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Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla

Family Medicine
Woodalnd, CA
14 years experience male

Locations

Woodland Healthcare

Woodalnd, CA

Address

632 W. Gibson Road, Woodalnd, CA, United States
Directions

My office hours

Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Fax

5306682600

Insurances accepted

Medicare

Medi-Cal

Health Net Of California

Blue Cross of California

Molina Healthcare Inc

About

Bio

Dr. Bonilla was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, The City of the Mountains. He received his medical degree in 2009 from Universidad de Monterrey. During his last year of medical school, he was selected as an exchange student at University of Miami's William J. Harrington Program. While in the U.S., Gerardo also attended clerkships at Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and served as a Pre-doctoral research fellow at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Medical Branch. After completing medical school, Dr. Bonilla served as Director of Medical Education for a telemedicine company. In 2012, Dr. Bonilla was selected as a UCLA International Medical Graduate scholar and also served an associate instructor for the David Geffen School of Medicine.

Specialties
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Family Medicine

Licenses

United States: California

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44 Agrees
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Reduce acne: ●Wash your face twice a day with warm water, and do not use harsh soaps. Instead, use a gentle non-soap facial skin cleanser (Cetaphil). ●Do not pick... Read More
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Family Medicine 14 years experience
Mediterranean: Mediterranean diet can help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
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Family Medicine 14 years experience
Testosterone: Testosterone treatment does not improve erections in men with normal testosterone levels.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Ignore: Gradual ascent is the surest and safest method of preventing or ameliorating high altitude sickness.
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Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Ignore: A good night sleep will increase your daytime performance. Energy starts with health. Exercise daily.
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Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
MR safe materials: Magnetizable materials and electronic devices represent potential hazards patients undergoing an MRI. Most metallic biomaterials are now nonferrous an... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Cholestasis : Cholestasis (abnormal flow of bile from the liver) can potentially cause palm itchiness.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
PCOS: Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) might: ●Have fewer than 8 periods a year ●Grow thick, dark hair in places where only men tend to grow ha... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Salmonella: The transmission of salmonellae to a susceptible host usually occurs via consumption of contaminated foods. The most common sources of salmonellae inc... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Acute sinusitis: Common symptoms include purulent nasal discharge, nasal congestion, facial pain/pressure. Dental pain may be reported. Common colds and environmental ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Anxiety : Anxiety doesn't cause long-term high blood pressure (hypertension). But episodes of anxiety can cause dramatic, temporary spikes in your blood pressur... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
"Natural": Pregnant and nursing patients should be advised to avoid herbal therapies or supplements. They have the potential for both benefit and harm. Uncertain... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Blood in urine: Hematuria is common. In many patients, particularly young adult patients, the hematuria is transient and of no consequence. Microscopic hematuria is d... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
DIP joint OA: Osteoarthritis of the hand is a common condition. A common site where arthritis happens in the hand is at the joint closest to the fingertip (the dist... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Wax: It is basically liquid wax. Mainly used topically as a vehicle for a medication. Limited uses when ingested by mouth since it can cause side effects l... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Telogen effluvium : Telogen effluvium is one of the most common forms of nonscarring hair loss. It results from an alteration in follicular cycling that leads to the exce... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Pregnancy diagnosis: A woman is fertile from five days before ovulation to the 24 hours after ovulation. Ovulation can occur as early as eight days after the first day of ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Marijuana: Cannabis use suppresses secretion of testosterone in men, which may decrease libido and lead to impotence and gynecomastia. Cannabis use also causes d... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Cough: The most common etiologies of chronic cough are upper airway cough syndrome (due to postnasal drip), asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux.
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Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Cosmetic surgery: Many cosmetic surgery procedures are available including body contouring and face specific like face lift, rhinoplasty (nose). Ancillary procedures li... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Ambien (zolpidem): Zolpidem (Ambien (zolpidem)) is indicated for short-term treatment of insomnia with difficulty of sleep onset. Ambien (zolpidem) produces tolerance an... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Lower back pain: Low back pain can have many causes. Rarely, back pain is caused by a potentially serious spinal condition, such as infection, fracture, or tumor, or a... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
BZD - Benzosdiazepin: Side effects of benzodiazepines include dependence and withdrawal symptoms after long-term treatment. Any abrupt or overly rapid reduction in BZD dose... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Xerosis - dry skin: Dry skin is common in people living in northern climates where home heating during the winter results in very low relative humidity. Interventions tha... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Azithromycin: Azithromycin can be taken with meals.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Lochia: Normal shedding of blood and decidua after delivery is referred to as lochia. The total volume of postpartum lochial secretion is 200 to 500 mL, which... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Amenorrhea: Pregnancy is the most common cause of amenorrhea (missed period) in a sexually active female in the reproductive age group . Other causes include extr... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Probiotics: Probiotics (live microorganisms which confer a health benefit on the host when administered in adequate amounts) have been used alone and as adjunctiv... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Ethanol: Ethanol (topical and injection): Antiseptic, nerve or ganglion block, replenishment of fluid and carbohydrate calories, septal ablation for HOCM, trea... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Diabetes symptoms: The majority of patients with type 2 diabetes are asymptomatic and high sugars are noted on routine laboratory evaluation, prompting further testing.... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Sinusitis: A cold is usually caused by a virus. It is expected to improve or resolve within 10 days. Patients should be managed with supportive care. Patients wh... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Social distancing: Most infections are not severe, although many patients with COVID-19 have critical illness. Most of the fatal cases have occurred in patients with adv... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
HSV-1: Kank-A® Mouth Pain Liquid is ideal for treating canker sores and other abrasions inside the mouth. Herpes simplex virus type 1 can infect multiple si... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Tinea versicolor: Most mild cases of tinea versicolor only need a special “shampoo” or cream. The shampoo is used like a soap on the affected skin. If it covers a larg... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Chlamydia: If Chlamydia trachomatis is again detected on repeat testing, it should be treated with azithromycin as long as there is no contraindication to doing ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Cold sores: Cold sores are painful blisters that form on or near the lips and inside the mouth. They are caused by an infection with a virus called “herpes simple... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Epistaxis: Nosebleeds are common in children. Approximately thirty percent of children younger than five years and over half of those aged 6 to 10 years have had... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Adipex : Gastrointestinal adverse reactions for Phentermine include : Constipation, diarrhea, unpleasant taste, xerostomia.
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A female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Pregnancy diagnosis: A woman is fertile from five days before ovulation to the 24 hours after ovulation. Ovulation can occur as early as eight days after the first day of ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Diabetes: Unclear if the 7.9 is you HgA1c. But if it was that high they need to confirm a second time to make the diagnosis of diabetes. A urinalysis might be n... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
ASCUS: The preferred approach for evaluation of women ages 25 or older with ASC-US cytology is testing for high-risk types of HPV with triage of women who te... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
BPH: Manifestations of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are increased frequency of urination, nocturia, hesitancy, urgency, and weak urinary stream. Avoi... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Beano/Creon: Over the counter ( OTC) Digestive Enzymes, like Beano, are natural food enzymes that break down complex sugars in gassy foods, making them more digest... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Vaseline: Probably a minor abrasion from all the rubbing. Possibly irritated some follicles. Some Vaseline might help.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
PKR: Final results of PRK surgery are comparable to LASIK outcomes, but initial PRK recovery is slower because it takes a few days for new epithelial cells... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Acetaminophen: While Tylenol (acetaminophen) is is FDA pregnancy category B. It is the fever/pain reliever of choice during pregnancy. Acetaminophen is widely used d... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Itchyness (pruritus): Pruritus is a common disorder that affects the skin. Common causes include dermatitis and dry skin. In the absence of visible lesions pruritus might b... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
EKG: I would definitely get at least an electrocardiogram if the symptoms persist. Go to the emergency department if you develop chest pain or shortness of... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Foot drop : Lumbar plexus lesions tend to cause weakness of hip flexion and adduction and/or knee extension. Lumbosacral trunk and upper sacral plexus lesions res... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerardo Guerra Bonilla
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Depression: Depression manifests with five or more of the following symptoms, present most of the day nearly every day for a minimum of two consecutive weeks. ●D... Read More
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Testimonials
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Thank you notes
Jan 31, 2016
His answers are good and to the point. I recommend you to Consult him for your Family Medicine Needs.
Feb 20, 2016
Dr. Bonilla consistently gives thorough, evidence backed medical advice.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you Dr.Gerardo for the fast responce. I appreciate it. I was just not certain what is going on with my body. This helps a lot and I will be sure to see my doctor t...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I also used different scales which may have impacted the weighing process. I also weighed at different times of the day. A fluctuation of a pound or two in a month is no...Read More
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This made me feel good. Thanks! I'm all the way in Australia and your words travelled across seas and made me feel OK. Thanks.

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

University of Monterrey Faculty of Medicine, Mexico
Graduated 2009MD

Residency

NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Awards

Academic Excellence Scholarship
Most Influential Doctor, Third Place, Los Angeles Region - Winter
2015
Top Family Physician, Second Place, Los Angeles Region - Winter
2015

Affiliations

David Geffen School Of Medicine, UCLA
American Academy Of Family Medicine
American Medical Association (AMA)
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