Our Pysicians

Gabor Benda, M.D.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. Benda graduated from Rutgers College with a degree in biochemistry before attending Medical School at Rutgers Medical School, (now called Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine.)  He received his medical degree in 1983.  Dr. Benda did his post-graduate work in Family Medicine at Hunterdon Medical Center in New Jersey, where he also served as Chief Resident.  Prior to joining the Bozeman Clinic in 1989, Dr. Benda worked in variety of practice settings, including private practice in New Jersey and Indian Health Service at Crow Agency, Montana.  Dr. Benda  provides a full spectrum of medical care to his patients, including pregnancy care.  In his spare time, Dr. Benda is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying cycling, skiing, and hiking.  He and his wife Susan are the proud parents of four children.

David McLaughlin, M.D.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. McLaughlin is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1977 and his M.D. degree in 1983.  He finished his Family Medicine residency at the Wyoming Family Practice Residency Program in Casper, Wyoming, in 1986.  Dr. McLaughlin came to the Bozeman Clinic in 1991, after working several years at the Red Lodge Clinic.  Like many of the physicians at the Bozeman Clinic, Dr. McLaughlin has a passion for serving as both a missionary and a doctor, with his chief focus in East Africa.  He and his wife Deb have raised three children and are active in the life of their granddaughter.


Leonard Ramsey, M.D.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. Ramsey is a Montana Native.  He was born in St. Ignatius and grew up in Missoula.  It is here that he attended undergraduate and graduate school, obtaining degrees in chemistry and biochemistry.  His medical school training was completed at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.  Dr. Ramsey did a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.  Since that time, he has practiced medicine in the Bozeman area.  However, he has also spent a great deal of time serving as a missionary physician in Africa.  He has a passion for serving people in developing nations through medicine and missions.  As such, he is currently devoting much of his time to the YWAM Marine Reach Project which places medical ships on the Great Lakes of East Africa.  His other great passion is his family; he and his wife Cindy have three grown children and two grandchildren.  In addition to his family, other joys in his life include elk hunting, piloting helicopters (for use in his work in Africa), fast cars, and home construction.

Larry Sonnenberg, M.D.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. Sonnenberg is a native of North Dakota where he received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota in 1980 and his Doctor of Medicine in 1984.  He performed his Family Medicine residency at the Wyoming Family Practice Program in Casper, Wyoming.  Dr. Sonnenberg worked in both emergency room and family practice settings in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana before coming to the Bozeman Clinic.  He has a great passion for the outdoors, enjoying hunting, fishing, horseback riding and camping.  Dr. Sonnenberg and his wife Wendy also love spending time with their two kids, Katie and Ben.

Heather Wheeler, M.D.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. Heather Wheeler studied at Pacific Lutheran University earning an undergraduate degree in biology.  She then attended medical school at the University of Washington through the WWAMI program.  This program allows Montana natives, such as Dr. Wheeler, the opportunity to attend their first year of medical school at Montana State University, before joining their classmates in Seattle for the remainder of their studies.  Following medical school graduation, Dr. Wheeler completed her Family Medicine residency training in Spokane Washington.  She has practiced at The Bozeman Clinic since 2002.  Dr. Wheeler and her husband Dave are busy parents to four children, and in her spare time she also enjoys performing music in her church.

 
Steven Roberts, D.O.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. Roberts is an Idaho native, and received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Idaho State University in 1992.  He attended Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California for his medical degree, and graduated in 1997.  He performed his internship at Presbyterian/St. Lukes Hospital in Denver, Colorado and his residency in family practice in Greeley, Colorado.  Upon finishing his residency, Dr. Roberts practiced rural medicine in Shelby, Montana for four years before moving to Bozeman in August of 2005 to join the Bozeman Clinic.  Dr. Roberts is blessed with four children.  He enjoys running, biking, and camping with his family.  Dr. Roberts provides full spectrum medical care for his patients.

Christine Mitchell, M.D.
Diplomate of American Board of Family Practice

Dr. Mitchell attended the University of Montana for her undergraduate degree in molecular biology.  She completed medical school at the University of Washington as part of the WWAMI program, graduating in 1998.  Her Family Medicine residency training was in Spokane Washington, followed by a fellowship in obstetrics.  Prior to working for the Bozeman Clinic, Dr. Mitchell worked as a family physician in Spokane, Washington.  Dr. Mitchell and her husband Will are both originally from Dillon, Montana, and they are pleased to be back "home."  They enjoy spending time with their three children, Clara, William, and Gabe.

Who We Are

Leonard Ramsey, MD; Larry Sonnenberg, MD; Gabor Benda, MD; Steve Roberts, DO; Dave McLaughlin, MD; Heather Wheeler, MD; Christy Mitchell, MD