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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.
Announce Dr. Kirk Bonner’s appointment and summarize his clinical background, treatment approach, and practice location.
Approach:
Role: Dr. Bonner has joined Marcus Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care, as a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician.
Clinical focus: Fellowship-trained in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine, he treats back, neck, and other musculoskeletal pain, with a focus on movement and function.
Treatment methods: His individualized plans may include lifestyle changes, exercise, nonopioid medications, and minimally invasive procedures such as epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, nerve stimulation, and ultrasound-guided injections.
Background: Before joining Baptist Health, he was an assistant professor of clinical physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught and led a musculoskeletal ultrasound course.
Key Findings:
Dr. Bonner’s research interests include chronic pain, interventional spine care, lifestyle medicine, sports injuries, and rehabilitation.
He earned his medical degree from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, completed residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and completed fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
He will see patients at 2623 S. Seacrest Blvd., Suite 114, Boynton Beach, Florida.
Interpretation:
The article is an institutional announcement describing Dr. Bonner’s appointment, training, clinical interests, and treatment approach.
Limitations:
The article does not report clinical outcomes or comparative evidence for the treatments described.
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