Kirk Bonner, M.D., Joins Marcus Neuroscience Institute as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician

Kirk Bonner, M.D., has joined Marcus Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care, as a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician.

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October 9, 2026
3 min

Baptist Health South Florida

Overview

Kirk Bonner, M.D., has joined Marcus Neuroscience Institute as a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with fellowship training in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine. His practice addresses pain throughout the body using individualized plans that may combine lifestyle changes, exercise, nonopioid medications and minimally invasive procedures.

Background

Physical medicine and rehabilitation focuses on function and participation in daily activities alongside symptom management. Dr. Bonner’s stated clinical focus includes back, neck and musculoskeletal pain, with a holistic approach to factors that may contribute to symptoms. His prior academic role at the University of Pennsylvania included patient care, teaching and leadership of a musculoskeletal ultrasound course. His scholarly interests include chronic pain, interventional spine care, lifestyle medicine, sports injuries and rehabilitation.

Data Highlights

The announcement reports no numerical clinical outcomes or trial data. Dr. Bonner’s listed procedures include epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, peripheral nerve stimulation, ultrasound-guided corticosteroid and platelet-rich plasma injections, and trigger point injections.

Key Findings

Dr. Bonner is fellowship-trained in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine and has joined Marcus Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care.
He treats pain throughout the body and describes his approach as holistic, with treatment plans that may include lifestyle modifications, exercise and nonopioid medication management.
His procedural options include epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, peripheral nerve stimulation, ultrasound-guided corticosteroid and platelet-rich plasma injections, and trigger point injections.
Before joining Baptist Health, he was an assistant professor of clinical physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught learners and led a musculoskeletal ultrasound course.
He completed medical school at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Related Baptist Health announcements describe other neuroscience institute appointments in neurology and nonsurgical spine care, including Rejo P. Cherian, M.D., Junney Baeza Dager, M.D., and Jorge Bilbao, D.O.

Clinical Implications

The announcement describes a range of nonoperative approaches for pain management, including exercise, nonopioid medication management and targeted procedures; it does not report comparative effectiveness or patient outcomes. Dr. Bonner states that he works collaboratively with patients to develop individualized plans addressing pain while supporting long-term health and function.

Conclusion

Dr. Bonner joins Marcus Neuroscience Institute with training and academic experience in physical medicine, rehabilitation and interventional spine and musculoskeletal care. His stated practice philosophy centers on individualized care, function and quality of life.