Dr. David Karwacki
David Karwacki, DO - Midwestern University - Board Certified in Addiction Medicine
Dr. David Karwacki is a retired Anesthesiologist and is currently Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. He is one of the areas surrounding experts in the field of addiction and mental health. He builds off his various life experiences and practices to help him guide his clients towards better health. Dr. Karwacki loves to meet new people and discuss ways how he can help them recover.
Here is a brief overview and message from Dr. Karwacki:
I received my Undergraduate at the University of Loyola Chicago and obtained my Medical License at Midwestern University. After, I performed my Residency at the University of Chicago in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care. As an anesthesiologist, I managed a pain clinic. I performed epidural steroids and I never prescribed opiates for chronic pain. I exhausted other options, NSAIDS, Physical Therapy, and Alternative approaches, I also used basic common sense: elimination of contributing factors, like bowling or golf. I think I was decades ahead of my time. After I retired from anesthesia, I was asked to consider treating Opiate Dependence with MAT. At first, I was a skeptic: I thought they were replacing one opiate with another. I spent some time at a clinic as an observer and realized Buprenorphine therapy really works! I started to work there within one week!
Overall, my goal is to help each of my clients succeed and recover from addiction. There is nothing that beats seeing my clients become free of their addiction or being able to overcome their mental health issue. I always look to put a smile on peoples faces whenever they come to visit me. I do this for them, the community, and the greater good.
