Dr. Michelle Bonness, MD 

Dr. Bonness is a board certified, triple-fellowship trained Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. She completed medical school at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, then went on to complete a five-year General Surgery residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Dr. Bonness then entered a two-year plastic and reconstructive surgery program at the University of Louisville. As the first female plastic surgeon to complete the Louisville program, she went on to complete three additional fellowships: the first in Oculoplastic Surgery at the University of Louisville, the second in Cosmetic Surgery with Dr. Norman Cole, MD, and the last in Breast Reconstruction with a pioneer in breast surgery, Dr. Carl Hartrampf, MD, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Bonness is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the only plastic surgery board which is recognized and accredited by the American board of Medical Specialties (see www.abms.org and www.abplsurg.org). She has been in private practice for over thirteen years.

  
     
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgeons, 1995 - 2005
Medical Degree
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison
General Surgery Residency
  • University of Illinois - Chicago
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
  • University of Louisville
Fellowships
  • Oculoplastic Surgery, University of Louisville
  • Cosmetic Surgery, University of Louisville
  • Breast Reconstruction, Atlanta Plastic Surgery, Dr. Carl Hartrampf, Jr.
Positions
  • President, Wisconsin Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2008- 2010
  • Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Affiliations/Associations

Awards
  • Milwaukee Magazine "Top Docs 2004"
  • Shepherd Express 10th Annual Readers' Choice Awards, Best Plastic Surgeon in Milwaukee, 2001
  • Sheperd Express, Best Plastic Surgeon in Milwaukee, 2011
Media Presentations
  • Health Corner Television Series, Fraxel demonstration, 2006        
Hospital Affiliations
  • St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Elmbrook Memorial Hospital, Brookfield, WI