H. William Bonekat, D.O.

Philosophy of Care

I worked part-time as a respiratory therapist during medical school and enjoyed pulmonary medicine, leading me to make it my specialty. I deal with patients as a whole, not just with a single problem. I also strive to be empathetic to patients in need and to incorporate humor into my interaction with them. The ability of patients to feel comfortable with the physician who is taking care of them is most important for establishing and maintaining good health.

Title:

Professor

Specialty:

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Internal Medicine

Address:

UC Davis Medical Group - Sacramento (J Street)
2825 J St., Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95816

Education:

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D.O. 1974

Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
B.S. 1969

Internships:

Flint Osteopathic Hospital
Flint, Michigan
1974-75

Residency:

Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
1975-78
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
1980-81
Research

University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
1978-80
Pulmonary

Board Certifications:

American Board of Sleep Medicine, 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 1980
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Thoracic Society
Greater Sacramento Osteopathic Medical Association

Honors and Awards:

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Teaching Award, 1995

Select Recent Publications:

Hardin, K. A. and H. W. Bonekat. Upper airway obstruction during sleep. Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology 25:191-210, 2003.

Sherrill DL, K.A. Griffth, P.L. Enright, T. Manolio, H.W. Bonekat. The predictors of loss of lung function in elderly. The Cardiovascular Health Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 163:61-68. 2001

Shahar, E, C.W. Coralyn, W. Whitney, S. Redline, E.T. Lee, A.B. Newman, F. J. Nieto, G.T. O'Connor, L.L. Boland, J.E. Schwartz, and J.M. Samet for the Sleep Heart Health Study Research Group. Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease. Cross-sectional results of the Sleep Heart Health Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 163:19-25. 2001

Ugalde, V., S. Walsh, R.T. Abresch, H.W. Bonekat, and E. Breslin. Respiratory abdominal muscle recruitment and chest wall motion in myotonic muscular dystrophy. Journal of Applied Physiology 91:395-407, 2001.

Redline, S., V.K. Kapur, M.H. Sanders, S.F. Quan, D.J. Gottlieb, D.M. Rapoport, H.W. Bonekat, P.L. Smith, J.P. Kiley and C. Iber. Effects of varying approaches for identifying respiratory disturbances on estimates of sleep-disordered breathing. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 161:369-374. 2000

Ugalde, V., E.H. Breslin, S.A. Walsh, H.W. Bonekat, R.T. Abresch and G.T. Carter. Pursed lips breathing improves ventilation in myotonic muscular dystrophy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 81:472-478. 2000

Gottlieb, D.J., C.W. Whitney, H.W. Bonekat, C. Iber, G.D. James, M. Lebowitz, F.J. Nieto and C.E. Rosenberg for the Sleep Heart Health Study Research Group. Relation of sleepiness to respiratory disturbance index: the sleep heart health study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 159: 502-507. 1999

Redline, S., M.H. Sanders, B.K. Lind, S.F. Quan, C. Iber, D.J. Gottlieb, H.W. Bonekat, D.M. Rapoport, P.L. Smith and J.P. Kiley. Methods for obtaining and analyzing unattended polysomnography data for a multicenter study. Sleep 21(7) 759-767. 1998

Bonekat, H.W. Noninvasive ventilation in neuromuscular disease. Critical Care Clinics 14(4): 775-797. 1998

Whitney CW, Enright PL, Newman AB, Bonekat HW, Foley D, Quan SF. Correlates of daytime sleepiness in 4,578 elderly persons: the cardiovascular health study. SLEEP 1998;21(1):27-36.