Doctor's Bio
Alicia Bonanno, MD, completed her medical degree at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. She then completed her general surgery residency at Oregon Health and Science University. Following residency, she completed her cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Emory University, after which she joined as faculty.
Dr. Bonanno’s primary clinical focus is general thoracic surgery with a particular interest in thoracic oncology, esophageal surgery, and robotic thoracic surgery. Her research interests include surgical education research and outcomes in thoracic oncology.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
- Internship: Oregon Health & Science University
- Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Decreasing Complications After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy: Is a Totally Minimally Invasive Approach the Solution?
Mavani PT, Sok C, Ajay PS, Cao Y, Bonanno AM, Cardona K, Fernandez FG, Force SD, Khullar OV, Russell MC, Staley CA, Shah MM, Kooby DA, Sancheti MS
Journal of surgical oncology. 2025;132(2):308-316.
PMID: 40530950 - Patient-reported outcomes following esophagectomy.
Bonanno AM, Fernandez FG
Journal of thoracic disease. 2024;16(10):7132-7142.
PMID: 39552909 - Novel use of XSTAT 30 for mitigation of lethal non-compressible torso hemorrhage in swine.
Bonanno AM, Graham TL, Wilson LN, Ross JD
PloS one. 2020;15(11):e0241906.
PMID: 33206692 - Use of Intraoperative Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography on Outcomes of Septal Myectomy.
Bonanno AM, Macfie R, Yadava M, Fischer K, Mannello M, Tuohy CV, Dewey E, Masri A, Heitner SB, Song HK
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2021;33(4):1037-1042.
PMID: 33181312 - Confidentiality concerns for surgical residents as educational research subjects: A pilot study.
Bonanno AM, Cook MR, Fair K, Dewey E, Kiraly L
American journal of surgery. 2020;220(3):630-633.
PMID: 32033774 - Surgical palliative care training in general surgery residency: An educational needs assessment.
Bonanno AM, Kiraly LN, Siegel TR, Brasel KJ, Cook MR
American journal of surgery. 2019;217(5):928-931.
PMID: 30678805 - Efficacy of the Abdominal Aortic Junctional Tourniquet-Torso Plate in a Lethal Model of Noncompressible Torso Hemorrhage.
Bonanno AM, Hoops HE, Graham T, Davis BL, McCully BH, Wilson LN, Madtson BM, Ross JD
Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals. 2018;18(4):106-110.
PMID: 30566733 - Efficacy of the perfluorocarbon dodecafluoropentane as an adjunct to pre-hospital resuscitation.
Bonanno AM, Graham TL, Wilson LN, Madtson BM, Ross JD
PloS one. 2018;13(11):e0207197.
PMID: 30496190
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