Dr. Pilar R. Mercado M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1740 W Taylor St 3200 W Uich Mc 515 Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Pilar Mercado is an anesthesiologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Mercado 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. Mercado also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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