I firmly believe that patients with cancer are best managed with a multidisciplinary team approach, and that patients, along with their family members, are integral to the decision-making process. I feel extremely fortunate to be a part of our National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, and to work alongside the dedicated physicians, nurses and other affiliated personnel who make it possible for our patients to have some of the very best care available anywhere in the world. In addition to offering state-of-the-art care and clinical research trials, we have the unique opportunity to discuss patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies before an expert panel of subspecialists at our "tumor board." Whether it is to diagnose, treat or palliate lung cancer, it is through our tumor board, or through close consultation with my medical oncology, thoracic surgery, radiation oncology and thoracic radiology colleagues, that I am able to devise the best strategies for my patients. As an interventional pulmonologist, there are a variety of procedural techniques I can provide to establish a difficult diagnosis, to manage pleural effusions, and to treat endobronchial complications such as hemoptysis and bronchial obstruction. However, I know care must be individualized, as no single strategy works for all patients. Perhaps more so than for any other disease, a patient's overall condition as well as their desires and expectations play the most important role in this decision-making process.

Title:

Associate Professor

Specialty:

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Cancer, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Address:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-5959

Education:

Northwestern University School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 1985

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 1978

Internships:

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
1985-1986

Residency:

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
1986-1988
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1993-1996
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988

Professional Memberships:

American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Physicians
American Thoracic Society

Honors and Awards:

UC Davis, B.S. with honors, in Biochemistry, 1978

Select Recent Publications:

Yoneda K.Y., R.W. Harper, and S. Louie. Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 25:151-163, 2003.

Wood, S., T. Norboo, M. Lilly, K. Yoneda, and M. Eldridge. Cardiopulmonary Function in High Altitude Residents of Ladakh. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. Volume 4, Number 4, pp: 445-454, 2003.

Chan, A. L., K. Y. Yoneda, R. P. Allen, and T. E. Albertson. Advances in the management of endobronchial lung malignancies. Current Opinions in Pulmonary Medicine. 2003 Jul;9(4):301-8, 2003.

Yoneda, K. Y., M. M. J. Chang, K. Chmiel, Y. Chen, and R. Wu. Application of High Density DNA Microarray to Study Smoke- and Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Injury and Repair in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2003 Aug;14 Suppl 3:S284-9.

Chang, W.-H., S.P.-M. Reddy, Y.-P. Di, K. Yoneda, R. Harper, and R. Wu. Regulation of Thioredoxin Gene Expression by Vitamin A in Human Airway Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 26;627-635, 2002.

Talebian, M., K.Y. .Yoneda and R.P. Allen. Treatment of malignant airway obstruction with YAG laser photo resection. Journal of Bronchology 8:207-208. 2001

Chan, A.L., D.K. Shelton, K.Y. Yoneda. Unusual primary lung neoplasms. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 7(4):234-241. 2001

Yoneda, K.Y., S. Louie, D.K. Shelton. Mediastinal tumors. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 7(4):226-233. 2001

Harper, R., K. Wu, M. M. J. Chang, K. Yoneda, R. Pan, S. P.-M Reddy, and R. Wu. Activation of nuclear factor-B transcriptional activity in airway epithelial cells by thioredoxin but not by N-acetyl-cysteine and glutathione. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 25:178-185. 2001

Mansoor, J.K., W. Marlowe, K.Y. Yoneda, E.S. Schelegle and S.C. Wood. Role of airway receptors in altitude-induced dyspnea. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 33:1449-1455. 2001