Dr. Wayne Polek M.D
Anesthesiologist
300 Randall Rd Geneva IL, 60134About
Dr. Wayne Polek is an anesthesiologist practicing in Geneva, IL. Dr. Polek 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. Polek also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1985
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1985
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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