Dr. Benjamin Wakefield M.D.
Anesthesiologist
25 North Winfield Rd. Winfield IL, 60190About
Dr. Benjamin Wakefield is an anesthesiologist practicing in Winfield, IL. Dr. Wakefield 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. Wakefield also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Hawaii 2003
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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