Our Practice
Serving the Mendocino county community since 1979.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our Website. Dr. William Bowen pioneered and established an impeccable Orthopaedic reputation in Willits in 1979 at Howard Memorial Hospital. In August of 2014, Dr. Jeremiah Dawson made his way back to Willits to work along side Dr. Bowen. In November 2022, Dr. Dawson will be leaving Mendocino County to continue his Orthopaedic career in Hawaii.
William Bowen, M.D.
William Bowen, M.D. is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with over 40 years of experience in his field. A native of Ukiah, he specializes in hip, knee and shoulder replacement, hand surgery and orthopaedic trauma care. He attended Pacific Union College for his undergraduate degree and Loma Linda University for his Doctor of Medicine degree. He completed his internship at San Bernardino County Hospital and his orthopaedic residency training at Loma Linda University. When not fixing bones, Dr. Bowen can be found flying his plane over beautiful Mendocino County and spending time with his family.
Jeremiah Dawson, M.D.
Jeremiah Dawson, M.D. is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who was born and raised in Willits, California. He specializes in hip, knee and shoulder replacement and general orthopaedics including trauma care. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he obtained his BS degree in Biological Sciences and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic internship and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He moved back to Mendocino County in 2014 with his wife and two children where he enjoyed the outdoors and for 8 years provided the excellent orthopaedic care for which Howard Memorial Hospital is known. His new career endeavor will take him to Hawaii in November 2022 where he will join East Hawaii Medical Group at the Hilo Medical Center.
Howard Memorial Hospital, your surgery location
Howard Memorial Hospital was established in 1928, after years of local fund-raising and a generous donation from Charles Howard, Seabiscuit's owner. Now, almost 90 years later, our newly constructed hospital has opened it's doors to the community once again. Leveraging the PlaneTree model, Howard Memorial focuses on patient-centered care. With a patient pharmacy, private recovery rooms, and a state-of-the-art surgical center, patients are more comfortable than ever before, and with the same small town family taking care of them.
Why “Orthopaedic” and not “Orthopedic”?
The French physician and writer Nicolas Andry is recognized for combining the Latin form of “straight”and “child”, leading to the term “orthopaedia.” This term has endured because Andry communicated this neologism visually in the form of the crooked tree adhered to the straight post, creating the symbol of orthopaedics that has been in use since 1741.
Champion, Bill. "Branding Your Orthopaedic Practice: What it Takes to Stand Out" AAOS Now (2016): 26.
