Dr. Buck Parker
General Surgery
Salt Lake City, UT
17 years experience male
Locations
Salt Lake Trauma Surgery
Salt Lake City, UT
About
Bio
I am a Board Certified General Surgeon. I spent 5 years at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Michigan for my General Surgery Residency and 1 year at Henry Ford in research for Space Ultrasound for Trauma in a joint project between Henry Ford Hospital and NASA.
I see patients mostly for gallbladder disease, appendicitis, bowel obstruction, hernias and colon disease. I also help patient with traumatic injuries at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
General Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Licenses
United States: Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Utah, Wyoming
Doctor Q&A
178 Answers
71 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Buck Parker answered
17 years experience General Surgery
Yes: It is normal to experience some swelling of the abdomen after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This should improve over the next couple of weeks. If yo ... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:

Dr. Buck Parker answered
17 years experience General Surgery
Tough Case!: Gary I'm sorry to hear about your problem. It is a tough case for sure. Nobody wants to fix the tightness because they are concerned they 1. will no ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Buck Parker answered
17 years experience General Surgery
Unlikely: Most of the time (99.9%) appendicitis is 24-48 hours before it gets so bad that patients feel the need to see a doctor. If it's been 5 days and you l ... Read More
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Thank you notes
Dec 27, 2014
Very timely and accurate responses.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Parker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Parker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for your very true words, there is not enough space to tell you about what happened since I wrote this but all is great now, and if you contact me I can explai...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I happened to have a late large meal of pot roast last evening and in bed 2 hours later, evidently the perfect storm of acid production. Thank you.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you I was worried it was something bad going to go the doctors with her Thursday to be for certain
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
St Matthew's University, Grand Cayman
Graduated 2004MD
Residency
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
Awards
Wayne State Medical School Resident Teaching Award 2010
McClure Society Research Award 2010
Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
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