Dr. Buser is a native Nebraskan. He is Married to Kim Buser (since 1974), with 3 Daughters & 2 Grandchildren (so far); Enjoys Family Activities, Playing Blues and Finger-style Guitar, Archeology, Tea Party Activities, Scuba Diving, H-D Motorcycling, Studying Foreign Languages, and,… of course… Cornhusker Football!!!
Special Surgical Interests: GI Endoscopy, Laparoscopic Surgery during Pregnancy, Pediatric Gallbladder Surgery, Gallbladder Disease Diagnostics, Trauma, and Combining Medical Academics with the Solo Practice of Rural Surgery.
Fluent in Medical Spanish, Dr. Buser knows some Italian, French, and a little Arabic (works in progress).
Education / Training / Experience
BS: University of Nebraska-Lincoln1976:
Major: University Studies (Emphasis Parasitology)
Double Minor: English and Biochemistry
Letterman in UNL Varsity Wrestling, (life member of N Club),
Member of Cornhusker Marching Band (Trombone & Baritone Horn)
MD: University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1979 (accelerated 3-year program)
General Surgery Internship and Residency in US Army; 1979-1985
(Eisenhower, Walter Reed, and Tripler Army Medical Centers)
Veteran, US Army Medical Corps 1976-1986, Rank: Major; Received Army Merit Award for field-test & development work on M.U.S.T. units, (self-contained transportable surgical field hospitals which replaced the M.A.S.H. units).
Certified Instructor for Advanced Trauma Life Support, Bethesda US Naval Medical Center, 1983
Board Certified in Specialty of General Surgery 1988
Solo Pactice General Surgery, Marshall, Minnesota 1986-1995
Professional Memberships
Granted Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons 1990
Member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Member of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Advanced Training
Extended Course Laparoscopic Surgery:
Texas Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery 1991
Advanced Course Laparoscopic Surgery: University of California-San Francisco 1995
SLS Course on Laparoscopic Surgery Complications-Boston 1995
General Surgery Post Graduate Course: Harvard Medical College 1997
Mayo Clinic Interactive Surgical Symposium Course 2002, 2006, 2010
Post Graduate Course in General Surgery Univ. of South Carolina 2006
Re-Board Certified in Specialty of General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery 1998, 2008
Past-Certifications: Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Life Support
Critical Care Medicine Course: Good Samaritan Med Center, Kearney, NE 2011
Re-Certified Advanced Trauma Life Support: BryanLGH Med Center, Lincoln, NE 2012
Appointments
Nebraska District 2 Committee on Applicants of the American College of Surgeons 1999
Medical Director: Johnson Lake First Responders, Lexington Emergency Rescue,
Overton Emergency Rescue
Medical Director EMS Training Agency, Central Community College, Lexington
Lexington Regional Medical Center Physician Representative to Nebraska Region 3 Trauma Board
