George Hefner MD
Anesthesiologist
660 N Westmoreland Rd Lake Forest IL, 60045About
Dr. George Hefner is an anesthesiologist practicing in Lake Forest, IL. Dr. Hefner 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. Hefner also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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