Michael D. Alvarado MD
Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Professor of Surgery, UCSF
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1600 Divisadero StSan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-7070
Fax+1 415-353-7050
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Education & Training
University of South Florida Morsani/Moffitt Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2004 - 2006
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
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
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery Start of enrollment: 2012 May 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Balancing risks of surgical complications and positive margins for patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast and elevated BMI: An institutional cohort study.Israel Falade, Kayla Switalla, Astrid Quirarte, Molly Baxter, Daniel Soroudi
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Bilateral Mastectomy vs Lumpectomy and Breast Cancer Mortality Risk.Thomas J O'Keefe, Michael D Alvarado, Laura J Esserman
JAMA Oncology. 2025-02-01 - ASO Visual Abstract: Changes in Surgical Management of the Axilla Over 11 Years-Report on Over 1500 Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on the...Judy C Boughey, Hongmei Yu, Catherine Lu Dugan, Mara A Piltin, Lauren Postlewait
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023-10-01
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
- A Natural Killer–Dendritic Cell Axis Defines Checkpoint Therapy–Responsive Tumor MicroenvironmentsPatrick K Ha, William R Ryan, Nina Bhardwaj, Vincent Chan, Michael D Alvarado, Adil I Daud, Joy Hsu, Nature
Press Mentions
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 MythAugust 26th, 2016
Immune-Cell Population Predicts Immunotherapy Response in MelanomaAugust 15th, 2016- Join now to see all
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