Fernando B Bonanni Jr. MD MD MBA FACS FASMBS

Bariatric Surgery

Director, Blessing Bariatric Institute General and Bariatric Surgeon, Blessing Health System General and Bariatric Surgery, Philadelphia VAMC President, General and Bariatric Surgery Consultants LLC

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1107 College AveQuincy, IL 62301
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Summary

Board Certified in General Surgery
Fellow of the American College of surgeons
Fellow, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
American Board of Obesity Medicine

Education & Training

University of TennesseeMBA, Healthcare, 2018 - 2019
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkChief Residency, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1990
University of PennsylvaniaPre-Med Program, 1984 - 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2019 - 2029
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2028
MO State Medical License 2020 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013-2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013-2016
“America’s Top Surgeons” in General Surgery Consumers Research Council of America, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Volvulus of duodenal-ileal anastomosis.
Fernando Bonanni, Gintaras Antanavicius, Candice Chipman
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2018-08-22
9 citations
Venous thromboembolism after laparoscopic or robotic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. Ninety-days outcome of a 10 years' experience.
Hamzeh M. Halawani, Charis Ripley-Hager, Mary Naglak, Fernando Bonanni, Gintaras Antanavicius
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017-12-01
11 citations
Conversion of failed Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: outcomes of 9 case series.
Hamzeh M. Halawani, Fernando Bonanni, Abraham Betancourt, Gintaras Antanavicius
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017-08-01

Journal Articles

Volvulus of Duodenal-Ileal Anastomosis
Candice Chipman, Fernando Bonanni, Gintaras Antanavicius, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Futility of predictive scoring of the mangled lower extremity.
Bonanni, F. B., Rhodes M. Lucke, J, J. Trauma
Laparoscopic versus conventional appendectomy.
Bonanni, F. B., Hartzell, G. W. W, Boorse, R.C., Trostle, Dr. Reed, III J. Cole A, J Am Coll Surg

Abstracts/Posters

Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch: The Best of Both Worlds.
Bonanni, F. B, Surgical Grand Rounds, John H. Ammon Medical Center, Christiana Hospital Campus, Wilmington, Delaware
Is the Single-Stage Bilio-Pancreatic Diversion Safe in the Super Morbidly Obese?
Sucundy I, Antanavicius G, Bonanni F, Digestive Diseases Week, San Diego
Swallow Syncope after Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: First Reported Case.
Casillas-Berumen S, Bonanni F, Antanavicius, G, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, San Diego

Other

Gaining Weight to Lose Weight, A Dangerous Trend Doctors Say.
Bonanni, F,B, Jr, Intellegencer – Health Writer: Jo Ciavaglia
Multiple Bariatric Surgical Options Available to Morbidly Obese Patients.
Bonanni, F,B, Fall 2010 INSIGHT – A Clinical Report to Physicians
Abington Memorial Hospital
Setting a Perfect Example.
Bonanni, F.B, The Intelligencer, Our Towns