Dr. Christopher M. Bono is an experienced adult spine surgeon with particular interest in the management of cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders. He is a national and international leader in spinal research and evidence-based medicine, enabling him to incorporate the latest treatment data into patient discussion for informed surgical decision-making.
Dr. Bono is a board-certified, fellowship-trained adult spine surgeon in the Orthopaedic Spine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Bono obtained his medical degree (MD) from the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center at Brooklyn (now called SUNY Downstate Medical Center). He next completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School (now called Rutgers New Jersey Medical School). Dr. Bono completed a spine surgery fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Bono specializes in cervical spinal stenosis, cervical myelopathy, cervical disc herniations, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar disc herniations, and lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Dr. Bono is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is past president of the North American Spine Society (2015-2016) and continues to be quite active in a number of committees. Dr. Bono is the current Editor-in-Chief of The Spine Journal, which holds the highest impact factor among journals dedicated to spine. Dr. Bono is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Cervical Spine Research Society, and the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, holding or having held many leadership positions in these societies as well.
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Orthopaedic Spine Service
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 3A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-8636
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Dr. Bono’s research is focused on assessing the results of common spinal conditions, focusing on patient-reported outcomes.
Dr. Bono is a Principal Investigator in the the Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation, and Interactive Systems Lab (OASIIS). His work with OASIIS focuses on assessing patient outcomes using interactive media and virtual reality.
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Dr Bono was quite helpful in explaining the issues that pertained to my lower back and the treatment options. I would definitely recommend Dr Bono to anyone that I know.
I am in good hands
The provider, the facility, and the staff were amazing. [redacted]
Excellent care by ALL members of the MGH team from check-in, X-Ray, Resident and Doctor. Can't recommend the experience any higher. Never going anywhere else. Recovery was remarkable and the flexibility the scheduling staff demonstrated was extraordinary.
The resident Dr. [redacted] spent a lot of time in detailed review. He was very comprehensive and confident. Dr. Bono was a joy to meet. His experience and knowledge was extraordinary. His explanations were concise and thorough. Although I am thrilled that I will NOT have to have surgery, I would certainly feel comfortable and confident in his ... Read More
He's great!
Dr. Bono was very responsive. He helped me with... He has helped me for over 20 years and he is a wonderful physician. He knows my problems and my issues thoroughly and is very attentive to detail and to listening to all of my issues.
Dr Bono was very thorough with results and feed back
I followed Chris from B&W to MG, what else can I say.
Dr. Bono is ICONIC!