Meet the Surgeon

Jennifer B Buck, MD

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Background

Jennifer B. Buck, MD

Jennifer B. Buck, M.D. has been serving the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years. Her training includes 5 years of general surgery, 1 year of burn surgery, 3 years of plastic and reconstructive surgery, and 1 additional fellowship year concentrating exclusively on breast and cosmetic surgery. She has published articles on a wide range of plastic surgery topics and has presented at national meetings. While her training makes her facile in all aspects of plastic surgery, her main interests are in breast and cosmetic surgery.

Over two decades of experience

Training

& Experience

Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Northwestern University
Doctor of Medicine, U.M.D.N.J.: New Jersey Medical School
General Surgery, University of Florida/Health Science/Jacksonville, Florida
Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Fellowship
Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Tampa Bay Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
BayCare Board of Trustees

Getting to know Dr. Buck

Northwestern University
September 1984 – June 18, 1988
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
U.M.D.N.J.: New Jersey Medical School
August 1988 – May 20, 1992
Summer Research Fellowship in Pharmacology: 1989
Resident, General Surgery
July 1, 1992 – June 31, 1997
University of Florida/Health Science Center/Jacksonville, Florida
J.J. Tepas III, M.D., Departmental Chairman
Burn Surgery Fellow
July 1, 1997 – June 31, 1998
Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL
Marella Hanumadass, M.D., Departmental Chairman
Resident, Plastic Surgery
July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2001
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Mimis Cohen, M.D., Departmental Chairman
Fellow, Cosmetic and Breast Surgery
July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002
James C. Grotting, M.D., Fellowship Director
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Private Practice

August 2002-Present
- Palm Harbor Plastic Surgery Centre
- Active Privileges at 3 major hospitals
- Past President, Tampa Bay Society of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgeons: July 2010 – July 2011
- Chairman, Department of Surgery: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: February 2012 to February 2014
- President Elect: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: March 2014 to March 2016
- Chairman: System Credentials Committee: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: March 2014 to March2016
- Board Member: Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Foundation: September 2013 to February 2020
- President of Mease Countryside and Dunedin Hospital Medical Staff; March 2016 to March 2018
- Board Member: Morton Plant Mease Hospital Board: March 2016 to March 2018
- Past President: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: March 2018 to March 2020
- Board Member: Morton Plant Mease Hospital Board: January 2020, presently ongoing
- Board Member: BayCare Health Systems: June 2023 presently ongoing

Landecker Alan, Buck Jennifer B., Grotting James C. A New Resorbable Tack Fixation Technique For Endoscopic Browlifts. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003 Feb; 111(2): 880-886.
Grotting James C., Buck Jennifer B. Commentary: Ultrasound-assisted Breast Reduction and Mastopexy. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. November/December 2001: 21(6): 507-508.
Weinzweig Norman, Botts Jennifer, Marcus Elizabeth. Giant Hamartoma of the Breast. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001 April 15: 107(5): 1216-1220.
Guyette Thomas W., Polley John W., Figueroa Alvaro, Botts Jennifer, Smith Bonnie E. Changes in Speech Function Following Unilateral Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Patients With Hemifacial Microsomia. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2001 March. 38(2): 179-184.
DeSagun E.Z., Botts J.L., Srivastava A., Phvangsab A., Sethi S., Hanumadass M., Walter R.J. Long Term Outcome of Xenogenic Dermal Matrix Implantation in Immunocompetent Rats. Journal of Surgical Research 96, 96-106 (2001)
Botts J., Srivastava K.A., Matsuda T., Hanumadass M.L. Interdental Wire Fixation Of Endotracheal Tube For Surgery Of Severe Facial Burns. Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters. Vol. XI. n. 3. September 1998. Pp. 168-170.
Watson, M., Ming, X., Vincent, S., Zhang, S.C., Culberson, J.W., Botts, J.L., Jelisijevic, Z., and Gee, K. Studies of central nervous system muscarinic cholinergic receptor alterations in Senile Dementia of Alzheimer’s Type (SDAT), in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: Basic and Therapeutic Strategies. Ed, by A. Fisher et al., Plenum Publishing Co., 1991.
Watson, M., Ming, X., Vincent, S., Zhang, S.C., Gee, K., Culberson, J.W., Botts, J.L., and Jelisijevic, Z. Studies of central cholinergic systems in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (SDAT). Proceedings of the International Symposia on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: Basic and Therapeutic Strategies. Kyoto, Japan, November 6-10, 1989; p. 60.

Buck Jennifer B., Grotting James C., The Ultrasonic Facelift: A Five Year Evolution. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. June 5, 2002. Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Botts Jennifer L., Weinzweig N., Marcus E., Biggs C., The Cook County Hospital Challenge: TRAM Flap Reconstruction. Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Residents’ Night, May 17, 2001. Chicago, Illinois. (Awarded Third Prize for presentation.)
Botts Jennifer L., Weinzweig N., Marcus E., Biggs C. TRAM Flap Reconstruction: The Cook County Hospital Challenge. 2001 Senior Residents Conference, March 30, 2001. Providence, Rhode Island.
Weinzweig Norman, Botts Jennifer, Marcus Elizabeth, Biggs Carina. Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A County Hospital Experience. 2000 ASPS/PSEF/ASMS annual meeting, October 18, 200l. Los Angeles, California.

Weinzweig Norman, Davies Brian, Geldner Peter, and Botts Jennifer: Analysis and Management of Breast Asymmetry. 1999 ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS annual meeting, October 23-29. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Board Certified: The American Board of Plastic Surgery (11/15/03)
Board Recertified: The American Board of Plastic Surgery (6/10/13)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Tampa Bay Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

- Northwestern University
  September 1984 – June 18, 1988
  Bachelor of Arts in Biology
- U.M.D.N.J.: New Jersey Medical School
  August 1988 – May 20, 1992
  Summer Research Fellowship in Pharmacology: 1989
- Resident, General Surgery
  July 1, 1992 – June 31, 1997
  University of Florida/Health Science Center/Jacksonville, Florida
  J.J. Tepas III, M.D., Departmental Chairman
- Burn Surgery Fellow
  July 1, 1997 – June 31, 1998
  Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL
  Marella Hanumadass, M.D., Departmental Chairman
- Resident, Plastic Surgery
  July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2001
  University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
  Mimis Cohen, M.D., Departmental Chairman
- Fellow, Cosmetic and Breast Surgery
  July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002
  James C. Grotting, M.D., Fellowship Director
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Private Practice
  
  August 2002-Present
  - Palm Harbor Plastic Surgery Centre
  - Active Privileges at 3 major hospitals
  - Past President, Tampa Bay Society of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgeons: July 2010 – July 2011
  - Chairman, Department of Surgery: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: February 2012 to February 2014
  - President Elect: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: March 2014 to March 2016
  - Chairman: System Credentials Committee: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: March 2014 to March2016
  - Board Member: Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Foundation: September 2013 to February 2020
  - President of Mease Countryside and Dunedin Hospital Medical Staff; March 2016 to March 2018
  - Board Member: Morton Plant Mease Hospital Board: March 2016 to March 2018
  - Past President: Mease Countryside and Mease Dunedin Hospitals: March 2018 to March 2020
  - Board Member: Morton Plant Mease Hospital Board: January 2020, presently ongoing
  - Board Member: BayCare Health Systems: June 2023 presently ongoing
- Landecker Alan, Buck Jennifer B., Grotting James C. A New Resorbable Tack Fixation Technique For Endoscopic Browlifts. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003 Feb; 111(2): 880-886.
- Grotting James C., Buck Jennifer B. Commentary: Ultrasound-assisted Breast Reduction and Mastopexy. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. November/December 2001: 21(6): 507-508.
- Weinzweig Norman, Botts Jennifer, Marcus Elizabeth. Giant Hamartoma of the Breast. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001 April 15: 107(5): 1216-1220.
- Guyette Thomas W., Polley John W., Figueroa Alvaro, Botts Jennifer, Smith Bonnie E. Changes in Speech Function Following Unilateral Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Patients With Hemifacial Microsomia. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2001 March. 38(2): 179-184.
- DeSagun E.Z., Botts J.L., Srivastava A., Phvangsab A., Sethi S., Hanumadass M., Walter R.J. Long Term Outcome of Xenogenic Dermal Matrix Implantation in Immunocompetent Rats. Journal of Surgical Research 96, 96-106 (2001)
- Botts J., Srivastava K.A., Matsuda T., Hanumadass M.L. Interdental Wire Fixation Of Endotracheal Tube For Surgery Of Severe Facial Burns. Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters. Vol. XI. n. 3. September 1998. Pp. 168-170.
- Watson, M., Ming, X., Vincent, S., Zhang, S.C., Culberson, J.W., Botts, J.L., Jelisijevic, Z., and Gee, K. Studies of central nervous system muscarinic cholinergic receptor alterations in Senile Dementia of Alzheimer’s Type (SDAT), in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: Basic and Therapeutic Strategies. Ed, by A. Fisher et al., Plenum Publishing Co., 1991.
- Watson, M., Ming, X., Vincent, S., Zhang, S.C., Gee, K., Culberson, J.W., Botts, J.L., and Jelisijevic, Z. Studies of central cholinergic systems in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (SDAT). Proceedings of the International Symposia on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: Basic and Therapeutic Strategies. Kyoto, Japan, November 6-10, 1989; p. 60.
- Buck Jennifer B., Grotting James C., The Ultrasonic Facelift: A Five Year Evolution. Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. June 5, 2002. Hilton Head, South Carolina.
- Botts Jennifer L., Weinzweig N., Marcus E., Biggs C., The Cook County Hospital Challenge: TRAM Flap Reconstruction. Chicago Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Residents’ Night, May 17, 2001. Chicago, Illinois. (Awarded Third Prize for presentation.)
- Botts Jennifer L., Weinzweig N., Marcus E., Biggs C. TRAM Flap Reconstruction: The Cook County Hospital Challenge. 2001 Senior Residents Conference, March 30, 2001. Providence, Rhode Island.
- Weinzweig Norman, Botts Jennifer, Marcus Elizabeth, Biggs Carina. Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A County Hospital Experience. 2000 ASPS/PSEF/ASMS annual meeting, October 18, 200l. Los Angeles, California.
- Weinzweig Norman, Davies Brian, Geldner Peter, and Botts Jennifer: Analysis and Management of Breast Asymmetry. 1999 ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS annual meeting, October 23-29. New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Board Certified: The American Board of Plastic Surgery (11/15/03)
- Board Recertified: The American Board of Plastic Surgery (6/10/13)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Tampa Bay Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

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