Dr. Jeanne R. Bonar MD

Expert Publications

• Hedonic ratings of sucrose solutions: effects of body weight, weight loss and dietary restriction.
• Hedonic ratings of sucrose solutions: effects of body weight, weight loss and dietary restriction.
• Treatment of the uremic hypertensive patient.

Media Releases

Dr. Bonar completed her undergraduate degree in 1954 from Centenary College of Louisiana with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Math, and Biology. She then graduated with her Medical Degree in 1958 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After obtaining her Medicine Degree Dr. Bonar completed her internship with the University of Arkansas Medical College. She then completed her Nuclear Medicine residency with the Veteran’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, followed by a Pediatric Residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and a Internal Medicine residency at Kennedy VA in Memphis, Tennessee. Wanting to further her training she then completed a three year fellowship in Diabetic Medicine. She is board certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. To stay up to date in her field she remains a professional member of the Society for Endocrinology, the American Diabetes Association, Life Member and Past President of the Alaska State Medical Association, and the Past President of the Alaska State Diabetic Association. Dr. Bonar currently practices at the Alaska Kidney & Diabetes Associates. She is affiliated with the Alaska Regional Hospital and Providence Alaska Medical Center and holds an expertise in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Insulin Pump Therapy, and Continuous Glucose Monitoring. Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation, and the psychological or behavioral activities of metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sleep, digestion, respiration, excretion, mood, stress, lactation, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception caused by hormones. Specializations include behavioral endocrinology and comparative endocrinology. The endocrine system consists of several glands, all in different parts of the body, that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than into a duct system. Hormones have many different functions and modes of action; one hormone may have several effects on different target organs, and, conversely, one target organ may be affected by more than one hormone. Dr. Bonar attributes her professional success to her mother. Her philanthropic interests include the WW2 Museum in New Orleans, the US Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, American Diabetes Association, and the Anchorage community Concert Band. On her down time she enjoys Swimming, Dancing, Skiing, and Playing Various Musical Instruments.

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