Dr. Slattery received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Following an otolaryngology residency at the University of Florida, he completed a fellowship in neurotology/skull base surgery at the House Clinic. Dr. Slattery is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Slattery's research interests include treatment of acoustic neuromas, Neurofibromatosis Type-II, implantable hearing devices, and facial nerve disorders. He has received multiple research grants including his current multi million-dollar grant to study acoustic neuromas and Neurofibromatosis. His Clinical Research Department at HEI is the largest research department in the world dedicated solely to clinical evaluation of hearing disorders.

Dr. Slattery is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is an author and co-author of numerous papers on the subjects of hearing disorders. He is the otology/skull base section editor for the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Journal, which is the preeminent journal for otolaryngologists, and the histopathology section editor for the peer-reviewed Otology & Neurotology. He has been quoted in multiple lay publications including Business Week, Prevention Magazine Newsweek, and the Los Angeles Times and has been featured on television programs including the Discovery Health Channel and The Oprah Winfrey Show.