University of California San Francisco

Biography

Dr. Rita Mukhtar specializes in breast surgery and general surgery for urgent conditions. For her patients with breast cancer, she offers expertise in total skin-sparing mastectomies, breast conservation, wire localization surgery (used to show the location of tissue requiring biopsy) and sentinel lymph node biopsy (used to see if cancer has spread).

Dr. Mukhtar's research program focuses on invasive lobular carcinoma, the second most common type of breast cancer. This work is funded by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute. She teaches medical students and residents, and serves as an Associate Program Director for the UCSF General Surgery Residency.

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018
University of California, San Francisco M.D. Medicine 2006

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, General Surgery

Clinical Expertise

Breast Surgery

Lumpectomy

Seed and wire localization surgery

Nipple sparing/total skin sparing mastectomy

Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Axillary dissection

Emergency General Surgery

Clinical Trials

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Program Affiliations

Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 169
  1. Abstract P4-11-01: A simple intervention for long-term relief of chronic post mastectomy pain.
    HJ Keane, AL Khoury, A Hosseini, FP Varghese, R Mukhtar, SE Eder, J Wong, LJ Esserman| | UCSF Research Profile
  2. Abstract P6-01-04: Initial experience of dedicated breast PET imaging of ER+ breast cancers using [F-18]fluoroestradiol.
    EF Jones, KM Ray, R Mukhtar, W Li, BL Franc, LJ Esserman, BN Joe, MH Pampaloni, NM Hylton| | UCSF Research Profile
  3. Abstract PD7-06: Molecular subtypes of invasive lobular breast cancer in the I-SPY2 TRIAL.
    Z Zhu, C Yau, AJ Chien, T Haddad, LJ Esserman, L van't Veer, RA Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  4. Erratum: Author Correction: Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint.
    Boughey JC, Alvarado MD, Lancaster RB, Symmans WF, Mukhtar R, Wong JM, Ewing CA, Potter DA, Tuttle TM, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Jakub JW, Kaplan HG, Buchanan CL, Jaskowiak NT, Sattar HA, Mueller J, Nanda R, Isaacs CJ, Pohlmann PR, Lynce F, Tousimis EA, Zeck JC, Lee MC, Lang JE, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Rao R, Taback B, Goodellas C, Chen M, Kalinsky KM, Hibshoosh H, Killelea B, Sanft T, Hirst GL, Asare S, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Esserman LJ, I-SPY2 Investigators| | PubMed
  5. Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.
    Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  6. ASO Author Reflections: Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients.
    Mukhtar RA| | PubMed
  7. Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint.
    Boughey JC, Alvarado MD, Lancaster RB, Fraser Symmans W, Mukhtar R, Wong JM, Ewing CA, Potter DA, Tuttle TM, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Jakub JW, Kaplan HG, Buchanan CL, Jaskowiak NT, Sattar HA, Mueller J, Nanda R, Isaacs CJ, Pohlmann PR, Lynce F, Tousimis EA, Zeck JC, Lee MC, Lang JE, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Rao R, Taback B, Chen M, Kalinsky KM, Hibshoosh H, Killelea B, Sanft T, Hirst GL, Asare S, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Esserman LJ, and I-SPY 2 Investigators| | PubMed
  8. Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients.
    Mukhtar RA, Wong J, Piper M, Zhu Z, Fahrner-Scott K, Mamounas M, Sbitany H, Alvarado M, Foster R, Ewing C, Esserman L| | PubMed
  9. 452 (PB-085) The impact of mitotic score versus pleomorphic subtype on disease free survival in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast.
    M. Mamounas, J. Wong, K. Fahrner-Scott, Y.Y. Chen, G. Krings, C. Ewing, L. Esserman, M. Alvarado, H. Rugo, R. Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  10. Abstract P2-12-16: The use of oncoplastic surgical techniques to increase successful breast conservation in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast.
    JM Wong, ML Piper, C Ewing, M Alvarado, LJ Esserman, H Sbitany, RD Foster, RA Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile