Dr. Shilpa Thakkar MD
Anesthesiologist
333 Madison St Joliet IL, 60435About
Dr. Shilpa Thakkar is an anesthesiologist practicing in Joliet, IL. Dr. Thakkar 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. Thakkar also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Municipal Med Coll- Gujarat Univ- Ahmedabad- Gujarat- India 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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