He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in South Africa and then trained in clinical nephrology in the renal section at the Johannesburg Hospital. After completing a clinical nephrology fellowship at the Boston Medical Center, he undertook research training in the laboratory of Dr. Wilfred Lieberthal where he examined the pathogenesis of proteinuria-associated tubulointerstitial fibrosis. He now works with Dr. David Salant and is completing a Ph.D. thesis on the role of notch signaling in renal development and the glomerular injury response. In addition to his research interests, Dr. Bonegio was the recipient of the “Excellence in Teaching Award”. He is an attending physician on the consult and dialysis/transplant services.