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Office
45 Castro St
Ste 121
San Francisco, CA 94114Phone+1 415-565-6136Fax+1 415-864-1654
Education & Training
- University of California Berkeley, School of Public HealthFellowship, Haas Venture, 2010 - 2011
- University of California Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessM.B.A, Business, 2008 - 2011
- Institute for Reconstructive MicrosurgeryFellowship, Reconstructive Microvascular and Hand Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- Stanford University Medical CenterPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 2006 - 2007
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2001 - 2006
- Stanford Health CareFellowship, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1998 - 2001
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2001, MD
- University of Erlangen-NürnbergResearch Fellow, 1998
- University of Virginia, Echols ScholarBA, Interdisciplinary Studies and Music, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 216 citationsProcessed nerve allografts for peripheral nerve reconstruction: a multicenter study of utilization and outcomes in sensory, mixed, and motor nerve reconstructions.Darrell Brooks, Renata V. Weber, Jerome D. Chao, Brian Rinker, Jozef Zoldos
Microsurgery. 2012-01-01 - 62 citationsUse of Processed Nerve Allografts to Repair Nerve Injuries Greater Than 25 mm in the Hand.Brian Rinker, Jozef Zoldos, Renata V. Weber, Jason H. Ko, Wesley P. Thayer
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017-06-01 - 90 citationsAutograft Substitutes: Conduits and Processed Nerve AllograftsBauback Safa, Gregory M. Buncke
Hand Clinics. 2016-05-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Choosing the Ideal Free Flap for Dorsal Hand and Distal Forearm Coverage.Parrett BM, Bou-Merhi J, Buntic R, Buncke G, Safa B, Brooks D, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Boca Raton, FL
- Flow-Regulated Modulation of Vascular Tone in the Rabbit Basilar Artery.Ogawa R, Safa B, Kassell NF, and Lee KS, American Association of Neurological Surgery
- In Vitro Responses of the Rabbit Basilar Artery Exposed to Cocaine in Utero to Acetylcholine, Seratonin, Sodium Nitropruside, and CGRP.Ogawa R, Safa B, Kassell NF, Lee K, American Association of Neurological Surgery, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Press Mentions
- Surgeons Complete Rare Successful Forehead and Scalp ReattachmentApril 19th, 2012
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Farsi
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