Background
Sr., Robert Hutchinson Buker was born on December 6, 1928 in Loi Mwe, Kengtung, Burma. Son of Richard S. and Minola (Hutchinson) B. came to the United States, 1940.
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Robert Hutchinson Buker Sr.
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Robert Hutchinson Buker Sr., American Army officer, thoracic surgeon. Diplomate: American Board Surgery, American Board Thoracic Surgeons. Fellow American College of Surgeons (Board of Governors 1987-1989), American College Chest Physicians, American College.Physician Executives; member American Medical Association, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, American Academy Medical Dirs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, 1949; Master of Sciences, University Maine, 1952; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1956; postgraduate, Industrial College of Armed Forces, 1978-1979.
Career
Intern, Gorgas Hosp, Canal Zone, 1956-1957; general surgical residency, Gorgas Hospital, Canal Zone, 1957-1960; resident in thoracic surgery, Kennedy V.A. Hospital, 1962-1964; resident in thoracic surgery, Tennessee Medical Center, 1962-1964; captain, United States Army, 1964; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army chief surgical consultant, Pentagon, Washington, 1973-1976; commander, United States Army Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany, 1976-1978; deputy chief staff opns., Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1979-1980; commander, General Leonard Wood Army Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1980-1981; commander, Academy Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, 1981-1983; commanding general, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, 1983-1985; deputy Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, 1985-1989; chief surgical services, S.E. Kaiser-Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, 1989-1991. Chief legal medicine and risk management Kaiser-Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, 1991-1994. Clinical professor surgery Uniform U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1981.
Achievements
Politics
All Christians, and particularly those in leadership positions, should prayerfully seek God’s mind and will and strongly to consider the potential problems of politicizing the church and the pulpit before endorsing candidates.
Views
Every member of a Baptist Church should be delicate to other people and use appropriate language while communicating with others.
Membership
Fellow American College of Surgeons (Board of Governors 1987-1989), American College Chest Physicians, American College.Physician Executives. Member American Medical Association, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, American Academy Medical Dirs.
Connections
Married Ethel Hunt, September 25, 1949. Children: Robert Hutchinson, Traci, Nina Ruth.
