Alvaro G. Bonilla, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS

Education & Career Path

• Dr. Alvaro Bonilla obtained his Veterinary Degree in 2005 from University of Cordoba (Spain), followed by two internships in Spain. One at a private practice and the second one at University of Barcelona. Then, he moved to Canada where he completed a surgical internship at Milton Equine Hospital, followed by an orthopedic research fellowship at University of Pennsylvania (USA) (2009–11). After all this training, he went to The Ohio State University where he obtained a Master of Science focused on the stifle and subchondral cystic lesions at the same time that he completed an equine surgical residency (2011–14).
  In February 2015, he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. After finishing his residency, he stayed at The Ohio State University as an Emergency and Surgery Clinical Instructor for one year, followed by locums at University of Montreal (Canada), Charles Sturt University (Australia), and Langford Equine Centre (University of Bristol, UK) before joining the busy surgical team at University of Montreal for 7 years.

  Additionally, Dr. Alvaro Bonilla was the director of the research lab in clinically applicable and minimally invasive surgery and has developed multiple minimally invasive techniques and standing procedures, including standing needle arthroscopy in multiple joints, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures, and minimal invasive sinoscopy.
  In 2023, Dr. Alvaro Bonilla moved to Tennessee to join the team at the biggest private referral center in Tennessee (USA), Tennesse Equine Hospital.

Publications & Conferences

• Dr. Alvaro Bonilla regularly publishes articles in peer-reviewed journals and participates in national and international conferences.

Fields of Interest

• Dr. Alvaro Bonilla’s main fields of interest are: standing arthroscopy and standing surgery in general, subchondral cystic lesions in the stifle, orthopedic and arthroscopic surgery, sinus surgery, and minimally invasive procedures.