lacking empathy. I had the feeling that I'm definitely not first in line on his priority list and that he is dealing with way more important and complicated cases."
August 7, 2025 - "Dr Shivers was clearly super busy yet was calm and asked me if I understood and replied to my questions confirming that I understood what I was shown. Then he showed me the images, stopping at critical ones that allowed to see [...] and he explained both potential healing and potential problems. Cautioned me about avoiding [...] as it may further damage injury. Dr Shivers was terrific and I very much appreciated it."
June 29, 2025 - "Dr. Shivers is the BEST! No matter how busy he is, he always takes as much time as I need to answer all my questions. I would highly recommend Dr. Shivers to anyone."
April 26, 2025 - "Dr. Shivers and [...] are very professional, and take time to listen to my concerns and answer all my questions and make sure I understand what he is saying. Couldn't ask for a better doctor!!"
