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Michael Alvarado, MD, General Surgery, San Francisco, CA

MichaelD.AlvaradoMD

General Surgery San Francisco, CA

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor of Surgery, UCSF

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  • Office

    1600 Divisadero St
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-353-7070
    Fax+1 415-353-7050

Education & Training

  • University of South Florida Morsani
    University of South Florida MorsaniFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2004 - 2006
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2001 - 2009
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients  
    Merisa Piper, Jasmine Wong, Hani Sbitany, Cheryl Ewing, Michael Alvarado, Laura Esserman, Robert Foster, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • A Natural Killer–Dendritic Cell Axis Defines Checkpoint Therapy–Responsive Tumor Microenvironments  
    Patrick K Ha, William R Ryan, Nina Bhardwaj, Vincent Chan, Michael D Alvarado, Adil I Daud, Joy Hsu, Nature

Lectures

  • Postgraduate Course in General Surgery 
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California - 5/18/2012

Press Mentions

  • Endomag’s Sentimag and Sienna Demonstrated Non-Inferior to Standard of Care for Sentinel Node Detection
    Endomag’s Sentimag and Sienna Demonstrated Non-Inferior to Standard of Care for Sentinel Node DetectionDecember 8th, 2016
  • Millions Fall Prey to This Deadly Breast Cancer Myth
    Millions Fall Prey to This Deadly Breast Cancer MythAugust 26th, 2016
  • Immune-Cell Population Predicts Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma
    Immune-Cell Population Predicts Immunotherapy Response in MelanomaAugust 15th, 2016
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