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.
Plastic Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
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.
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) | Stanford University Medical School |
Assistant Clinical Professor (Volunteer) | UCSF Medical School |
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 |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | University of California, Davis | BSc |
Professional Medical | Georgetown University | MD |
Residency | Stanford University General Surgery |
Resident |
Residency | Stanford University Plastic Surgery |
Resident |
Fellowship | The Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |
Dr. Rudy Buntic is a board-certified plastic, hand, and microsurgeon from Canada. His practice focuses on reconstructive microsurgery, particularly for traumatic injuries and cancer-related defects, using the most advanced techniques with patients’ own tissues whenever possible. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of multiple professional societies, including the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Association for Hand Surgery, and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Buntic has published extensively on a wide range of topics in plastic, hand, and microsurgery.
Plastic Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Dr. Buntic is the hand and microsurgery fellowship director at The Buncke Clinic. He did his post-graduate residency training in general and plastic surgery at Stanford University. He did a fellowship in hand and microsurgery at Davies Medical Center in San Francisco with Harry and Gregory Buncke. Dr. Buntic is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and is board certified in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr Buntic is an Associate Professor Affiliated in Plastic Surgery at Stanford and on the Clinical Faculty of the University of California. He is a member of several societies, including the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Dr. Buntic has published scientific articles, book chapters and presented at national meetings related to a wide variety of plastic, hand and microsurgery topics.
Fellowship Director, Hand and Microsurgery | The Buncke Clinic | ||
Adjunct Clinical Professor | Department of Surgery | Division of Plastic Surgery | Stanford University School of Medicine |
Assistant Clinical Professor (Volunteer) | UCSF Medical School |
Member, American Association of Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery |
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Society of Gender Surgeons |
Fellow, American College of Surgeons |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | Harvard University Biochemistry |
A.B. |
Professional Medical | McGill University | M.D. |
Residency | Stanford University General Surgery |
Resident |
Residency | Stanford University Plastic Surgery |
Resident |
Fellowship | The Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |
Dr. Safa is an internationally renowned reconstructive microsurgeon and hand surgeon at the Buncke Clinic, widely considered to be the birthplace of microsurgery. He graduated from the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and then obtained his MD from the Stanford University School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford, followed by a fellowship in microsurgery and hand surgery at The Buncke Clinic where he has been on staff since 2007. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery with a certificate of added qualification in Hand Surgery (CAQ). Dr. Safa serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at both Stanford and UCSF divisions of plastic surgery. He also holds an MBA from the University of California Berkeley.
Plastic Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Dr. Safa lectures extensively throughout the world on complex microsurgical reconstruction, including phalloplasty, complex microsurgical hand reconstruction, replantation, peripheral nerve reconstruction, and super-microsurgery. He is also highly sought after internationally as a surgical educator and has trained hundreds of surgeons around the world in all aspects of microsurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and hand surgery.
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) | Stanford University Medical School |
Assistant Clinical Professor (Volunteer) | UCSF Medical School |
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 |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | University of Virginia | BA |
Professional Medical | Stanford University | MD |
Residency | Stanford University Plastic Surgery |
Resident |
Fellowship | The Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |
Graduate | University of California, Berkeley | MBA |
Dr. Andrew Watt is a plastic, hand and microsurgeon. He received his M.D. from the The University of Michigan School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Stanford University Plastic Surgery Residency Program and did a fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Indiana University, Summa Cum Laude.
Plastic Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Dr. Watt is an attending hand and reconstructive microsurgeon and assistant fellowship director at the Buncke Clinic. Dr. Watt graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Biology from Indiana University in Bloomington. He pursued his medical training at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, receiving his Doctorate of Medicine with Honors in 2005. Dr. Watt was selected for postgraduate training in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University, where he excelled graduating in 2011. While a resident, Dr. Watt received the recognition as the Department of Surgeries Critical Care Resident of the Year. He then sought an additional year of fellowship training in Hand and Microvascular Surgery at the University of Washington to further refine his surgical skill set.
Assistant Director, Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship | The Buncke Clinic |
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) | Stanford University Medical School |
Assistant Clinical Professor (Volunteer) | UCSF Medical School |
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery |
Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Society of Gender Surgeons |
Fellow, American College of Surgeons |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | Indiana University | BSc |
Professional Medical | University of Michigan | MD |
Residency | Stanford University Plastic Surgery |
Resident |
Fellowship | University of Washington Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |
Dr. Lin is an attending Plastic Surgeon with subspecialization in reconstructive microsurgery and hand surgery. After graduating with honors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a B.S. in Neuroscience, he remained in Boston and earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in the highly selective Health Sciences & Technology program (Harvard-MIT HST). From there, he transitioned to the west coast and completed residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). With a strong drive to subspecialize and advance the field of microsurgery, he completed an additional year of fellowship training in Hand, Microvascular, and Transgender Surgery at The Buncke Clinic in San Francisco.
Dr. Lin joined The Buncke Clinic after completion of fellowship and is Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has particular interest in advancing care in microsurgical reconstruction of the extremities, breast, and lymphatic systems.
Plastic Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Hand Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Dr. Lin joined The Buncke Clinic after completion of fellowship and is Board Eligible in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He has particular interest in advancing care in microsurgical reconstruction of the extremities, breast, and lymphatic systems.
Attending Plastic, Hand and Microsurgeon | The Buncke Clinic |
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery |
Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Member, American Society of Gender Surgeons |
Fellow, American College of Surgeons |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | BSc |
Professional Medical | Harvard Medical School | MD |
Residency | University of California, San Francisco Plastic Surgery |
Resident |
Fellowship | The Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |
Dr. Pridgen is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He completed subspecialty training in hand and upper extremity surgery at a combined plastic and orthopedic surgery fellowship. His clinical interests in hand and upper extremity surgery include fracture care from the distal radius to the fingers, wrist arthroscopy, arthritis, Dupuytren’s, tendon surgery, vascular disorders including Raynaud’s and scleroderma, and complex trauma requiring microsurgical reconstruction. Additionally, he has an interest in peripheral nerve surgery, including compression neuropathy, nerve transfer, nerve repair, and treatment of neuromas and painful amputation sites with targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) and regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI).
Dr. Pridgen completed medical school at Stanford University. He remained at Stanford for residency training in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He then completed a combined orthopedic and plastic surgery fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, a renowned center for hand and upper extremity fellowship training due to its high volume of complex hand trauma. He completed his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at North Carolina State University, where he graduated summa cum laude as valedictorian.
Attending Plastic, Hand and Microsurgeon | The Buncke Clinic |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | North Carolina State University | Degree: Chemical Engineering (BS) |
Professional Medical | Stanford University | MD |
Residency | Stanford University | Resident |
Fellowship | University of Washington Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |
Dr. Hembd Hembd is a plastic, hand, and reconstructive microsurgeon. He joined The Buncke Clinic after completion of his hand and upper extremity fellowship training at the Curtis National Hand Center. His clinical interests include upper extremity trauma and fracture care, lower extremity salvage, treating Kienbock's disease and scaphoid non-unions with vascularized bone flaps, oncologic reconstruction, and peripheral nerve surgery including brachial plexus injuries and spasticity.
Plastic Surgery |
American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Dr. Hembd majored in Human Genetics and minored in Physics and Philosophy at the University of Texas. He received his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern. He completed his residency surgical training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern as well, where the high volume of traumatic injuries at Parkland Hospital sparked his interest in extremity reconstruction. He conducted his fellowship training in Hand Surgery at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and had extensive affiliated experience in nerve surgery and reconstruction at Johns Hopkins.
Attending Plastic, Hand and Microsurgeon | The Buncke Clinic |
Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery |
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Type | School | Degree |
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Undergraduate | University of Texas, Austin | Human Genetics, Physics and Philosophy (BS) |
Medical School | University of Texas, Southwestern | MD |
Residency | University of Texas, Southwestern | Resident |
Fellowship | Curtis National Hand Center Hand and Microsurgery |
Fellow |