Luis Bonilla, killed in a helicopter crash Monday while retrieving a heart to transplant, was praised by patients and co-workers as a compassionate surgeon. Bonilla, 49, graduated from Our Lady of the Rosary University in Bogota, Colombia, in 1985 and did several residencies and fellowships at Mayo Clinic in Rochester between 1993 and 2011, according to Florida licensing records. Additional coverage: WOKV Blog (Fla.), WOKV (Fla.), KAAL, WDIO (Minn.)

Post-Bulletin, 12/2011

Tags: Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Mayo Clinic Rochester