Ken Y. Yoneda, MD – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Ken Yoneda reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Yoneda is an internist who specializes in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He was named Assistant Professor in Residence in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical…

Ken Y. Yoneda, MD – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Ken Yoneda reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Yoneda is an internist who specializes in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He was named Assistant Professor in Residence in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine in 1997 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2005. Prior to moving to Sacramento, he was Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Yoneda has served as Principal Investigator on several research projects and has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Education and Training

MD: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 1985

Residency in Internal Medicine: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 1985–1988

Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 1993–1996

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Critical Care, American Board of Internal Medicine

Academic Appointments

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Sacramento, CA:

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2003–present
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2001–2003
  • Assistant Professor in Residence, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 1997–2005

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, 1988–1993

Financial Disclosure

The final approval of Healthwise content is always made by a clinician with no financial conflicts.

Dr. Yoneda reports receiving honoraria from Pfizer.