Background
Buffmire, Donald K. was born on August 18, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States.
Buffmire, Donald K. was born on August 18, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medicine in Zoology, Northwestern University, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1948.
Intern Evanston (Illinois) Hospital, 1947-1948. Resident in internal medicine Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1948-1951, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1950. Founder, past chairman Phoenix Medical Associations-Mayo Health Systems, from 1954.
Elder Orangewood Presbyterian Church. Trustee, past chairman Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona. Former member coordinator development advisory board University Arizona College Medicine.
Trustee Flinn Foundation, Phoenix, since 1965, president board trustees 1982-1998, chairman, 1984-1998, chairman emeritus, since 1998. Captain Medical Corps United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow American College of Physicians (Laureate award 1991), American College Chest Physicians, Royal Society Medicine.
Member American Medical Association, American Society Internal Medicine, Arizona Medical Association (President' Distinguished Service award 1998), Arizona Heart Association (president 1958-1959), Sigma Chi (Significant Sig award 2001).
Married Jane Enkema, June 11, 1945. 3 children.