WilliamJ.BommerMD

Cardiology • Sacramento, CA

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Echocardiography

Professor, Internal Medicine, UC, Davis School of Medicine

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Office
4860 Y St
Suite 0200
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone+1 916-734-3761

Fax+1 916-734-6474
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Education & Training

Martinez Veterans Affairs Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1975 - 1977
University at BuffaloResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1977 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy of PCI at California Hospitals Without Onsite Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

In older patients with hypertension, newly prescribed thiazides were linked to metabolic adverse events.
Syed R. Latif, William J. Bommer> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2014 Oct 21
California cardiovascular legislation 2014.
William J. Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
3 citations
Multimodality imaging in transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Thomas W. Smith, William J. Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2014 Jun 30
Coronary revascularization: then, now, future trends.
William J. Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2014 Jun 30
Health care reform: what's wrong with 17.6% GDP?
William J. Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2013 Jan 1
Choosing wisely.
William J Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2013 Jan 1
California ACC goals.
William J. Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2012 Jun 30
47 citations
Prevalence and echocardiographic features of iatrogenic atrial septal defect after catheter-based mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system.
Thomas W. Smith, Patrick M. Mcginty, William J. Bommer, Reginald I. Low, Scott Lim, Peter S. Fail, Jason H. Rogers> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2012 Oct 1
Current and future alternatives to warfarin for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation.
William J. Bommer> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2012 Jun 1
16 citations
Obesity and physical fitness in California school children.
Melanie Aryana, Zhongmin Li, William J. Bommer> ;American Heart Journal. 2012 Feb 1
Can docs bridge US over the cliff
William J. Bommer> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2012 Dec 30
8 citations
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker therapy to reduce cardiovascular events in high-risk patients: part 2.
William J Bommer> ;Preventive Cardiology. 2008 Jan 1
81 citations
Effect of percutaneous mitral repair with the MitraClip device on mitral valve area and gradient.
Howard C. Herrmann, Saibal Kar, Robert J Siegel, Peter Fail, Catalin Loghin, Scott Lim, Rebecca T. Hahn, Jason H. Rogers, William J. Bommer, Andrew Wang, Andrew Berke,...> ;Eurointervention. 2009 Jan 1
9 citations
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy to reduce cardiovascular events in high-risk patients: Part 1.
William J Bommer> ;Preventive Cardiology. 2008 Jan 1
4 citations
Drainage routes of bronchial blood flow in anaesthetized sheep.
Gibbe H. Parsons, William J. Bommer, A. D. Siefkin, J. M. Brock, Bo M.T. Lantz> ;Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2007 Apr 1
4 citations
Dobutamine stress echocardiography in preoperative and long-term postoperative risk assessment of elderly patients.
Milind R. Dhond, Than T. Nguyen, Raju Sabapathy, Rob A. Patrawala, William J. Bommer> ;The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 2003 Mar 1
20 citations
Contrast microbubbles improve diagnostic yield in ICU patients with poor echocardiographic windows.
Thanh T. Nguyen, Milind R. Dhond, Raju Sabapathy, William J. Bommer> ;Chest. 2001 Oct 1
317 citations
M-mode echocardiographic predictors of six- to seven-year incidence of coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and mortality in an elderly cohort (th...
Julius M. Gardin, Robyn L. McClelland, Dalane W. Kitzman, Joao A.C. Lima, William J. Bommer, H. Sidney Klopfenstein, Nathan D. Wong, Vivienne E. Smith, John S. Gottdiener> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2001 May 1
20 citations
Ultrasound-enhanced thrombolysis at 20 kHz with air-filled and perfluorocarbon-filled contrast bispheres
Milind R. Dhond, Thanh T. Nguyen, Chris Dolan, Greg Pulido, William J. Bommer> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2000 Nov 1
5 citations
Prognostic value of 12-lead electrocardiogram during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Milind R. Dhond, D O Thanh Nguyen, Teresa B. Whitley, Kristi Donnell, William J. Bommer> ;Echocardiography. 2000 Jul 1
4 citations
Incidence and significance of profound hypotension during dobutamine stress echocardiography
Milind R. Dhond, Teresa B. Whitley, Satnam Singh, Thanh T. Nguyen, William J. Bommer> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2000 Jan 1
25 citations
Tamponade in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A clinical-echocardiographic diagnosis
William J. Bommer, David M. Follette, Marc E. Pollock, Frank Arena, Merridee Bognar, Herbert A. Berkoff> ;American Heart Journal. 1995 Dec 1
200 citations
Sex, Age, and Disease Affect Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Mass and Systolic Function in the Free-Living Elderly The Cardiovascular Health Study
Julius M. Gardin, David S. Siscovick, Hoda Anton-Culver, James C. Lynch, Vivienne E. Smith, H. S. Klopfenstein, William J Bommer, Linda P. Fried, Daniel H. O'Leary, T....> ;Circulation. 1995 Mar 15
36 citations
Amlodipine in chronic stable angina: results of a multicenter double-blind crossover trial.
Michael D. Ezekowitz, Kenneth F. Hossack, Jawahar L. Mehta, Udho Thadani, Donald J. Weidler, William J. Kostuk, Najam Awan, William Grossman, William J. Bommer> ;American Heart Journal. 1995 Mar 1
15 citations
Intraluminal ultrasonography during ERCP with high-frequency ultrasound catheters
Gary L. Cushing, Peter J. Fitzgerald, William J. Bommer, Matthew W. Andrews, Michael S. Cronan, Guillermo G. Martinez-Torres, Yue-Teh Jang, W. Martin Belef, Thomas P P...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1993 Jan 1
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Lectures

West Coast Cardiovascular Forum
American College of Cardiology Foundation, San Francisco, California - 6/8/2012

Press Mentions

Opinion: Heart-Screening Scan Should Be Available to AllFebruary 8th, 2018

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Hospital Affiliations

UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento, California