Gregory Buncke, MD
Dr. Greg Buncke is a plastic, hand and microsurgeon. He received his M.D. from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University and did a fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at the Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, where he remains in practice. Dr. Buncke is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of several societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Buncke has published numerous articles related to a wide variety of plastic, hand and microsurgery topics.
He currently serves as the elected Chariman of the Department of Plastic Surgery within the California Pacific Medical Center system in San Francisco, CA.
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Undergraduate:
University of California, DavisMedical School:
Georgetown UniversityResidency (General Surgery):
Stanford UniversityResidency (Plastic Surgery):
Stanford UniversityFellowship (Hand & Microsurgery):
The Buncke Clinic -
Plastic Surgery: American Board of Plastic Surgery
Hand Surgery: American Board of Plastic Surgery
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Stanford University Medical School:
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated)UCSF Medical School:
Assistant Clinical Professor (Volunteer) -
Member, American Association of Plastic Surgeons
Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Member, American Society for Peripheral Nerve
Member, American Association for Hand Surgery
Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member, World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Fellow, American College of Surgeons -
Ngaage LM, Oni G, Buntic R, Malata CM, Buncke G. Initial Management of Traumatic Digit Amputations: A Retrospective Study of Functional Outcomes. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2018 Mar 6. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1626692. [Epub ahead of print]
Berger I, Goodwin I, Buncke GM. Fluoroquinolone-Associated Tendinopathy of the Hand and Wrist: A Systematic Review and Case Report. Hand (N Y). 2017 Sep;12(5):NP121-NP126. doi: 10.1177/1558944717701237. Epub 2017 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 28366020; PubMed Central
Rinker B, Zoldos J, Weber RV, Ko J, Thayer W, Greenberg J, Leversedge FJ, Safa B, Buncke G. Use of Processed Nerve Allografts to Repair Nerve Injuries Greater Than 25 mm in the Hand. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 Jun;78(6S Suppl 5):S292-S295. doi: 10.1097
Safa B, Buncke G. Autograft Substitutes: Conduits and Processed Nerve Allografts. Hand Clin. 2016 May;32(2):127-40. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2015.12.012. Review.
Rinker BD, Ingari JV, Greenberg JA, Thayer WP, Safa B, Buncke GM. Outcomes of short-gap sensory nerve injuries reconstructed with processed nerve allografts from a multicenter registry study. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2015 Jun;31(5):384-90. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1549160. Epub 2015 Apr 20.
Momeni A, Liu X, Januszyk M, Wan DC, Buncke GM, Buntic RF, Parrett BM. Microsurgical ear replantation-is venous repair necessary?-A systematic review. Microsurgery. 2016 May;36(4):345-50. doi: 10.1002/micr.22411. Epub 2015 Apr 3. Review.
Momeni A, Buntic RF, Buncke GM. Cross-leg flaps: preferred alternative to free flaps? J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Feb;218(2):308-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.10.017.
Buncke G, McCormack B, Bodor M. Ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release using the manos CTR system. Microsurgery. 2013 Jul;33(5):362-6. doi: 10.1002/micr.22092. Epub 2013 Feb 18.
Lowenberg DW, Buntic RF, Buncke GM, Parrett BM. Long-term results and costs of muscle flap coverage with Ilizarov bone transport in lower limb salvage. J Orthop Trauma. 2013 Oct;27(10):576-81. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31828afde4.
Cho MS, Rinker BD, Weber RV, Chao JD, Ingari JV, Brooks D, Buncke GM. Functional outcome following nerve repair in the upper extremity using processed nerve allograft. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Nov;37(11):2340-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.08.028.
Herrera F, Buntic R, Brooks D, Buncke G, Antony AK. Microvascular approach to scalp replantation and reconstruction: a thirty-six year experience. Microsurgery. 2012 Nov;32(8):591-7. doi: 10.1002/micr.22037. Epub 2012 Aug 18. PubMed
Trovato MJ, Scholer AJ, Vallejo E, Buncke GM, Granick MS. eConsultation in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Eplasty. 2011;11:e48. Epub 2011 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 22140594; PubMed Central
Brooks DN, Weber RV, Chao JD, Rinker BD, Zoldos J, Robichaux MR, Ruggeri SB, Anderson KA, Bonatz EE, Wisotsky SM, Cho MS, Wilson C, Cooper EO, Ingari JV, Safa B, Parrett BM, Buncke GM. Processed nerve allografts for peripheral nerve reconstruction: a multicenter study of utilization and outcomes in sensory, mixed, and motor nerve reconstructions. Microsurgery. 2012 Jan;32(1):1-14. doi: 10.1002/micr.20975. Epub 2011 Nov 28.
Osinga R, Buncke HJ, Buncke GM, Meuli-Simmen C. Subdivision of the sural nerve: step towards individual facial reanimation. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2011 Feb;45(1):3-7. doi: 10.3109/2000656X.2011.554693.
Alghoul MS, Gordon CR, Yetman R, Buncke GM, Siemionow M, Afifi AM, Moon WK. From simple interrupted to complex spiral: a systematic review of various suture techniques for microvascular anastomoses. Microsurgery. 2011 Jan;31(1):72-80. doi: 10.1002/micr.20813. Epub 2010 Nov 28. Review.
Parrett BM, Bou-Merhi JS, Buntic RF, Safa B, Buncke GM, Brooks D. Refining outcomes in dorsal hand coverage: consideration of aesthetics and donor-site morbidity. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Nov;126(5):1630-8. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181ef8ea3.
Agarwal JP, Trovato MJ, Agarwal S, Hopkins PN, Brooks D, Buncke G. Selected outcomes of thumb replantation after isolated thumb amputation injury. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Sep;35(9):1485-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.05.012. Epub 2010 Aug 21.
Herrera FA, Selber JC, Buntic R, Brooks D, Buncke GM, Antony AK. How often is the superficial inferior epigastric artery adequate? An observational correlation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Mar;63(3):e310-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.06.035. Epub 2009 Jul 19.
Herrera FA, Lee CK, Brooks D, Buntic R, Buncke GM. Simultaneous double second toe transplantation for reconstruction of multiple digit loss in traumatic hand injuries. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2009 Jul;25(6):369-76. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1215527. Epub 2009 Apr 3.
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