Matthew Bucknor, MD, MFA
Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

Matthew Bucknor, MD, MFA is a musculoskeletal radiologist and the Associate Chair for Wellbeing and Professional Climate in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. He also serves as Executive Sponsor of Differences Matter, a multi-year School of Medicine initiative designed to promote belonging at UCSF.

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Dr. Bucknor completed his medical degree at Stanford School of Medicine and his four-year residency in Diagnostic Radiology at UCSF, followed by a clinical fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention at Stanford Medical Center. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Bucknor joined the Musculoskeletal Imaging faculty at UCSF.

Dr. Bucknor’s main research interest is developing new musculoskeletal applications of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU) for treating bone and soft tissue lesions. He also conducts research to develop novel techniques for evaluating musculoskeletal injuries and artificial intelligence tools to improve image analysis. In addition to his research interests, Dr. Bucknor has a strong interest in the medical humanities. He is a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and received a Contributor Award to attend the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. He serves on the executive board of the Pegasus Physician Writers at Stanford and the advisory board of the Bellevue Literary Press.

Awards

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  • Contributor Award in Fiction, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 2023
  • Andrew J. Lockhart Memorial Prize, Focused Ultrasound Foundation, 2020
  • Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership, UCSF, 2019
  • John A. Watson Faculty Scholar, UCSF, 2015
  • Trainee Research Prize, RSNA, 2013
  • Resident-in-Training Scholarship, Society of Interventional Radiology, 2011

Education & Training

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  • BA Biochemical Sciences Harvard College
  • MD Stanford School of Medicine
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California
  • Residency School of Medicine - Radiology University of California, San Francisco
  • MFA Creative Writing Warren Wilson Program for Writers

Interests

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  • MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound
  • minimally invasive interventions
  • health equity
  • novel techniques for characterizing metabolic bone disease and bone/soft tissue tumors

Publications (75)

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingSciatic NerveRadiologyCultural DiversityOsteoarthritis, KneeBone NeoplasmsZygapophyseal JointSciaticaHigh-Intensity Focused Ultrasound AblationBone and BonesMagnetic Resonance Imaging, InterventionalMusculoskeletal SystemBone RemodelingOsteoma, OsteoidThermometry

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