 Profile
Dr. Buffone has 18 years of experience in private practice and returns to Long Island after spending the last 17 years serving the Cornell University community in Ithaca New York.
Three Village Podiatry opens in March 2007 and will have extended evening and weekend appointments.
Our goal is to provide the highest quality medical and surgical foot and ankle care. Dr. Buffone is dual board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine. Dr Buffone and has been a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons since 1996.
Education:
Undergraduate:
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kapa
B.A. in Biology
Medical:
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
(now Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine)
Philadelphia, PA
Honors:
The Alumni Award: highest general average in four years of study.
Pi Delta National Podiatry Honor Society
Stirling Harford Anatomical Society
The Clinical Sciences Award: highest general average in clinical science.
The Orthopedics Award: outstanding scholastic proficiency in foot orthopedics.
The Professor Anthony S. Kidawa Angiology Award: Academic excellence in the study of Angiology.
Robert W. Barbuto Scholarship for Lower Extremity Anatomy
Fourth Year Externships:
Rolling Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Peninsula Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY
Metropolitan Hospital Central Division, Philadelphia, PA
Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Turnersville, NJ
Saint Mary Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Post-Doctoral Training:
Residency Training:
St. Joseph's Hospital
A Division of the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.
Flushing, NY
Two year surgical residency (PSR-24).
Chief Resident in Podiatric Surgery:
Training in Forefoot surgery, rearfoot surgery, podiatric medicine, emergency room care
Rotations in Vascular surgery, infectious disease, anesthesia, nursing home care
Professional Societies
Member, American Podiatric Medical Association
Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine
Member, New York State Podiatric Medicine Association
Specialty Boards
Board Certified in Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine -
American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine
Board Certified in Foot Surgery -
American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Hospital Affiliation
Surgical Privileges, Sept. 1991 - Present
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
101 Dates Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
Eastern Long Island Hospital
201 Manor Place
Greenport, NY 11944
North Shore Surgi-Center
989 West Jericho Turnpike
Smithtown, NY 11787
Future Affiliations:
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Mather Hospital
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