Dr. Peter Werner M.D., Pulmonologist
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Dr. Peter Werner M.D.

Internist

5/5(1)
581 East Golf Road Des Plaines Illinois, 60016
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About

Peter Werner, MD, FCCP, works at the Fahey Medical Center in Des Plaines, Illinois.  Educated in Germany, he relocated to Illinois to study his internal medicine residency and pulmonary medicine fellowship at the University of Illinois.  A pulmonologist, Dr. Werner works with patients who have problems with their lungs, bronchials and other parts of the respiratory system. An author of over 100 publications, he has taught in Germany at the University of Freiburg and also at Rush and Loyola University.

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Education and Training

Ludwig Maximilians

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Disease

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 57 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Pulmonary Medicine

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Taught at the University of Freiburg in Germany -
  • Taught at Rush Unviersity and Loyola in the past -

Awards

  • Top Doc in Chicago for Pulmonary Medicine   

Internships

  • University of Urwin

Fellowships

  • University of Illinois

Articles and Publications

  • Published over 100 papers

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Intellectual Curiosity, Passion to Help Patients, Respect for Life

Teaching and speaking

  • University of Friberg in Germany and has been a Professor at Loyola University of Illinois and at RUSH in the past.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Playing Tennis, Jogging with his dog, Playing Piano

Favorite professional publications

  • New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Peter Werner M.D.'s Practice location

581 East Golf Road -
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
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150 N RIVER RD -
DES PLAINES, IL 60016
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Head south on North Des Plaines River Road (US 45) 752 ft
Continue straight onto South River Road (US 45) 2052 ft
Keep in the middle 96 ft
Make a slight left onto Rand Road 5216 ft
Turn left onto West Dempster Street (US 14) 1.1 mi
Turn right onto Luther Lane 696 ft
Turn left 385 ft
Turn left 184 ft
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800 W CENTRAL ROAD ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60005

Head south on North Des Plaines River Road (US 45) 292 ft
Turn right onto East Golf Road (IL 58) 1.1 mi
Enter the rotary and take the 2nd exit onto State Street 1342 ft
Make a slight right onto East Northwest Highway (US 14) 1.7 mi
Make a slight left onto West Central Road 2.0 mi
Keep left at the fork onto West Central Road 3162 ft
Turn right onto West Drive 90 ft
Continue right onto South Drive 314 ft
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