Dr. Erica W Cook M.D
Anesthesiologist
8701 Broadway Merrillville IN, 46410About
Dr. Erica Cook is an anesthesiologist practicing in Merrillville, IN. Dr. Cook 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. Cook also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Glasgow, Fac of Med, Glasgow, Scotland ( MD
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- University College Hospital Medical School, Anesthesiology
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