Affiliations & Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Highlands, NC
Westcare Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva, NC

Society Memberships

Medical:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Multiple Committee Chairs and Memberships
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Aesthetic Surgery Education & Research Foundation
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
- Board of Directors, Multiple Committee Chairs and memberships
Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Board of Governors
American Association for Hand Surgery
- President, Multiple Offices and Committee chairs
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (Previous)
- Multiple Committee Memberships
American Medical Association
- Presented the Medal of Valor
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Society of Plastic Surgeons

Community:

Present:

Rotary International
Team Captain, American Cancer Society Relay for Life

In Oklahoma:

Susan G. Komen Foundation, Advisory Board, 1995-1999
American Cancer Society, Oklahoma City Chapter, Chairman of the Board, 1995-1997
Fine Arts Institute, Board of Directors, 1991-1993
Edmond Educational Endowment

Offices Held

This represents only a partial list of the various offices that Dr. Buchanan has held over the years.

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Board of Directors, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 2001-2003
RUC Advisory Subcommittee of the CPT/RCU Committee, 1998-1999.
Program Committee, 1995-1999
CPT Committee, 1986-1999
Scientific Program Committee, 1990-1993
Chairman, Scientific Exhibits Sub-Committee, 1988-1990
Clinical Photography Committee, 1986-1996
Scholarship Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1993-1996
Exhibits Advisory Council, 1992-1993
Chairman, Exhibits Committee, 1990 - 1993
Computerized Exam Committee, 1990 - 1993
Convention Management Council, 1990-1993
Marketing Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1989 - 1993
Educational Technologies Committee, first Chairman and Developer, Plastic
Surgery Educational Foundation, 1989-1992, member 1992 -1995
Chairman, Scientific Exhibits Subcommittee, Exhibits Committee, 1988-1990
Program Evaluation Committee, 1985 - 1986, 1987 - 1988
Clinical Symposia Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 1982 -1986
Marketing Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1980 - 1986

American College of Surgeons

Board of Governors, 1998-2004

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Examination Committee: 1993, 1994, 1995.

American Association for Hand Surgery

Past President, Board Member, 2002-2003
President, 2001-2002
President Elect, 2000-2001
Vice President, 1999-2000
Finance Committee, 1999-2000
Committee on Committees, 1999-2000
By-laws Committee, 1998-1999 Parliamentarian, 1998-1999
Secretary, 1994-1998.
Director at Large, 1992-1994
Chairman, Finance Committee, 1989 - 1992
Historian, 1988 - 1989
Chairman, Membership Committee, 1986 - 1988

Oklahoma State Medical Society

Delegate, 1998 -2000
Alternate Delegate, 1986 -1998
Council on Medical Education, 1998-1999
Council on Medical Education, 1984 - 1992

Oklahoma County Medical Society

Board of Directors,, 1998-1999
Emergency Medical Care Committee, 1984 - 1992

Oklahoma Society of Plastic Surgeons

President, 1982-1986

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Faculty Senate, 1983 - 1987

Rotary International

Chairman, Highlands Relay for Life Team

Susan G. Komen Foundation

Advisory Board, Oklahoma City, 1995-1999

American Cancer Society

Chairman of the Board, Oklahoma City Chapter, 1995-1997
Board of Directors, Oklahoma City Chapter, 1993 -1995
Chairman, Education Committee, Oklahoma City Chapter, 1994
Project Woman Committee, Oklahoma City Chapter, 1994,1995

Honors and Awards

AMA Medal of Valor
AMA Physician’s Recognition Award: 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007

Permanent entry in Who’s Who in America

Other Achievements:

First nose reattachment done anywhere in the world
First free joint transfer done anywhere in the world
Developed and helped refine a number of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.
•   Liposuction
•   Breast reconstruction
•   Short scar carpal tunnel release
•   Free tissue transfer
Elected by peers to lead local and national Plastic Surgical and other medical Organizations.

President, American Association for Hand Surgery, 2001-2002
President, Oklahoma society of Plastic Surgeons, 1982-1986
Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons, 1998-2004
Board of Directors, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, 2000-2003