John Bonica
American anesthesiologist, professional wrestler
約翰·波尼卡
- Born
- 16 February 1917, Lipari
- Died
- 15 August 1994, Rochester
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- military physician, professional wrestler, actor, amateur wrestler, anesthesiologist
John Joseph Bonica (February 16, 1917 – August 15, 1994) was a Sicilian American anesthesiologist and professional wrestler known as the founding father of the discipline of pain medicine.
When his wife had a life-threatening experience with open drop anesthesia for the birth of their first child, John developed a new mission – the introduction of regional anesthetic techniques for obstetrical anesthesia. Emma was one of the first women to have epidural anesthesia for the birth of their second child.
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6222446 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.