Sleep Medicine

Andrew Korcek, M.D.

An accomplished, board-certified physician, Dr. Korcek is a pulmonary critical care physician, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, and sleep disorders. His academic career began with research positions at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland and at the Human Gene Therapy Research Institute in Des Moines, Iowa. While at the NIH, Dr. Korcek was involved in the development of the treatment for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome using gene therapy. He also was involved in the care of the first two human gene therapy patients using this new and novel treatment. During his time in Iowa, Dr. Korcek shifted his focus to using gene therapy in the treatment of cancer. There he helped develop a model for the use of gene therapy in the treatment of both primary and metastatic cancers. He continued his research, during his fellowship, at Loyola University specializing in determining the optimal methods for weaning patients from long-term mechanical ventilation as well as determining their long-term outcomes.

Dr. Korcek completed his undergraduate education in 1994 at Kalamazoo College with degrees in biology and chemistry. He received his medical degree in 1998 from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. In 2001, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He underwent intensive fellowship training in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Loyola University Hospital from 2001-2004. He was named Chief Fellow for the Pulmonary/Critical Care Program.

Dr. Korcek is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. He is affiliated with Central DuPage, Edward, and Good Samaritan Hospitals.