Lesley M. Williams, Anesthesiologist
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Lesley M. Williams

Anesthesiologist

2005 W Washington Blvd apartment #3 Chicago Illinois, 60612
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Dr. Lesley Williams is an anesthesiologist practicing in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Williams ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Williams also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

Windsor University School of Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 12 years of experience
Lesley M. Williams
Lesley M. Williams's Expert Contributions
  • Do kids need anesthesia before being taken for a CT scan?

    Most likely yes. The patient needs to be still for the scanner to work. Also it is scary for a child to climb into the machine. Your child most likely will not be under “general” anesthesia, but will be in a light sleep and still breathing for himself. Lesley Williams MD, MPH READ MORE

  • What decides the medication before my surgery?

    Actually it is based a lot on doctor preference, as well as patient needs.If a patient seems anxious then we may give them relaxing medications. Every medication we give have some sort of side effect, so we attempt to minimize things that are not needed. We don’t give relaxing medications to elderly (most of the time) because it makes them hard to wake up from surgery. Other deciding factors is the type of surgery you are having, the anesthestic plan, and of course your o READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Anesthesia

Internships

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, American College of Physicians

What do you attribute your success to?

  • His hard work and determination.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Traveling

Favorite professional publications

  • New England Journal of Medicine

Lesley M. Williams's Practice location

2005 W Washington Blvd apartment #3 -
Chicago, Illinois 60612
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