Matthew Bucknor, MD‘s interest in focused ultrasound developed during his radiology residency at UCSF when Fergus Coakley, MD (former faculty and current chair of radiology at Oregon Health Sciences University) brought the technology here. At that time, Dr. Bucknor was unsure if he wanted to pursue a career in academic medicine, but upon realizing the potential of this technology, he knew that he wanted to help drive its advancement moving forward. Skip ahead just a few years, and Dr. Bucknor is a lead radiologist at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging in performing focused ultrasound treatments.
As a musculoskeletal radiologist, Dr. Bucknor is interested in potential musculoskeletal applications of focused ultrasound. These include treatment of benign and malignant tumors of bone and soft tissue. He is a member of the UCSF Musculoskeletal…
