Dr. William Leroy Buntain MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
201 Cedar St Se Suite 503 Albuquerque NM, 87106About
Dr. William Buntain practices Pediatric Surgery in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Buntain treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Buntaindiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Dr. William Leroy Buntain MD's Expert Contributions
How long is recovery after colon surgery?
Conventional belief generally 6 weeks for open resection, 4 weeks of laparoscopic. READ MORE
How can I reduce my abdominal hernia?
Those can be super dangerous - find a surgeon and fix it READ MORE
How serious is an abdominal hernia?
An abdominal hernia is a serious entity. See a surgeon, soon. READ MORE
What could be the side effects of anesthesia on a 4 year old?
Anesthesia is very safe now-a-day’s, and the risks are very minimal. He may have a mild sore throat however this will clear up in 24 to48 hours and he should be back to normal. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cholestyramine treatment of pseudomembranous colitis.
- Bilateral Wilms tumor presenting with acute renal failure and clinical findings mimicking cardiac failure.
- Bilateral Wilms tumor presenting with acute renal failure and clinical findings mimicking cardiac failure.
- Chronic relapsing pancreatitis in childhood.
- Posterior sagittal anoplasty combined with ventricular peritoneal shunting: an unusual complication.
- Splenorrhaphy: changing concepts for the traumatized spleen.
- Splenorrhaphy: changing concepts for the traumatized spleen.
- A new technique for the placement of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catheters in infants and small children.
- Blunt anorectal injuries in children.
- Splenic trauma in children and techniques of splenic salvage.
- Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in children.
- Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in children.
- Premalignancy of polyps of the colon.
- Management of the pediatric surgical patient.
- Traumatic pneumatic disruption of the esophagus.
Internships
- Dalhousie University
Fellowships
- Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association
Articles and Publications
- His book, Management of Pediatric Trauma, 1994
What do you attribute your success to?
- Love, passion for helping children and their families.
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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