LouiseChristieWalterMD

Geriatrics • San Francisco, CA

Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine and San Francisco VA

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Office
4150 Clement St
Va Medical Center 181G
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone+1 415-221-4810

Fax+1 415-750-6641

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1998 - 2001
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

457 citations
Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society
Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Andrew M.D. Wolf, Timothy R. Church, Ruth Etzioni, Christopher R. Flowers
CA. 2020-09-01
165 citations
Time lag to benefit after screening for breast and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis of survival data from the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark
Sei J. Lee, W. John Boscardin, Irena Stijacic-Cenzer, Jessamyn Conell-Price, Sarah O’Brien
BMJ. 2012-01-08
1044 citations
Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society
Kevin C. Oeffinger, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Ruth Etzioni, Abbe Herzig, James S. Michaelson
JAMA. 2015-10-20

Journal Articles

Individualizing Surveillance Mammography for Older Patients After Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Eric P Winer, Louise C Walter, Mina S Sedrak, Tanya M Wildes, Stuart M Lichtman, Kathryn J Ruddy, JAMA Oncology
Interpersonal Trauma and Aging-Related Genitourinary Dysfunction in a National Sample of Older Women
Louise Walter, MD, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Press Mentions

San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living and UCSF Expand PartnershipOctober 21st, 2021
Mammography Unlikely to Benefit Older Women with Chronic IllnessesSeptember 6th, 2019
Fewer PSA Tests May Benefit Older, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Survivors, Study SaysMarch 5th, 2018
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Grant Support

Prostate-Specific Antigen Practices And Outcomes In The ElderlyNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
Midcareer Mentoring Award For Patient-Oriented Research In AgingNational Institute On Aging2011

Committees

Author, Guideline Development Group, American Cancer Society 2015 - Present