LauraJ.EssermanMD
General Surgery • San Francisco, CASurgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSF
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Office
1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-7070
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1991
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
HI State Medical License 1989 - 1990- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
- Redbook Magazine: Top Breast Cancer Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
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Clinical Trials
- Diagnostic Procedures in Women With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Before Breast Cancer Surgery Start of enrollment: 2002 Feb 01
- Tamoxifen or Letrozole in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Start of enrollment: 2002 Feb 19
- Effect of Fluvastatin on Biomarkers in Women Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Stage I Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsAssessment of Long-term Distant Recurrence-Free Survival Associated With Tamoxifen Therapy in Postmenopausal Patients With Luminal A or Luminal B Breast Cancer.Nancy Yiu-Lin Yu, Adina Iftimi, Christina Yau, Nicholas P. Tobin, Laura van 't Veer
JAMA Oncology. 2019-09-01 - 167 citationsThe WISDOM Study: breaking the deadlock in the breast cancer screening debateLaura J. Esserman, Wisdom Study, Athena Investigators
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2017-09-13 - 419 citationsEffect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: An Analysis of the Ongoing Phase 2 Adapt...Rita Nanda, Minetta C. Liu, Christina Yau, Rebecca Shatsky, Lajos Pusztai
JAMA Oncology. 2020-05-01
Journal Articles
- Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 PatientsMerisa Piper, Jasmine Wong, Hani Sbitany, Cheryl Ewing, Michael Alvarado, Laura Esserman, Robert Foster, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Lectures
- The Role of Molecular Biomarkers in the Treatment of the High Risk Patient/I-SPY TrailSan Francisco, CA - 10/25/2014
Other
- Clinical features, diagnosis, and staging of newly diagnosed breast cancerEsserman LJ, Joe BN
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-features-diagnosis-and-staging-of-newly-diagnosed-breast-c
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-28 - Breast biopsyEsserman LJ, Joe BN
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/breast-biopsy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-01 - Diagnostic evaluation of women with suspected breast cancerEsserman LJ, Joe BN
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/diagnostic-evaluation-of-women-with-suspected-breast-cancer
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-01
Press Mentions
Breast Cancer Study Offers Free Personalized Screening Plan | Live WellOctober 8th, 2024- Precision Breast Cancer Trial Shows Improved Treatment by Tumor SubtypeOctober 1st, 2024
- Personalized Screening for Breast Cancer - the WISDOM StudySeptember 30th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Integrated Biomarkers To Characterize Breast Cancer RiskNational Cancer Institute2004–2009
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