MICHAEL BUCKMIRE, MD, FACS, FACRS

Dr. Michael Buckmire, MD, FACS, grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate education and subsequently attended University of Maryland School of Medicine where he earned his MD in 1993.

His surgical training was done in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There, he developed an interest in colon and rectal surgery during two years of intensive lab research during his residency. He then spent a year at Washington University - Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri, undergoing further training as a fellow in colon and rectal surgery.

He initially took a position as an Assistant Professor in Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, teaching residents and running the medical students’ 3 year curriculum. He moved to the Valley in 2002 and has practiced colorectal surgery in the Phoenix Metropolitan area since then. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and performs all aspects of a colon and rectal surgical practice, including colonoscopy and laparoscopic colon resections. He has a special interest in malignancies of the rectum and anal region and inflammatory bowel disease.

Members of the American College of Surgeons are referred to as "Fellows." The letters FACS (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after a surgeon's name mean that the surgeon's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the American College of Surgeons.



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back to list of surgeons MICHAEL BUCKMIRE, MD, FACS, FACRS Dr. Michael Buckmire, MD, FACS, grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate education and subsequently attended University of Maryland School of Medicine where he earned his MD in 1993. His surgical training was done in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There, he developed an interest in colon and rectal surgery during two years of intensive lab research during his residency. He then spent a year at Washington University - Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri, undergoing further training as a fellow in colon and rectal surgery. He initially took a position as an Assistant Professor in Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, teaching residents and running the medical students’ 3 year curriculum. He moved to the Valley in 2002 and has practiced colorectal surgery in the Phoenix Metropolitan area since then. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and performs all aspects of a colon and rectal surgical practice, including colonoscopy and laparoscopic colon resections. He has a special interest in malignancies of the rectum and anal region and inflammatory bowel disease. Members of the American College of Surgeons are referred to as "Fellows." The letters FACS (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after a surgeon's name mean that the surgeon's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be consistent with the high standards established and demanded by the American College of Surgeons.	Advanced Laparoscopy General Surgery Breast Surgery Surgical Oncology Colorectal Surgery Advanced Surgical Associates, one of Arizona's leaders in the field of general and laparoscopic surgery now offers treatment for... colon cancer using the laparoscope. Many of our surgeons offer this minimally invasive technique that result in shorter hospital stays and recovery periods.