Dr. Bonnette is a native of South Carolina, and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Bonnette did his Neurology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, Vanderbilt University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Following his residency, he did a fellowship in Cerebral Vascular Disease at Harvard University.

Since 1987, Dr. Bonnette has been Medical Director of the 60-bed Rehabilitation Center at Lee Memorial Hospital. He is the Medical Director for Southwest Florida Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory at Southwest Regional Medical Center as well as the consulting Neurologist at Gulf Coast Center.

Dr. Bonnette is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Psychiatry, Neurology and Electroencephalography. He holds membership in several professional organizations including the Lee County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association, American Association of Electromyelography and Electrodiagnosis, American Academy of Neurology, American academy of Thermology, International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Academy of Pain Management and Neurorehabilitation.
Dr. Bonnette is a former medical staff president at both Lee Memorial and Cape Coral Hospitals. He is a member of the survey team for the Certified Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities and a member of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation.

• Medical University of South Carolina

• Vanderbilt University: 1971-1974
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University: 1974-1975

• Dean's List, Honor Roll, Psi Chi
• Honorary Psychological Fraternity, Secretary, Vice President & President Psi Chi Medical Fraternity
• Runner-Up William Hillman Teacher Award, 1973
• Winner William Hillman Teacher Award, 1974

• State of Flordia
• State of South Carolina
• State of Massachusetts

• Division of Workman's Compensation, State of Florida

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• American Board of Electroencephalography

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Diplomate
• Amercian Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Lee County Medical Society
• American Academy of Neurology - Fellow
• American Medical EEG Association
• American Society of Neurorehabilitation
• American Academy of Pain Medicine
• Florida medical Association, Inc.
• CARF Surveyor, 1990 to 2000
• American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians

• Medical Director, Lee Memorial Health System, Rehabilitation Hospital, 1987 to present
• Medical Director, SW Florida Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1978 to present
• Former member, Board of Trustees and Vice President, Cape Coral Hospital
• Past President, Medical Staff at Cape Coral Hospital, 1980
• Past President, Lee Memorial Hospital, 1985 to 1986

• "Multiple Disease: Report of a Case with Onset in Middle Age"
  • Harris L. Bonnette, M.D., W.H. Olson, M.D., and Robert Roelofs, M.D., November 1974, Vol. 24; No. II