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Alfred Bonati, MD

Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Dr. Bonati is the chief orthopaedic surgeon and founder of The Bonati Spine Institute. He is a graduate of the University of Seville and the Bowman Gray Medical School, and completed internships and residencies at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, the University of Alabama, and Georgetown University. Dr. Bonati is also a Diplomate in the International College of Surgeons, the American Board of Neurological, Orthopaedic Medicine and Surgery, and the Arthroscopy Board of North America. He is the author of the book No More Back Pain: A New and Proven Program to Free Yourself from Back Pain for Life. His work on outpatient, minimally invasive spine surgery made medical history by providing an alternative to the traditional open back surgery to treat many spinal conditions.

Certification

• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Education and Training

• University of Seville, Seville, Spain – Medical School: M.D.

Internships

• Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, M.D.

• Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD, General Surgery

• Cook County General Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Residencies

• 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.

• Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

• Georgetown University, Washington, DC, General Surgery

• Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, Four year Orthopaedic Residency which included: General adult orthopaedics; Crippled children’s clinic; Extensive training in clinical and surgical scoliosis management; Hand surgery and microvascular and re-implementation surgery. Moses Cone Hospital: Arthroscopy and intra-articular surgery; General orthopaedic and trauma. Forsyth Memorial Hospital/Whitaker Care Center: Rehabilitation training. Wake Forest University: Clinics in amputees and myelodysplasia.

Professional Associations

• International College of Surgeons in Orthopaedic Surgery

• The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons

• Southern Orthopaedic Association

• International Intradiscal Therapy Society

• Bowman Gray Alumni Association

• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

• Southern Medical Association

• American Medical Association

• American Association for the Study of Headache

• North American Spine Society

The specialty recognition identified herein has been received from a private organization not affili

Remarkable Results: See more Spine Surgery Success Stories

Margaret DeSelle of Deville, Louisiana, was referred to The Bonati Spine Institute by a former patient who had had a successful surgery. She was experiencing pain from her hip down to her ankle. She attributed it to “… lifting all those years and everyday life.” She suffered a long time with chiropractic manipulation and physical therapy not providing any relief. She would take a pain pill before starting work and a pain pill after work. Margaret, however, knew that painkillers were not a lasting solution to her pain. She could not enjoy family life, especially running and shopping with her daughter Ashley.
Margaret, Recent Patient at Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson near Tampa, FL
Margarette DeSelle★★★★★
Gary Littrel was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics during the Vietnam War. It was in that war that Gary first injured his back. Although the pain eventually subsided it reappeared while Gary was training in Panama. His pain placed him in traction for two weeks. Over the next 17 years the pain in Gary’s hip grew progressively worse and over the last two years forced him to become housebound. On a bad day Gary would spend all of his time confined to a reclining chair. Gary felt guilty and ashamed that he could not help his wife do the chores that he did previously.
Gary, Recent Patient at Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson near Tampa, FL
Gary Littrel★★★★★
John Hunter, 53, of Houston, Texas, has played baseball since he was a young man. He suffered a car accident which fractured vertebrae in his lower back and ruptured the intervertebral discs. John stated “… I thought my life was over the pain was so bad. I couldn’t walk, couldn’t stand”. He had a highly invasive “open” spine surgery at a different facility through an incision so large that it took 27 staples to close it. Seven days after the procedure his pain returned, this time worse than before.
John, Recent Patient at Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson near Tampa, FL
John Hunter★★★★★
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Not All Back Surgery is Equal

The Bonati Spine Institute is dedicated to providing the best possible treatment for most spinal conditions, utilizing patented instrumentation and the world-renowned Bonati Spine Procedures. Let’s discuss your conditions. There is no obligation.

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