Dr. Daniel Bonville, DO, FACS

Expert Publications

• Prevalence of histological features of idiopathic noncirrhotic portal
• Use of 51Cr cell labelling to distinguish between release of radiolabelled amino acids from primary astrocyte cultures being due to efflux or cell damage.

Clinical Trials

• Phase III Efficacy and Safety Study of AB103 in the Treatment of Patients With Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

Media Releases

Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Daniel Bonville, who serves patients in Houston, Texas.

A committed general surgeon, Dr. Bonville provides clinical care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. He also serves as an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

Before embarking on his professional journey, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of New York in 1993, and received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998. He then went on to complete his residency in general surgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, followed by an Advanced Laparoscopy fellowship at Wilford Hall Medical Center, and a trauma/critical care fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the doctor is board-certified in general surgery and critical care by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

On a professional level, Dr. Bonville is an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society, and the Society of Alimentary Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, gallbladder, appendix, as well as the thyroid, parathyroids, and adrenals. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall hernias, groin hernias, gallbladder disease, and thyroid related cancers. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

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