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Office
1015 N Carroll Ave
Ste 2000
Dallas, TX 75204Phone+1 877-777-8883Fax+1 888-818-0383
Summary
- Dr. Buford has been in practice in Dallas for over 20 years and has been voted multiple times by Dallas area physicians as one of the best orthopedic surgeons. He is Board Certified by the American Board Of Orthopedic Surgery.
He is the founder of Texas Orthobiologics, America's #1 Regenerative Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery Clinic with over 900 verified patient reviews!
Dr. Buford was the 2021 President of the Interventional Orthobiologics Foundation and continues to serve on the Board.
In 1988 he received the Woody Hayes NCAA Division I Academic All-American Award for being the single most outstanding NCAA Division I male student-athlete (baseball player at USC).
After graduation from USC, he played 4 years for the Baltimore Orioles and during that time also enrolled at UCLA Medical School.
After graduating from the UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Buford completed a 5 year orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Texas, Southwestern in Dallas. Dr. Buford also completed a one year sports medicine fellowship at the prestigious Southern California Orthopaedic Institute (SCOI) in 1999.
Since 2008, Dr. Buford has been training clinicians on MSK ultrasound and orthobiologics as the Director of the Regenerative Medicine and MSK Ultrasound Course. The course is held twice a year in various locations. Dr. Buford and his course faculty have trained over 1800 clinicians in MSK ultrasound.
Dr. Buford is one of 3 founding editors of the Biologic Orthopedics Journal.
His youtube channel has been voted the #6 orthopedic focused channel on youtube. He continues to educate on regenerative medicine and orthopedic topics on Linkedin where he has over 18,000 professional followers.
Education & Training
- Southern California Orthopaedic InstituteFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1998 - 1999
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1998
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- DC State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- OK State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Board Of Directors Arthroscopy Association Of North America
- President Interventional Orthobiologics Foundation, 2021
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 30 citationsBone Marrow Concentrate (BMC) Therapy in Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence-Based Policy Position Statement of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASI...Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Christopher J. Centeno, Sairam Atluri, Sheri L. Albers, Shane A. Shapiro
Pain Physician. 2020-03-01 - 4 citationsPlatelet-Rich Plasma Injection vs Sham Injection and Tendon Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy.Gerard A. Malanga, Ken Mautner, Don Buford
JAMA. 2021-11-16 - 5 citationsExperts Achieve Consensus on a Majority of Statements Regarding Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatments for Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pathology.Eoghan T Hurley, Seth L Sherman, Daniel J Stokes, Scott A Rodeo, Shane A Shapiro
Arthroscopy. 2024-02-01
Press Mentions
- New Focal Mechanical Stimulation Devices Debut at Becker's Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management ConferenceJune 14th, 2022
- Shift to ASCs Is the Biggest Opportunity to Cut Costs: What We Heard from Surgeons This WeekSeptember 17th, 2021
- Study on New Treatments for Knee Arthritis Pain Now Enrolling New PatientsJanuary 20th, 2020
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Committees
- Member, Membership Committee, AANA 2023 - Present
- Member, Education Committee - Arthroscopy Association of North America 2021 - 2023
- Member, Nominating Committee - Arthroscopy Association of North America 2021 - 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
External Links
- Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/donbufordmd/
- Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/orthobiotx
- Texas Orthobiologicshttp://www.orthobiotexas.com
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