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OSF HealthCare welcomes new pain specialist · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: OSF Healthcare Welcomes New Pain Specialist. Written by Matthias Werner.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlit. There is a new face in
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  Speaker 1: healthcare at the OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Peru.
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  Speaker 1: OSF Healthcare announced in a news release that it is
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  Speaker 1: welcoming Daniel McKee to the OSF Pain Clinic. We are
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  Speaker 1: thrilled to welcome Dr. McKee to our team. Chief Medical
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  Speaker 1: Officer of the OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Leonardo Lopez, said.
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  Speaker 1: His expertise and commitment to high-quality pain management care will
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  Speaker 1: make a meaningful difference for patients and families across the
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  Speaker 1: communities that we serve. McKee will provide comprehensive care for
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  Speaker 1: patients experiencing chronic pain, helping them improve function, mobility, and
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  Speaker 1: quality of life through personalized treatment plans, according to the release.
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  Speaker 1: Specializing in pain management, he brings extensive experience treating acute, chronic,
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  Speaker 1: and cancer-related pain conditions. With McKee in the fold, patients
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  Speaker 1: will have more access to a variety of personalized treatment options,
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  Speaker 1: including medication management for chronic pain, epidural and peripheral joint injections,
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  Speaker 1: radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty,
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  Speaker 1: and basal vertebral nerve ablation, according to the release. These
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  Speaker 1: therapies are designed to reduce pain, improve mobility, and help
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  Speaker 1: patients return to the activities that matter most, according to
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  Speaker 1: the release. McKee completed a fellowship in pain medicine at
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  Speaker 1: the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,
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  Speaker 1: according to the release. Before joining OSF Healthcare, he completed
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  Speaker 1: a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of
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  Speaker 1: Wisconsin hospitals and clinics, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, and
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  Speaker 1: an internship in internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin,
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  Speaker 1: according to the release. He earned his medical degree from
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  Speaker 1: the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, according to
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  Speaker 1: the release. Appointments with McKee can be scheduled by calling 815-221-0330.
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  Speaker 1: The OSF Pain Clinic is located within the OSF St.
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  Speaker 1: Elizabeth Medical Center, located at 925 West Street in Peru.