Dr. Alfred O. Bonati

Chairman of the Board
Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon
Diplomate, International College of Surgeons
Diplomate, Arthroscopy Board of North America
Diplomate, American Board of Neurological & Orthopaedic Surgery

A pioneer in the research, study and application of laser technology for arthroscopic procedures, Dr. Alfred O. Bonati is the Chairman and Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Bonati Institute. He is responsible for the development of The Bonati Procedures which use lasers for treatment on the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, which have helped thousands of sufferers of failed open-back surgeries improve their quality of life.

Dr. Bonati's Procedures for lumbar, cervical and thoracic spine, knee, shoulder, and carpal tunnel laser arthroscopy can result in pain relief for nearly all patients. The less intrusive nature of the surgery results in little blood loss, little trauma to muscle, a small dressing to close the tiny wound, and a rapid post-operative recovery period.

After completing his final residency in orthopedic surgery in 1981, Dr. Bonati founded the Gulf Coast Orthopaedic Center (G.C.O.C.) for Special Arthroscopic Procedures of the Joints. By 1989, the author of the book, No More Back Pain, began teaching and discussing his work at scientific gatherings around the world.

Curriculum Vitae

• Nearly 20 years expertise in arthroscopic and laser technology procedures
• Completed nearly 20,000 successful procedures
• Documented outcome of 93 percent success ratio with patients during the last 10 years
• Bonati Research Team results were the basis for the development and FDA approval of the Holmium YAG laser use
• Faculty and international speaker who instruct colleagues on advancements in the use of laser and Arthroscopic procedures for the spine

Board Certifications

• American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine and Surgery
• Arthroscopy Board of North America, Arthroscopic Surgery

Education

• 1963-1969 University of Seville -- Seville, Spain, Medical School: M.D.

Internships

• 7/72-6/73 Cook County General Hospital, Chicago, IL
• 12/71-6/72 Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD., General Surgery
• 11/70-11/71 Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD

Residencies

• 7/77 - 6/81- Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC: four-year Orthopaedic Residency which included: general adult orthopedics, crippled children´s clinic, extensive training in clinical and surgical scoliosis management, hand surgery and micro-vascular and re-implementation surgery.
• 7/77 - 6/81- Moses Cone Hospital: Arthroscopy and intra-articular surgery, general orthopedics and trauma.
• Forsyth Memorial Hospital/Whitaker Care Center: rehabilitation training.
• Wake Forest University: clinics in amputee and myelodysplasia.
• 7/75 - 6/76- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., General Surgery
• 7/74 - 6/75- Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
• 7/73 - 6/74- University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama. Neurosurgery Supernumerary, rotation, neurosurgery- pediatric and adults at both University Hospital and Veterans Hospital under the direction of Dr. Gailbraith.

Professional Associations

• President Elect, Arthroscopic Board of North America
• Editorial Board, American Journal of Arthroscopic (Past Member)
• Editorial Board, MAPFRE.
• Fellow, International College of Surgeons in Orthopaedic Surgery
• The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
• International Back Pain Society
• Southern Orthopaedic Association
• International Intradiscal Therapy Society
• American Back Society
• Bowman Gray Alumni Association
• Laser Institute of America
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc.
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
• International Therapy Association
• International Headache Association
• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
• Southern Medical Association
• American Medical Association
• Arthroscopy Association of North America
• American Association for the Study of Headache