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Office
1 S Hawthorne Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27157Phone+1 336-713-7306
Summary
- Dr. Herbert Bonkovsky is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist precticing at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been in practice 53 years. He specializes in hepatology & liver transplantation, nutrition, and pancreas disease. He has particular expertise in metabolic disorders such as the porphyrias, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, aceruloplasminemia, and drug-induced liver injury. He has long experience in general hepatology and gastroenterology, cirrhosis and its complications, and viral hepatitides.
Clinical Expertise
- Hepatology, iron disorders, porph, Hepat, Hepatic cirrhosis, General gastroenterology, Biliary tract disease, Esophageal disease, Malabsorptive disorders, Viral hepatitides, Drug-induced hepatitis, Porphyrias, Inherited disorders of copper metabolism, Hemochromatosis, Porphyria cutanea tarda, Infection-induced thrombocytopenia, Liver cirrhosis, Biopsies, Liver transplantation, Severity of illness index, Hepatic cancer, Transplant hepatology, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Alcoholic liver disease, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Cirrhosis due to chronic viral hepatitis, Gastrointestinal / Hepatic pathology, Hepatocellular carcinoma
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 1973 - 1974
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
- The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1967
- Earlham CollegeA.B.
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- CT State Medical License 1999 - 2009
- MA State Medical License 1990 - 2002
- GA State Medical License 1985 - 1991
- OH State Medical License 1968 - 1976
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Emeritus Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation ASCI
- Fellow AGA
- Fellow AASLD
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Clinical Trials
- Longitudinal Study of the Porphyrias Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
- Clinical Diagnosis of Acute Porphyria Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
- Erythropoietic Protoporphyrias: Studies of the Natural History, Genotype-Phenotype Correlations, and Psychosocial Impact Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsEvolution of hepatic steatosis in patients with advanced hepatitis C: results from the hepatitis C antiviral long-term treatment against cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial.Anna S. Lok, James E. Everhart, Raymong T. Chung, Hae-Young Kim, Gregory T. Everson
Hepatology. 2009-06-01 - 86 citationsUnited States Pharmacopeia (USP) comprehensive review of the hepatotoxicity of green tea extracts.Hellen A. Oketch-Rabah, Amy L. Roe, Cynthia V. Rider, Herbert L. Bonkovsky, Gabriel I. Giancaspro
Toxicology Reports. 2020-02-15 - 582 citationsCauses, Clinical Features, and Outcomes From a Prospective Study of Drug-Induced Liver Injury in the United StatesNaga Chalasani, Robert J. Fontana, Herbert L. Bonkovsky, Paul B. Watkins, Timothy J. Davern
Gastroenterology. 2008-12-01
Journal Articles
- Features of autoimmunnune hepatitis in patients with drug-induced liver injuryde Boer YS, Kosinski AS, Urban TJ, Zhao Z, Long N, Chalasani N, Kleiner DE, Hoofnagle JH for the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1/13/2016
- Cimetidine for EPP?Balwani M, Anderson KE, Desnick RJ, on behalf of the NIH-supported Porphyrias Consortium of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network Investigators, JAMA Dermatology, 1/1/2016
- Febuxostatinduced acute liver injuryBohm M, Vuppalanchi R, Chalasani N, Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, Hepatology, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Vascular reactivity in mesenteric arteries from a rodent model of acute intermittent porphyria [AIP]Pulgar VM, Ademoyero OT, Aileru AA, Yasuda M, Gan L, Desnick RJ, Bonkovsky HL, Gordon Research Conference on Tetrapyrroles, 50th Anniversary, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, 1/22/2016
- A prospective, multinational natural history study of acute hepatic porphyria patients with recurrent attacksAnderson KE, Balwani M, Ventura P, Ivanova A, Bloomer JR, Bissell DM, Stölzel U, Parker C, Rees D, Stein P, Windyga J, Kaupinnen R, Langendonk J, Badminton M, Minder E..., 67th Annual Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Boston, MA, 1/14/2016
- Serum IgM autoantibody profiling using autoantigen arrays identifies histone H4 IgM antibody as highly specific to patients with autoimmune like drug induced liver injuryChalasani N, Xu Y, deBoer Y, Raman I, Lian Y, Eckert G, Li Q, Hoofnagle J, for the DrugInduced Liver Injury Network, 67th Annual Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Boston, MA, 1/14/2016
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Lectures
- Liver injury due to anti-TNF agents and other biologicsHyattsville, MD - 1/24/2016
- Drug-Induced Liver Injury—Perspectives from the USA and the Drug-Induced Liver Injury NetworkBeijing, PR China, 2016; Winston-Salem, NC, 2016 - 1/20/2016
- Diabetes, Obesity and MetabolismWinston-Salem, NC - 1/17/2016
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Press Mentions
- Navigating Porphyria Testing AlgorithmsDecember 1st, 2021
- A Primer on PorphyriasFebruary 1st, 2021
- Depression Symptoms GeneticAugust 17th, 2017
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesFellow
- European Association for Study of the Liver [EASL]Member
Other Languages
- German
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