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Curriculum Vitae
Brief Biography
He completed fellowships in pediatric plastic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and hand and upper extremity surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He received his plastic surgery residency training at SIU School of Medicine. Prior to joining SIU, Dr. Bueno was at the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a graduate of Yale University and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is a Candidate for Membership in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Association for Hand Surgery.
CLINICAL INTERESTS Reconstructive plastic surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, pediatric and adult hand surgery, congenital hand anomalies, adult and obstetrical brachial plexus injury, cleft lip and palate surgery, microsurgery, facial reanimation surgery RESEARCH INTERESTS Nerve regeneration, surgical education, hand trauma outcomes, wound healing ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Jul 11-present Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery Feb 06-Jun 11 Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION Hand Surgery: Specialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand, September 2009 LICENSURE Medical license, Illinois, 2006-present
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES Jul 08-present Program Director Jan 07-Jun 08 Associate Program Director Feb 06-present Coordinator of Pediatric Plastic Surgery Jan 07-present Associate Director, Burn Unit Aug 05-Jan 06 Co-Director, Pediatric Hand Service
MEDICAL STAFF Feb 06-present Plastic Surgery Staff Feb 06-present Plastic Surgery Staff Feb 06-present Plastic Surgery Staff Jul 05-Jan 06 Plastic Surgery Staff
AWARDS 2010 Resident Teaching Award 2009 Faculty Resident Teacher of the Year 2009 Resident Teaching Award 2009 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2009 Best Case, Upper Extremity Reconstruction 2008 Resident Teaching Award 2008 Clinical Excellence Award 2007 Medical Student Teaching Award 2006-07 Junior Faculty Researcher of the Year
COMMITTEES
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING 2004-05 Paediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship 2003-04 Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship 1997-2003 Plastic Surgery Residency 1993-97 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 1986-90 Yale University, New Haven, CT MEMBERSHIPS Active Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2010-present
MEMBERSHIP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Vice-President, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2011-2012 Treasurer, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2010-11 Secretary, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2009-10 Member-at-Large, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2007-09 Board of Directors, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2007-present
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Young Leaders in Hand Surgery Program Faculty Development Lecture Series Introductory Course for New Program Directors Young Surgical Investigators Conference
REVIEWER 2011-present The Journal of Hand Surgery
RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS $50,000 A Validated Assessment Tool for Microsurgical Skills $63,680 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Best Practices in the Treatment of Hand Fractures $10,630 Integra on Exposed Bone $48,300 Therapeutic Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A to Treat Ischemia and Pain Related to Raynaud’s Phenomenon $37,000 The VECTRA Volumetric 3D Surface Imaging System: Improving Patient Outcomes by Bridging the Communication Gap between Patients and Surgeons $3,209 Using the Nintendo Wii to Improve Recovery and Compliance in Hand Therapy $22,069 Microsurgical Education: Using an Animal Microsurgery Teaching Protocol to Improve Resident Microsurgical Competency $10,833 Integra on denuded tendon $2,500 Nerve regeneration in a conduit seeded with adipose derived stem cells $2,500 Cadaveric study to locate the nerve branch to masseter for facial reanimation surgery $5,000 Tissue-engineered bone in a prefabricated capsular flap $2,500 Osteoinduction in a prefabricated capsular flap $2,500 The role of caspase 3 in skin cancer
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Bueno RA, French B, Cooney D, Neumeister MW. Targeted muscle reinnervation of a muscle-free flap for improved prosthetic control in a shoulder amputee: case report. J Hand Surg 2011;36A(5):890-893. Medling BD, Bueno R, Chambers C, Neumeister MW. The effect of vitamin E succinate on ischemia reperfusion injury. Hand. 2010 Jun: 5(1):60-64. Kim MJ, Boehler ML, Ketchum JK, Bueno R Jr, Williams RG, Dunnington GL. Skills coaches as part of the educational team: a randomized controlled trial of teaching of a basic surgical skill in the laboratory setting. Am J Surg. 2010 Jan;199(1):94-8. French B, Bueno R Jr, Russell R, Neumeister M. Use of an arteriovenous fistula in facial reanimation after cystic hygroma resection. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jan;125(1):12e-13e. Neumeister MW, Chambers CB, Herron MS, Webb K, Wietfeldt J, Gillespie JN, Bueno RA Jr, Cooney CM. Botox therapy for ischemic digits. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jul;124(1):191-200. Diederich RS, Mowlavi A, Meldrum G, Medling B, Bueno RA, Neumeister MW. Local cooling provides muscle flaps protection from ischemia-reperfusion injury in the event of venous occlusion during the early reperfusion period. Hand. (2009 Mar;4(1):19-23. Medling BD, Bueno RA, Russell RC, and Neumeister MW. Replantation outcomes. Clin Plast Surg 34(2):177-85, 2007. Athwal GS, Bueno RA, Bansal M, Mintz DN, Athanasian EA. Intra-articular fibroma of tendon sheath involving the scapholunate and radiocarpal joints. Skeletal Radiol 35:599-602, 2006. Carlson MG, Athwal GS, Bueno RA. Treatment of the wrist and hand in cerebral palsy. J Hand Surg Am 31:483-90, 2006. Athwal GS, Bueno RA, Wolfe SW. Radiation exposure in hand surgery: mini versus standard C-arm. J Hand Surg Am 30:1310-6, 2005. Cunningham ME, Bueno R, Potter HG, Weiland AJ. Closed partial rupture of a common digital nerve in the palm: a case report. J Hand Surg Am 30:100-4, 2005. Bueno RA and Neumeister MW. Outcomes after mutilating hand injuries: review of the literature and recommendations for assessment. Hand Clinics 19(1):193-204, 2003. Bueno RA, Neumeister MW, and Wilhelmi BJ. Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma presenting as finger infection. Ann Plast Surg 49(3):326-7, 2002. Bueno RA and Wilhelmi BJ. Thumb reconstruction. E-medicine online medical journal. Russell RC, Bueno RA, and Wu TY. Secondary procedures following mutilating hand injuries. Hand Clinics 19(1):149-163, 2003. Neumeister MW, Wilhelmi BJ, and Bueno RA. Flexor tendon lacerations. E-medicine online medical journal. Wilhelmi BJ, Mowlavi A, Neumeister MW, Bueno RA, Ketchum J, Lee WPA. Surface landmarks to locate the thenar branch of the median nerve: an anatomical study. Plast Reconstr Surg 111(15):1612-15, 2003. Wilhelmi BJ, Neumeister MW, Mowlavi A, Bueno RA, Lee WPA. Safe treatment of trigger finger with longitudinal and transverse landmarks: an anatomic study of the border fingers for percutaneous release. Plast Reconstr Surg 112(4):993-999, 2003. Nanney LB, Mueller SG, Bueno RA, Peiper SC, and Richmond A. Distributions of melanoma growth stimulatory activity or growth-regulated gene and the interleukin-8 receptor b in human wound repair. Am J Path 147(5):1248-60, 1995.
BOOK CHAPTERS Bueno RA and Zook EG. Nail matrix repair, reconstruction, and ablation. In Wiesel SW (Ed.) Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011. Pp. 2924-2931. Bueno RA and Zook EG. Finger nail reconstructive techniques. In Chung KC (Ed.) Hand and Upper Extremity Reconstruction. London: Saunders Elsevier, 2009. Pp. 19-27. Bueno RA, Zuker RM, and Alman BA. Generalized systemic conditions that affect the hand. In Bentz ML, Bauer BS, and Zuker RM (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery. St Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, 2008. Pp.1343-1362. Bueno RA. Cleft lip and palate. In Lin SJ and Hijjawi JB (Eds.) Pearls of Wisdom: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Pp. 353-58. Bueno RA. Congenital ear deformities. In Lin SJ and Hijjawi JB (Eds.) Pearls of Wisdom: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Pp. 381-84. Bueno RA. Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. In Lin SJ and Hijjawi JB (Eds.) Pearls of Wisdom: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Pp. 237-38.
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED Bueno RA, French B, Cooney D, Neumeister M. “Targeted Muscle Reinnervation of a Free Flap for Improved Prosthetic Control in Upper Extremity Amputee: Case Report" submitted after revisions to J Hand Surg 2010. Bueno RA, Berry N, Herron M, Zuker RM, and Neumeister MW. “Anatomic landmarks to locate the nerve branch to the masseter muscle in facial reanimation surgery” submitted to Plast Reconstr Surg 2010.
PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS “Targeted muscle reinnervation of a free flap” presented at Mayo Clinic Reconstructive Microsurgery Symposium, Rochester, MN, June 2009. “Targeted muscle reinnervation of a free flap” presented at Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, April 2009. “Advances in the management of brachial plexus injuries” presented at American College of Surgeons, Illinois Chapter, Springfield, IL, May 2007. “Anatomic landmarks to locate the nerve branch to the masseter muscle in facial reanimation surgery” presented at Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, May 2007. “Surgical management of extensor tendon injuries” presented at Hand Surgery Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 2004. “Tissue-engineered bone in a capsular flap” presented at the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, January 18, 2004. “Compression of the median nerve in the proximal forearm” presented at the American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, January, 2004. “Outcomes following pronator release” presented at Southern Illinois University Department of Surgery Resident Research Day, May, 2003.
MENTORED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS Integra Application on Denuded Tendon in an Animal Model Validated Tool for Microsurgical Skills Targeted Muscle Reinnervation of a Free Flap Botulinum Toxin Type A for Chronic Pain Early Growth Response Factor-1 (EGR-1): Expression in a Rabbit Flexor Tendon Scar Model Botulinum Toxin Type A for Raynaud’s Phenomenon Is Nerve Growth Within A Conduit Enhanced by the Presence of Adipocyte-derived Stem Cells? Integra Application on Denuded Tendon in an Animal Model Acute Management of Full-Thickness Burns to the Neck Early Growth Response Factor-1:Expression in a Rabbit Flexor Tendon Scar Model Botox Therapy for Chronic Pain Is Nerve Growth Within a Conduit Enhanced by the Presence of Adipocyte Derived Stem Cells? Integra Application on Denuded Tendon in an Animal Model Early Growth Response Factor-1:Expression in a Rabbit Flexor Tendon Scar Model Microsurgical Education: Using an Animal Microsurgery Teaching Protocol to Improve Resident and Medical Student Microsurgical Competency (Poster) Is Nerve Growth Within A Conduit Enhanced by the Presence of Adipocyte-derived Stem Cells? Targeted Muscle Reinnervation of a Free Flap The Effect of Over-expression of IL-10 and TGF beta Within the Transplant Graft During Rat Hindlimb Transplantation Evaluation of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Using Adult Derived Rat Adipose Stem Cells Within a PGA Conduit Botox Therapy for Ischemic Digits Anatomic Landmarks to Locate the Nerve Branch to the Masseter Muscle in Facial Reanimation Surgery Anatomic Landmarks to Locate the Nerve Branch to the Masseter Muscle in Facial Reanimation Surgery American Society for Peripheral Nerve Annual Meeting—Beverly Hills, CA, January 2008
MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS “Pediatric phalangeal fractures.”--Herron
GRAND ROUNDS/CME CONFERENCES “Mutilating Upper Extremity Injuries” Agricultural Health CME Aug 2009 “Wound healing and burns” presented at General Surgery Residents Core Curriculum, 05.28.09 “Congenital anomalies of the head and neck” presented at Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, 05.14.09 “Common Hand Problems” Plastic Surgery CME, May 13, 2009 “Born with a Deformity” Plastic Surgery CME, May 13, 2009 “Brachial plexus injury and treatment” presented at Orthopeadic Residents Core Curriculum, 03.09.09 “Hand and upper extremity trauma” presented at Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 02.12.09 “Management of cleft lip and palate patient” presented at Otolaryngology Residents Core Conference, 12.16.08 “Pediatric hand injuries” presented at Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, 08.07.08 “Neonatal conditions that require the plastic surgeon” presented at Neonatal Care Conference at St John’s Hospital, 12.13.07 “Facial reanimation” presented at Department of Surgery Faculty Meeting, 08.01.07 “Abdominal wall reconstruction” presented at Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 02.01.07 “Reconstruction after skin cancer surgery” presented at Department of Family Medicine Resident Conference. 12.20.06 “Pediatric plastic surgery” presented at Department of Family Medicine Faculty Meeting, 12.12.06 “Pediatric plastic surgery” presented at Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, 08.17.06
RESIDENT AND MEDICAL STUDENT LECTURES Plastic Surgery Residency Core Curriculum Surgical resident skills curriculum—Advanced tissue handling and flap closure Resident Readiness Course—Tissue handling and wound closure
Third Year Medical Student Core Curriculum Basic suturing techniques Wound healing and burns lecture
Resident Lectures “Congenital Hand Anomalies” presented at Hand Conference, 07.15.10 “Combined orthopaedic and plastic surgery procedures” presented at Hand Conference, 05.07.09 “Pediatric hand injuries” presented at Hand Conference, 08.07.08, 07.16.09 “Pediatric thumb reconstruction” presented at Hand Conference, 08.07.08 “Brachial plexus reconstruction” presented at Hand Conference, 09.20.07, 07.17.08 “Difficult hand cases” presented at Hand Conference, 03.15.07 “Hand anatomy and conditions” presented at Third year Core Curriculum, 10.24.06 “Brachial plexus reconstruction” presented at Hand Conference, 09.21.06 “Management of brachial plexus injury” presented at Hand Conference, 03.16.06
OTHER LECTURES “ER Hand Trauma” ER Nurse Practitioners, Mar 2010 “Reconstructive Plastic Surgery” MMC OR Nurses Inservice Lectures, Jul 2009 “Management of brachial plexus injuries.” presented at St. John’s Physical Therapists, 08.18.08 “Burns, soft tissue trauma, and replantation.” presented at Trauma Nurse Licensing Lecture Series. 03.19.08, 10.16.08, 03.25.09, 11.12.09, 03.10.10 “Management of the cleft lip and palate patient.” Presented at NICU nurses CME lectures, 02.20.08 “Management of the cleft lip and palate patient.” Presented at pediatric nurses CME lectures, 01.09.08 “Management of the cleft lip and palate patient” presented at Central Illinois Speech Pathologist Meeting, 05.08.07 “Common hand problems in adults and children” presented at Lunch with the Doctor Series, 07.17.06
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Operation Smile International Trujillo, Peru, May 2003
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT 1991-93 Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN 1991 American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
REFERENCES Elvin G. Zook, MD Michael W. Neumeister, MD Robert C. Russell, MD Ronald M. Zuker, MD
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