Dr. Joseph W Walek MD
Sleep Medicine Specialist | Sleep Medicine
242 GREEN ST GARDNER MA, 01440About
Dr. Joseph Walek practices Sleep Medicine in Lowell, MA. Dr. Walek studies, diagnoses, and treats sleep disturbances and disorders due to varying factors. Sleep Medicine Physicians are trained to treat many different conditions, including insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, idiopathic hypersomnia, menstrual-related hypersomnia, and circadian rhythm disturbances, among others.
Education and Training
Medical Academy; Krakow, Poland MD 12
Academy Of Medicine, Warsaw University 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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