Kirk H. Bonner, MD, MEd
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pennsylvania Hospital
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dr. Bonner is a physiatrist who is fellowship trained in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine.

Dr. Bonner completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation/Rutgers-NJMS. He served as the academic chief resident during his final year.

He then completed fellowship training in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Bonner's special interests include interventional spine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, lifestyle medicine, and regenerative medicine.

He sees patients with all musculoskeletal conditions who are looking to discuss alternatives to surgery if indicated. He can diagnose and treat patients with conditions throughout the body including those of the shoulders, spine, hips, and knees. Treatment options range from lifestyle interventions and exercise recommendations to ultrasound guided joint and bursa injections, trigger point injections, and fluoroscopic guided procedures including cervical and lumbar epidurals and radio frequency ablations (rfa), genicular nerve rfa, and peripheral joint injections. He is holistic in his approach and looks for sustainable lifestyle changes as a core treatment for his patients.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
  • Residency: Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
  • Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

643 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

February 2026
happy with the results
February 2026
very good doctor
February 2026
Dr. Bonner was very professional in my situation
February 2026
compassionate dr. that cares for his patients.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Bonner is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Hao D, Bonner K, Burnham T, Stojanovic MP Pro-Con Debate: Air or Saline for Loss-of-Resistance Technique of Interlaminar Epidural Access with Fluoroscopy-Guided Pain Medicine Procedures , Anesthesia & Analgesia: 2025


Kirk Bonner, MD; Greg Decker, MD Climate Change and Disability - Chapter 15: Climate Change and Chronic Pain , Academic Press: 2025


Silverman B, Shofer F, Bonner K, Hampton S The Effect of Kyphoplasty on Opioid Use in Patients with Vertebral Compression Fractures , Cureus: 2024


Cheng AL, Dwivedi ME, Martin A, Leslie CG, Fulkerson DE, Bonner KH, Huecker JB, Salerno EA, Steger-May K, Hunt DM Predictors of Progressing Toward Lifestyle Change Among Participants of an Interprofessional Lifestyle Medicine Program , Am J Lifestyle Med: 2023


Bonner KH, Haberl JK, Kirshblum SC, Ashraf H The PITCH study: pitcher injuries during the first 30 days of the coronavirus disease 2019 halted Major League Baseball season , Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery: Reviews, Reports and Techniques: 2021,246-251