

Gastroenterology
Herbert Bonkovsky, MD
Professor of Medicine and Molecular Medicine & Translational Sciences; Director, Hepatology/Liver Service Line and Liver and Metabolic Disorders Laboratory
Dr. Herbert Lloyd Bonkovsky, MD, is a distinguished gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC, with over 50 years of clinical and research experience. He specializes in hepatology, focusing on liver transplantation, nutrition, pancreas disease, and rare metabolic disorders including porphyrias, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, aceruloplasminemia, and drug-induced liver injury. His clinical practice emphasizes general hepatology, cirrhosis com
55+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine — M.D.
Peer Recognition
- ACG — Fellow (FACG)
2026
- America’s Top Doctors — America’s Top Doctors
1996
- America’s Top Doctors — Top Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists
1996
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Languages
English, German
Experience
55+ years in practice