
Laura Esserman
Chief, Section of Breast Care Surgery · University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
Section of Breast Care Surgery · University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
PresentUCSF Breast Care Center · UCSF Health - Family Medicine Lakeshore
- 1984–1986
Rheumatology



- 1974–1978

Research
Genomic and transcriptional aberrations linked to breast cancer pathophysiologies
Cancer Cell · 2006 · 969 citations
Whole-genome analysis informs breast cancer response to aromatase inhibition
Nature · 2012 · 823 citations
The Lancet · 2014 · 628 citations

67 papers

64 papers · 6 as a resident

63 papers

60 papers · 1 as a fellow

59 papers

51 papers

50 papers

42 papers
Grants
- 2024–2029
WISDOM: A Platform to Optimize Subtype-Specific Screening and Prevention
National Cancer Institute · P01
Contact PI · $10.2M · University of California, San Francisco
- 2017–2028
National Cancer Institute · P01
Contact PI · $20.5M · University of California, San Francisco
- 2026–2027
RISE UP for Breast Cancer 2026
National Cancer Institute · R13
Contact PI · $12.5K · University of California, San Francisco
- 2020–2026
Surgical Oncology Training Grant
National Cancer Institute · T32
Contact PI · $1.5M · University of California, San Francisco
Clinical trials
- 2024–2033
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 2
QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative
- 2020–2030
I-SPY COVID-19 TRIAL: An Adaptive Platform Trial for Critically Ill Patients
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting · Phase 2
QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative
- 2016–2026
Immunotherapy in High-risk Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting · Early phase 1
Laura Esserman
- 2016–2029
Women Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of Risk (Wisdom Study)
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of California, San Francisco



