Bonati Facts

"Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning rods draw the flashes."
Theodor Reik

Dr. Alfred O. Bonati developed and perfected advanced endoscopic laser spine surgery more than 25 years ago. As a pioneer in the field of advanced endoscopic laser spine surgery, Dr. Bonati has experienced some misunderstanding and some resistance from the medical community and the insurance industry. The purpose of Bonati Facts is to educate the public as to the truth, and to put an end to some of the rumors that have circulated from time to time about Dr. Bonati, The Bonati Institute and The Bonati Procedure.

 The Bonati Institute® has operated continuously for over 20 years, and has never experienced a suspension or interruption of any of its licenses or accreditations.

 The Bonati Institute and Dr. Bonati have not, and have never been, restricted from performing surgery.

 The Bonati Institute and Dr. Bonati have never had a legal judgment entered against them.

 Dr. Bonati holds six U.S. Patents on The Bonati Procedures, which include instrumentation and methods for advanced endoscopic laser spine surgery.

 The Bonati Institute and Dr. Bonati were instrumental in gaining FDA approval of the Holmium YAG Laser for spine surgery.

 The Bonati Procedures are performed only at The Bonati Institute in Hudson, Florida and only by surgeons authorized by Dr. Bonati.

 Over these past 25 years Dr. Bonati and the surgeons of The Bonati Institute have performed more than 35,000 successful procedures without causing a fatality, disability or major infection.