Anesthesiology (Pain Management)

Lake Forest Hospital’s anesthesiologists support our surgical team on inpatient and outpatient surgeries as well as our obstetrics practice and emergency and acute care medicine departments. In addition, our anesthesiologists practice at the Hospital’s Center for Rehabilitation and Pain Management as well as our ACL Interventional Pain Physicians office at our Grayslake location. Our physicians are all Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Anesthesia for surgery—Lake Forest Hospital maintains the highest standards for anesthesia care. Throughout your procedure, a board-certified anesthesiologist will assure that you are safe and comfortable. We follow national standards for sterility and monitoring, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology are employed.  Prior to your procedure, you will meet your anesthesiologist, who will review your history, formulate your anesthetic plan with you (including provisions for managing post-operative pain) and answer your questions. Patients plagued by pre-operative anxiety can receive a safe sedative on arrival in the Day Surgery Unit or before going into surgery. If indicated, you will be observed post-surgery in an area known as the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) formally known as the Recovery Room.

Anesthesia for pain management—The goal of interventional procedures is to provide pain management services for patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain issues. We work to identify the site of pain, decrease inflammation and provide pain relief to help patients improve the quality of their life. Pain that comes from injured or inflamed nerves can often be improved by injecting certain medications to the area of injury. These treatments also allow patients to work effectively with physical therapists and start personal exercise programs to regain strength and function with less pain.