RudolfFabianBunticMD

Plastic Surgery • San Francisco, CA

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Office
45 Castro St
Ste 121
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone+1 415-565-6136

Fax+1 415-864-1654
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Summary

Dr. Rudolf Buntic, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon in San Francisco, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. He is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center-Davies Campus and California Pacific Medical Center.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1993 - 1996
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Approach to Lymphedema Management.
Walter C Lin, Bauback Safa, Rudolf F Buntic> ;Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction: Maximizing Success.
Rudolf Buntic, Alexander Y Li> ;Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Assessment of Lymphovenous Anastomosis Patency: Technical Highlights.
Antonio J. Forte, Maria T Huayllani, Andrea Sisti, Daniel Boczar, Pedro Ciudad, Oscar J. Manrique, Rudolf F Buntic> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2020 Mar 27
4 citations
High-pressure injection injury: a case report and systematic review.
Annica C Eells, Matthew McRae, Rudolf F Buntic, Daniel Boczar, Jeremie D. Oliver, Maria T Huayllani, David J. Restrepo, Andrea Sisti, Antonio J. Forte> ;Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery. 2019 Dec 18
USE of arterialized saphenous vein venous flow-through flaps as a temporizing measure for hand salvage in contaminated wounds presenting with limb ischemia: A case ser...
Julian Diaz-Abele, Bauback Safa, Rudolf F. Buntic, Avinash Islur> ;Microsurgery. 2018 May 1
5 citations
Anastomosis to the common and proper digital vessels in free flap soft tissue reconstruction of the hand.
Julian Diaz-Abele, Thomas E.J. Hayakawa, Edward W. Buchel, Darrell Brooks, Rudolf F. Buntic, Bauback Safa, Avinash Islur> ;Microsurgery. 2018 Jan 1
15 citations
Microsurgical ear replantation—is venous repair necessary?—A systematic review
Arash Momeni, Xiangxia Liu, Michael Januszyk, Derrick C. Wan, Gregory M. Buncke, Rudolf F. Buntic, Brian M. Parrett> ;Microsurgery. 2016 May 1
1 citations
Cross-leg flaps: preferred alternative to free flaps?
Arash Momeni, Rudolf F. Buntic, Gregory M. Buncke> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 Feb 1
44 citations
Long-term results and costs of muscle flap coverage with Ilizarov bone transport in lower limb salvage.
David W. Lowenberg, Rudolf F. Buntic, Gregory M. Buncke, Brian M. Parrett> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2013 Oct 1
34 citations
Microvascular approach to scalp replantation and reconstruction: a thirty-six year experience.
Fernando Herrera, Rudolf Buntic, Darrell Brooks, Gregory M. Buncke, M.P.H. Anuja K. Antony M.D.> ;Microsurgery. 2012 Nov 1
5 citations
The utility of multimedia in the diagnosis and management of acute and subacute problems in hand surgery.
Ghazi Althubaiti, Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2012 Apr 1
15 citations
A multi-disciplinary approach to the management of fungal osteomyelitis: current concepts in post-traumatic lower extremity reconstruction: a case report.
Curtis L. Cetrulo, Angelo A. Leto Barone, Kathleen Jordan, David S. Chang, Kevin Louie, Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks> ;Microsurgery. 2012 Feb 1
The safety of major head and neck surgery in patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix).
Brian M. Parrett, Alice Woo, Rudolf F. Buntic, Mark I. Singer> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Feb 1
31 citations
Transverse upper gracilis flap as an alternative to abdominal tissue breast reconstruction: technique and modifications.
Rudolf F. Buntic, Karen M. Horton, Darrell Brooks, Ghazi Althubaiti> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Dec 1
2 citations
Artery–Vein–Artery Venous Flap for Simultaneous Soft-Tissue Repair and Radial Artery Reconstruction: Case Report
Kacie Rounds, Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011 Aug 1
41 citations
Refining outcomes in dorsal hand coverage: consideration of aesthetics and donor-site morbidity.
Brian M. Parrett, Joseph Bou-Merhi, Rudolf F. Buntic, Bauback Safa, Gregory M. Buncke, Darrell Brooks> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Nov 1
59 citations
Standardized protocol for artery-only fingertip replantation.
Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2010 Sep 1
2 citations
How often is the superficial inferior epigastric artery adequate? An observational correlation.
Fernando A. Herrera, Jesse C. Selber, Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks, Gregory M. Buncke, Anuja K. Antony> ;Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 2010 Mar 1
A simple and reliable technique for harvesting skin from a "spare part" by a single operator.
Darrell Brooks, Sendia Kim, Rudolf F. Buntic> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2009 Dec 1
3 citations
Bilateral breast reconstruction: the simultaneous use of autogenous tissue and identical twin isograft.
Ron Hazani, Bradley K. Coots, Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2009 Nov 1
5 citations
Microsurgical reconstruction of the burned hand.
Yvonne L. Karanas, Rudolf F. Buntic> ;Hand Clinics. 2009 Nov 1
8 citations
Simultaneous Double Second Toe Transplantation for Reconstruction of Multiple Digit Loss in Traumatic Hand Injuries
Fernando A. Herrera, Charles K. Lee, Darrell Brooks, Rudolf F. Buntic, Gregory M. Buncke> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2009 Apr 3
22 citations
Patterns in Blast Injuries to the Hand
Ron Hazani, Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks> ;Hand. 2009 Mar 1
6 citations
Resurfacing of a complex upper extremity injury: an excellent indication for the dorsal thoracic fascial flap.
Ron Hazani, Darrell Brooks, Rudolf F. Buntic> ;Microsurgery. 2009 Jan 1
21 citations
Index finger salvage with replantation and revascularization: revisiting conventional wisdom.
Rudolf F. Buntic, Darrell Brooks, Gregory M. Buncke> ;Microsurgery. 2008 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

How Leeches Can Be A Surgeon's SidekickApril 3rd, 2018

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

California Pacific Medical Center-Davies CampusSan Francisco, California
California Pacific Medical CenterSan Francisco, California