Kelsey Bonilla, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Orthosurgery - Fresno

Kelsey Bonilla, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in orthopaedic trauma.

Dr. Bonilla began her educational career at Rutgers University earning her bachelor’s degree in cell biology/neuroscience and Spanish. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania to earn her Doctor of Medicine. Upon completing medical school, Dr. Bonilla completed an orthopaedic surgery residency with University of Pennsylvania. She then completed an orthopaedic trauma fellowship with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Dr. Bonilla is a member of the following organizations: Orthopaedic Trauma Association, AO Trauma North America, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society.

In addition to her California State Medical License, Dr. Bonilla has earned her California Fluoroscopy Technician License.

Publications: 

Moderate- and High-Speed Treadmill Running Exercise Have Minimal Impact on Rat Achilles Tendon.

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society

Tamburro MK, Bonilla KA, Shetye SS, Leahy TP, Eekhoff JD, Kim MS, Petucci C, Tobias JW, Farber DC, Soslowsky LJ

Biglycan has a major role in maintenance of mature tendon mechanics.

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society

Beach ZM, Bonilla KA, Dekhne MS, Sun M, Adams TH, Adams SM, Weiss SN, Rodriguez AB, Shetye SS, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ

Supraspinatus Tendons Have Different Mechanical Properties Across Sex.

Journal of biomechanical engineering

Bonilla KA, Pardes AM, Freedman BR, Soslowsky LJ

Decorin and biglycan are necessary for maintaining collagen fibril structure, fiber realignment, and mechanical properties of mature tendons.

Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology

Robinson KA, Sun M, Barnum CE, Weiss SN, Huegel J, Shetye SS, Lin L, Saez D, Adams SM, Iozzo RV, Soslowsky LJ, Birk DE

Collagen V haploinsufficiency in a murine model of classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is associated with deficient structural and mechanical healing in tendons.

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society

Johnston JM, Connizzo BK, Shetye SS, Robinson KA, Huegel J, Rodriguez AB, Sun M, Adams SM, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ

Neural stem cell apoptosis after low-methylmercury exposures in postnatal hippocampus produce persistent cell loss and adolescent memory deficits.

Developmental neurobiology

Sokolowski K, Obiorah M, Robinson K, McCandlish E, Buckley B, DiCicco-Bloom E

p57(KIP2) regulates radial glia and intermediate precursor cell cycle dynamics and lower layer neurogenesis in developing cerebral cortex.

Development (Cambridge, England)

Mairet-Coello G, Tury A, Van Buskirk E, Robinson K, Genestine M, DiCicco-Bloom E