Marcia Edmond-Bucknor, MD

Marcia Edmond-Bucknor, MD joined the Department as an Attending Physician in September 2009 with a faculty rank of Assistant Professor. Currently, Dr. Marcia Edmond-Bucknor is a primary care provider and the Medical Director of Downstate Health Family Medicine (formerly Family Health Services) - the only community-based primary care site of University Hospital at Downstate.  Downstate Health Family Medicine serves as a neighborhood center for primary medical care to 11 zip codes including the communities of Flatbush and Crown Heights in Central Brooklyn.

As Faculty Dr. Edmond-Bucknor also helps to train and empower the Family Medicine residents and medical students. Dr. Edmond-Bucknor graduated from the State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn College of Medicine in 2004. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from the City College of New York.

Dr. Edmond-Bucknor is American Academy of Family Physician board-certified and holds the following specialty certifications: Hazelden, Professions in Residence Program at Hazelden New York, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. She is also licensed in Medicine and Surgery from The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. She was elected to the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2023.

Dr. Edmond-Bucknor is a Christian and a member of the Lenox Road Baptist Church where she is currently Chair of the Church's Health Ministry and dances with the Dance Ministry.

Since 2005, Dr Edmond-Bucknor has been active in various community based organizations and churches, empowering individuals and groups on the prevention and management of hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, behavioral health, adolescent health and other health issues. She has also met with the owners of numerous local Caribbean restaurants to discuss the impact of high sodium foods on hypertension, cardiovascular disease and stroke, and educated them on low sodium alternative ingredients.

In October 2017, Dr. Edmond-Bucknor was invited by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke representing the 9th District of New York, to be a panelist at the Congressional Briefing on Black Women's Health, hosted by the Black Women's Health Imperative at Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.