Biography
Dr. Michael Alvarado is a cancer surgeon who cares for patients with breast cancer and melanoma at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mount Zion.
In his research, Alvarado conducts trials of radiation therapy for breast cancer. He also studies blood-based and molecular markers with the goal of improving breast cancer screening.
Alvarado earned a master's degree in chemistry at the University of Arizona and a medical degree at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. After completing a residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida.
In his research, Alvarado conducts trials of radiation therapy for breast cancer. He also studies blood-based and molecular markers with the goal of improving breast cancer screening.
Alvarado earned a master's degree in chemistry at the University of Arizona and a medical degree at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. After completing a residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida.
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Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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Darmouth | M.D. | School of Medicine | 1998 |
Board Certifications
- 2005, American Board of Surgery
Clinical Expertise
Breast Reconstruction
DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in situ)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Invasive Breast Cancer
LCIS (Lobular Carcinoma in situ)
Lumpectomy/Partial Mastectomy
Lymphadenectomy
Mastectomy
Melanoma
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Recurrent Breast Cancer
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Wire Localization Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery (NCT01570998)Related Conditions: Breast Cancer| Start Date: | End Date:
- SentiMag® Intraoperative Comparison in Breast Cancer (NCT02336737)Related Conditions: Breast Cancer| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- UCSF Melanoma Center
- Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Research Interests
Investigation of blood-based and molecular markers to improve breast cancer screening
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 89
- Synchronous Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Blood and Disseminated Tumor Cells in Bone Marrow Predicts Adverse Outcome in Early Breast Cancer.| | PubMed
- Erratum: Author Correction: Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint.| | PubMed
- Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint.| | PubMed
- Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients.| | PubMed
- A natural killer-dendritic cell axis defines checkpoint therapy-responsive tumor microenvironments.| | PubMed
- Initial Clinical Experience With an Inducible Magnetic Seed System for Preoperative Breast Lesion Localization.| | PubMed
- Complications After Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Expander-Implant Reconstruction: Effects of Radiation Therapy on the Stages of Reconstruction.| | PubMed
- Best practices for multidisciplinary integration of a DCIS genomic assay into clinical practice.| | PubMed
- Indications for Postmastectomy Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in ypN0 and ypN1-3 Axillary Node-Positive Women.| | PubMed
- Partially exhausted tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes predict response to combination immunotherapy.| | PubMed