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Sonya Rygielski, MD

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Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Pain Medicine

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Practice Focus Areas

This medical professional has a particular interest or expertise in:

Image Guided Nerve Blocks
Interventional Spine Therapies
Pain Management - Acute and Chronic
Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment
Regional Anesthesia
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Sympathetic Nerve Injections

Education

Medical Education:: MD, University of Toledo - 2017
Residency:: University of Toledo - 2021
Fellowships:: University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine - 2022

Languages Spoken

Polish

Board Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology (Certified)
American Board of Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine - Pain Medicine (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Clinical Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Northwestern McHenry Huntley & Woodstock Hospitals

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.8

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601 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

86 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

86 Reviews

February 24, 2026

5.0

Doctor very thorough and professional.

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February 22, 2026

5.0

Dr. Rygielski is very good at listening, and did a wonderful job with explaining the results of my MRI, and what will be required for treatment.

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February 20, 2026

5.0

Dr. Is very caring and professional. She is doing her best to help me with my pain.

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February 19, 2026

5.0

Dr. Rygielski seems knowledgeable, competent and experienced. She asks several times if I have any questions.

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February 16, 2026

5.0

Dr. Is up front with you and she lets you decide what course you want to take. I believe Dr. really cares about your wellbeing.

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February 12, 2026

5.0

Detail oriented, knowledgeable, personable and provides the time necessary

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February 04, 2026

5.0

She takes the time to listen to everything you say. Good bedside manner.

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February 01, 2026

5.0

She explains things very well and is patient with my questions. She looks at different solutions and has me involved in decision making.

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January 28, 2026

5.0

She listened and her explaining of everything was excellent

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January 25, 2026

5.0

I was referred to Dr. Rygielski by Dr [name] at IBAJ, I was under her care for the past 3 years and was very happy with her. When she left IBAJ I tried the current pain specialist and was not happy with the treatment protocol and my condition has worsened dramatically. Dr. Rygielski addressed my concerns and created a protocol I was very happy with.

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January 24, 2026

5.0

she is good person, great Dr.

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January 23, 2026

5.0

She was friendly, thorough, took time with me, professional

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January 21, 2026

5.0

She has a good plan of next treatment.

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January 20, 2026

5.0

I have referred her to 3 or 4 others .

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January 13, 2026

5.0

Very personable and answers all questions

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January 09, 2026

5.0

Provides excellent care and takes the time to fully explain all matters and options.

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December 30, 2025

5.0

Dr. Rygielski and her team are wonderful. I have issues with my neck, degenerative disc disease, bone spurs; etc. I have been receiving epidurals that last only a few weeks. 2 days completely pain free. Because it was too soon for another epidural, I inquired about facet/trigger point injections. Dr. Rygielski performed this procedure and I was myself again for 2 wonderful days. I can't thank her enough.

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December 29, 2025

5.0

She explained things thoroughly

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December 28, 2025

5.0

Se care for my problems and ask me questions.

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December 15, 2025

5.0

Very helpful and made me feel hopeful that my pain could be lessened.

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December 04, 2025

5.0

She was caring and compassionate

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December 02, 2025

5.0

knowledgeable, thorough

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November 25, 2025

5.0

Personable and knowledgeable.

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November 19, 2025

5.0

very good.

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November 13, 2025

5.0

We like her. She wants to get me back to my normal self and routine

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November 11, 2025

5.0

Excellent Doctor and excellent staff also.

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November 10, 2025

5.0

See above, all related to Dr. Rygielski specifically.

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October 29, 2025

5.0

Prompt. To the point and also knowledgeable

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October 25, 2025

5.0

Her knowledge, experience, caring, and listening ability puts her so far beyond ordinary.

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October 24, 2025

5.0

She is great, start to finish.

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October 14, 2025

5.0

She's a wonderful Doctor

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October 04, 2025

5.0

Dr Rygielski listened to my concerns and did not rush through my ramblings.

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October 01, 2025

5.0

why you are in patient care there is no neglect

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September 30, 2025

5.0

Knowledgeable and professional.

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September 29, 2025

5.0

To the point, and finds options to fix me.

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September 27, 2025

5.0

Knowledgeable, easy to talk to and explains what the problem on the first visit may be and what are the next steps.

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September 27, 2025

5.0

Has the answers to my problems. Then she fixes them.

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September 25, 2025

5.0

Caring, understanding,thoughtful

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September 22, 2025

5.0

She is very caring and takes the necessary time to explain things.

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September 21, 2025

5.0

Good experience !!

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September 15, 2025

5.0

She really pays attention to my needs. She explains everything and step by step.

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September 14, 2025

5.0

They are very good at their job.

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September 11, 2025

5.0

Great explanations, laid out options, knowledge and caring

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September 09, 2025

5.0

She was very up beat, caring listened and answered every question did not rush at all- my first visit with her very impressed

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September 03, 2025

5.0

She explained everything that I could understand.

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August 30, 2025

5.0

Communication in a level that all can understand

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August 26, 2025

5.0

Very concerned in patient care attentive takes time to listen and answer questions

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August 25, 2025

5.0

She listened & took time with me!

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August 17, 2025

5.0

Great "bedside manner", explains everything start to finish. Very knowledgeable on everything, always looking for different options to try and help me. Super nice.

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August 14, 2025

5.0

She seems very qualified and explains everything

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August 07, 2025

5.0

The doctor is personal, friendly, obviously very skilled, great bedside manner, and instills confidence in her patients

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August 05, 2025

5.0

Dr is very professional and knowledgeable. Explains the procedure very well.

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July 31, 2025

5.0

She listened and diagnosed correctly

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July 30, 2025

5.0

She listens to me and then acts!

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July 28, 2025

5.0

I believe she has the patients best interest at heart

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July 23, 2025

5.0

Very kind. Listens and helps.

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July 23, 2025

4.0

Easy to talk to.

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July 22, 2025

5.0

Very knowledgeable, through and explained everything prior and after my surgery.

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July 16, 2025

5.0

Took care of my back pain. Easy to talk to, listen to my concerns

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July 15, 2025

5.0

she explained everything very clearly as spent the time that I needed to provide me with all the information.

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July 12, 2025

5.0

She's professional, helpful & kind.

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July 10, 2025

5.0

She take care good and s plain about the preseason

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July 06, 2025

5.0

Dr. Rygielski was very thorough with her explanation and examination.

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July 02, 2025

5.0

She always has something new to try, and when she does a procedure, she tells you everything that is going to happen and takes her time to do it right.

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July 02, 2025

5.0

See above. Excellent physician

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July 01, 2025

5.0

She is very informative and gave me the Info I needed.

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June 30, 2025

5.0

As I said above, Sonya Rygielski, MD, is an excellent doctor and her staff is very kind and helpful.

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June 21, 2025

5.0

She is great

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June 18, 2025

5.0

She explained everything and listens great.

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June 18, 2025

5.0

She listened & was very helpful & professional. Thorough

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June 14, 2025

5.0

Very caring.

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June 12, 2025

5.0

kind understanding knowledgeable

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June 10, 2025

5.0

Dr Rygielski took plenty of time to listen to my issues and worked with me to create a plan of action to help alleviate the pain issues.

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June 07, 2025

5.0

good doctor

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June 04, 2025

5.0

Was very concerned about my problem . Easy to talk to. Set up to resolve my condition asp

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June 02, 2025

5.0

She did everything in her power to take care of all of my concerns and requirements. I'm a new patient and I couldn't be more satisfied.

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May 28, 2025

5.0

she explains everything

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May 27, 2025

5.0

Very personal and took time to explain things to me.

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May 23, 2025

5.0

She is professional and caring.

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May 22, 2025

5.0

Answers all our questions, is bright, alert, caring, and knows alternative solutions.

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May 20, 2025

5.0

The doctor is thorough, personable, professional, and thorough

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May 13, 2025

5.0

Listens and exlains.

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May 06, 2025

5.0

Highly recommend dr.Rygielski

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May 04, 2025

5.0

She is very nice, and she took good care of me

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May 01, 2025

5.0

Explain the problem and the process.

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May 01, 2025

5.0

The steroid injection she gave me completely eliminated my pain.

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Disclosures

Sonya Rygielski, MD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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