
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Biosketch
Julie Bourbonnais, MD, is a critical care physician practicing at Bronson Methodist Hospital. She is a graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She earned her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She also completed her residency and fellowship training programs through the Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center programs in the areas of internal medicine and pulmonary/critical care respectively. After completion of training, she remained on faculty as an assistant professor at Wayne State/DMC for 2 years before moving to western Michigan to explore other opportunities. Dr. Bourbonnais practiced in Grand Rapids for ten years where she provided training to students affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and residents both at Metro Health Hospital and Mercy Health St. Mary's Hospital. She is currently involved in the training of Weestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine residents in the internal medicine, family medicine, and emergency medicine programs during their medical ICU rotations at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Her clinical, teaching, and research interests include medical education in critical care and procedural training in critical care as well as a special interest in end-of-life/palliative care conversations.
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Education and Training
- Fellowship 2007, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Residency 2004, Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Residency 2002, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- MD 2001, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- MS 1996, Biological Medicine, Wayne State University
- BS 1993, Biological Medicine, Wayne State University
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Research
- Palliative care conversations
- End-of-life care conversations
- Critical care procedures
- Critical care medicine
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Publications
Bourbonnais J.M., Malaisamy S., Dalal B.D., Samarakoon P.C., Parikh S.R., Samavati L. Distance saturation product predicts health-related quality of life among sarcoidosis patients Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2012;10
Krell W., Bourbonnais J.M., Kapoor R., Samavati L. Effect of smoking and gender on pulmonary function and clinical features in sarcoidosis Lung. 2012;190(5):529-536.
Bourbonnais J., Samavati L. Effect of gender on health related quality of life in sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases. 2010;27(2):96-102.
Pena T., Bourbonnais J.M., Soubani A.O. A rare cause of syncope and pulmonary opacities QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 2009;102(6):429-430.
Bourbonnais J., Samavati L. Clinical predictors of pulmonary hypertension in sarcoidosis European Respiratory Journal. 2008;32(2):296-302.
Bourbonnais J.M., Sirithanakul K., Guzman J.A. Fulminant miliary tuberculosis with adult respiratory distress syndrome undiagnosed until autopsy: A report of 2 cases and review of the literature Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2005;20(6):306-311.