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Francis Buckley III, MD, General Surgery, Austin, TX, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

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General Surgery • Austin, TX

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery, UT-Austin, Dell Medical School Chief- Division of Elective General Surgery Co-Director- The Texas Center for Digestive Health

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Summary

  • Dr. Tripp Buckley is the Surgical Director of The Center for Heartburn & Esophageal Disorders and Digestive Health Institute at UT Health Austin, Dell Medical School. He attended Tulane University Medical School and then completed his residency in The DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Buckley then served in the United States Air Force on active duty for four years at Nellis Air Force Base with tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is one of only a few physicians to be awarded the USAF Air Medal. After deployment, he returned to Texas and joined Scott & White, where he began to focus on anti-reflux and esophageal surgery. He established a unique multidisciplinary center to take care of patients suffering from reflux disease. It grew to be one the busiest centers in the country serving patients from all over Texas, throughout the country, and even internationally. He now has joined UTHA to further improve upon the concept of an integrated, patient focused care center known as The Center for Heartburn & Esophageal Disorders. The program partners with other specialties (GI, Pulmonary, ENT, and Radiology) in order to provide a multidisciplinary approach to treating patients and then keeping them well. Dr. Buckley is heavily involved in clinical research with numerous peer reviewed publications, national presentations, current trials. He is committed to training both the next generation as well as practicing surgeons in cutting-edge surgical techniques. Over 200 surgeons have either observed him operate or have had Dr. Buckley serve as their proctor/mentor. In 2012, he was diagnosed with severe reflux and Barrett’s esophagus and actually underwent one of the operations that he currently performs and teaches. This experience puts him in a unique position to truly empathize with his patients.

    • Meet Dr. Buckley (VIDEO)

    Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which cells lining the esophagus have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase risk of canc

    Heartburn & Esophageal Disorders Center | UT Health Austin

    UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, delivers patient-centered care in downtown Austin.

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2004
  • Skidmore College
    Skidmore CollegeBA, History, Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1999
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityHealth Professions Program, 1992 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2008 - 2024
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2004 - 2009
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Student’s Surgery Faculty Preceptor Award Texas A&M Health Science Ctr, 2010, 2011
  • Excellence in Teaching Award Physician Assistant Program, 2005
  • Delegate Williamson County Medical Society toTexas Medical Association Fellow American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Endoscopic fluorescence detection of high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus.  
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Vo-Dinh T, Haggit RC, Edwards, DH, Buckley FP, Gastroenterology, 111(1):93-101
  • Spectroscopic Diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer: A New Classification Model, Improved Measurement System.  
    Panjehpour M, Overholt, BF, Schmidhammer JL, Farris C, Buckley FP, Vo-Dihn T, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,Volume 41, No. 6, pp. 577-581
  • Endoscopic Fluorescence Detection of High Grade Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus.  
    Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Vo-Dihn, Haggitt RC, Buckley FP, Edwards DH, GastroenterologyNo. 111, pp.93-101
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy III. 
    Chapter: luorescence Spectroscopy for the Diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer 
    Page 185 - 191Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Vo-Dihn T, Farris C, Schmidhammer JL, Sneed FE, Buckley FPEditors: Thomas J Dougherety.
  • dvances in Laser and Light Spectroscopy to Diagnose Cancer and Other Diseases II. 
    Chapter: In-Vivo Cancer Diagnosis of the Esophagus Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence 
    Page 15 - 21o-Dihn T, Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Buckley FP, Edwards DHEditors: Robert R. Alfano and Abraham Katzir.
  • Advances in Lasers and Light Spectroscopy to Diagnose Cancer and Other Diseases III-Optical Biopsy. 
    Chapter: Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection of Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus 
    Page 16 - 25Panjehpour M, Overholt BF, Vo-Dihn T, Buckley FP, DeCosta JF, Haggit RCEditors: Alfano- Editor.
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Initial Experience and Learning Curve.
    Nicole Sharp, John Eckford, Rob Watson, D. Jupiter, F. Paul Buckley, Western Surgical Association
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repairs- A Feasibility Study.
    F. Paul Buckley, Nicole Sharp, Rob Watson, John Eckford, D. Jupiter, The American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Approach for a Morgagni Hernia.
    F. Paul Buckley, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles CA
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Lectures

  • Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication- A New Era. 
    nnual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), Surgery Minimized. 
    Annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
  • (LESS) Inguinal hernia repair. 
    South Texas American College of Surgeons, Houston, TX

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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Francis Buckley, Dr. Francis Buckley, MD, Dr. F Buckley, Dr. Francis Paul Buckley