Marketplace: CRH welcomes vascular surgeon

Columbus Regional Health recently welcomed Dr. Michael J. Buckmaster to the hospital’s active medical staff as a vascular surgeon.

Buckmaster received a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech, where he graduated summa cum laude with honors.

He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1990. He completed his general surgery residency and research fellowship at the University of Kentucky, followed by a vascular surgery fellowship at Washington University/Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

He is board-certified in vascular surgery and is also a registered vascular technician. He has served in positions ranging from chief of surgery to medical director.

Buckmaster is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Indiana Medical Society and Divers Alert Network. He has joined Southern Indiana Surgery physician group.