Luke O. Buchmann
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Luke O. Buchmann, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Clinic 1A, Head and Neck
1950 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City , UT 84112
801-587-4566
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Luke O. Buchmann, M.D., is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Buchmann is a surgeon and investigator specializing in the diagnosis and surgical management of head and neck neoplasms including those of the upper aerodigestive tract, salivary glands, thyroid, neck, and paragangliomas. He has expertise in microvascular reconstruction following head and neck cancer surgery. In addition, he is the director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Hereditary Paraganglioma Program, providing multidisciplinary care that involves screening, management, treatment, and research opportunities for those patients at high risk for these rare tumors due to a known genetic predisposition. He headed the successful effort to become a Clinical and Research Center of Excellence with Pheo/Para Alliance, the first in the nation to achieve this designation. Other research interests include evaluating functional outcomes following head and neck cancer surgery including swallowing, quality of life outcomes, and the evaluation of patient levels of psychological distress surrounding their cancer diagnosis.

He completed his residency at the University of Kansas, and a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Buchmann has publishes in numerous medical journals and serves on a national committee related to head and neck cancer.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Otolaryngology

Patient Rating

Patients consistently describe Dr. Buchmann as highly knowledgeable and an excellent surgeon who is deeply caring and professional. Many praise his clear, straightforward communication, patience in answering questions, and ability to put patients at ease during stressful diagnoses and procedures. Commenters also highlight his attentiveness before and after surgery and his practice of including patients in decision-making, which fosters confidence and trust.

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4.9 /5
( out of 601 reviews )

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Luke O. Buchmann, M.D., is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Buchmann is a surgeon and investigator specializing in the diagnosis and surgical management of head and neck neoplasms including those of the upper aerodigestive tract, salivary glands, thyroid, neck, and paragangliomas. He has expertise in microvascular reconstruction following head and neck cancer surgery. In addition, he is the director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Hereditary Paraganglioma Program, providing multidisciplinary care that involves screening, management, treatment, and research opportunities for those patients at high risk for these rare tumors due to a known genetic predisposition. He headed the successful effort to become a Clinical and Research Center of Excellence with Pheo/Para Alliance, the first in the nation to achieve this designation. Other research interests include evaluating functional outcomes following head and neck cancer surgery including swallowing, quality of life outcomes, and the evaluation of patient levels of psychological distress surrounding their cancer diagnosis.

He completed his residency at the University of Kansas, and a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Buchmann has publishes in numerous medical journals and serves on a national committee related to head and neck cancer.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery -Professor
Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology

Education history

Fellowship Head & Neck Surgery - Medical University of South Carolina Fellow
Residency Otolaryngology - University of Kansas Resident
Internship General Surgery - University of Missouri, Kansas City Intern
Professional Medical Medicine - MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine M.D.
Graduate Training Science - Allegheny University of the Health Sciences Master's
Undergraduate Geography - University of Colorado - Boulder B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Beiriger J, Bellamkonda N, White MJ, Liang S, Espahbodi M, Naumer A, Patel N, Buchmann LO, McCrary HC (2025). Implementation of point-of-care genetic testing for head and neck paragangliomas: early experience and future directions. Oral Oncol, 168, 107600.
  2. Bellamkonda N, Tooker EL, Naumer A, Buchmann LO, Kohlmann W, McCrary HC, Patel NS, Espahbodi M (2024). Management of bilateral head and neck paragangliomas at a single-institution across four decades. Head Neck, 47(1), 386-393.
  3. Keefe K, McCrary HC, Wei M, Mark B, Drejet S, Cannon RB, Buchmann LO, Hunt JP, Dodson M, Deshmukh V, Newman M, Monroe MM, Hashibe M (2024). Risk of cardiovascular disease among head and neck cancer survivors: A population-based matched cohort study. Oral Oncol, 159(107041), 107041.
  4. Tooker EL, Wiggins RH 3rd, Espahbodi M, Naumer A, Buchmann LO, Greenberg SE, Patel NS (2023). The Natural History of Observed SDHx -Related Head and Neck Paragangliomas Using Three-Dimensional Volumetric Tumor Analysis. Otol Neurotol, 44(9), 931-940.
  5. Foley M, Sharma A, Garfield K, Maese L, Buchmann L, Boyle J, Kohlmann W, Jeter J, Greenberg S (2022). A need to tailor surveillance based on family history: describing a highly penetrant familial paraganglioma kindred with an SDHD pathogenic variant. Fam Cancer, 22(2), 217-224.

Review

  1. McCrary HC, Dunklebarger MF, Fechter BJ, Drejet SM, Monroe MM, Buchmann LO, Hunt JP, Cannon RB (2024). Early ambulation after fibular free flap surgery is associated with reduced length of stay, increased mobility independence, and discharge to home. [Review]. Head Neck, 46(5), 1160-1167.