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Office
2121 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404Phone+1 310-829-8317Fax+1 310-582-7236
Summary
- Dr. Richard Essner is a general surgeon in Santa Monica, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Olympia Medical Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and Providence Saint John's Health Center. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in melanoma and surgical oncology (other than breast) and is experienced in surgical oncology (non-breast) and melanoma and cutaneous malignancies.
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1992
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1987 - 1989
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1987
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1989 - 1999
- FL State Medical License 1987 - 1998
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Sargramostim or Hypertonic Saline Before Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Treating Patients With Stage IB-II Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 05
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1261 citationsSentinel-node biopsy or nodal observation in melanomaDonald L. Morton, John F. Thompson, Alistair J. Cochran, Nicola Mozzillo, Robert Elashoff
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2006-09-28 - 228 citationsLymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy for early-stage melanoma: therapeutic utility and implications of nodal microanatomy and molecular staging for improving...Donald L. Morton, Dave S.B. Hoon, Alistair J. Cochran, Roderick R. Turner, Richard Essner
Annals of Surgery. 2003-10-01 - 113 citationsProlonged Survival of Patients Receiving Active Immunotherapy With Canvaxin Therapeutic Polyvalent Vaccine After Complete Resection of Melanoma Metastatic to Regional ...Donald L. Morton, Eddy C. Hsueh, Richard Essner, Leland J. Foshag, Steven J. O'Day
Annals of Surgery. 2002-10-01
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