VETERINARIAN/SURGEON
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 in 2016.
From 2016-2023, Dr. Alvaro was a professor at University of Montreal and was exposed to a very high and diverse caseload in soft tissue and orthopedic procedures, including laparoscopy, arthroscopy, upper airway surgery and many other procedures. Additionally, Dr. Alvaro was the director of the research lab in clinically applicable and minimally invasive surgery and developed multiple minimally invasive techniques and standing procedures, including standing needle arthroscopy in multiple joints, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures and minimal invasive sinoscopy. Dr. Alvaro joined TEH in 2023 and since has expanded the surgical procedures that we offer at our facility.
Dr. Alvaro regularly publishes articles in peer-reviewed journals and participates in national and international conferences.
Dr. Alvaro comes with his wife, Carolina, native of North Carolina, and his daughters, Sofia and Lucia.Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing and watching soccer, cooking and traveling.
Dr. Alvaro main fields of interest are: Standing arthroscopy and standing surgery in general, subchondral cystic lesions in the stifle, orthopedic and arthroscopic surgery, sinoscopy, oromaxillary and sinus surgery and minimally invasive procedures (ex: laparoscopy).
Dr. Alvaro is one of only two veterinarians accredited by the US Andalusian (PRE) Association in Tennessee. Please call us to make an appointment if you need your Andalusian horses inscribed in the Studbook.
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