Portrait of Michael L. Bonebrake, MD

Michael L. Bonebrake, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Specialties

  • Critical care surgery 
  • Trauma surgery 

Call for patient appointments: 314-953-5300


Meet Dr. Bonebrake 

Dr. Michael Bonebrake is a trauma surgeon specializing in life-saving critical care, including minimally invasive techniques. 

He has expertise in emergency surgery, surgical critical care, and advanced trauma operative management. 

Dr. Bonebrake earned his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine. He completed general surgery residency training at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a surgical critical care fellowship at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.  


Degrees

Medical Degree
Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
2007

Residency

General Surgery Residency
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
2012

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2013


Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Suite: 12B
Fax: 314-362-5743
Appointments: 314-953-5300

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital 


Board certifications

  • American Board of Surgery – General Surgery 
  • Surgical Critical Care 
  • Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) Certified 
  • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Certified 

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Professional memberships 


Co-President of Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Nebraska Chapter, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2006 

Fellow, American College of Surgeons 

Publications 


Bonebrake, M. Axillary Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer. In : Scott-Conner, C. Hoballah, J, eds.  Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. New York: Springer 2011 

Bonebrake, M. Sentinel Node Biopsy for Melanoma. In : Scott-Conner, C. Hoballah, J, eds.  Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. New York: Springer 2011 

Bonebrake, M. Superficial Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection. In : Scott-Conner, C. Hoballah, J, eds.  Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. New York: Springer 2011 

Bonebrake, M. Excision of Melanoma. In : Scott-Conner, C. Hoballah, J, eds.  Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. New York: Springer 2011 

Presentations 


“Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma in Children” 2010 Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 

Presentation at Association of VA Surgeons 33rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA 

“Colon Surgery in the VAMC: What is still needed in this Millenium?” Bonebrake M, Ferguson J, Cullen J, Ephgrave K, VAMC Iowa City and U. Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA