Laura J. Esserman

Laura J Esserman
Born
Chicago, Illinois
EducationHarvard University Stanford University Stanford Graduate School of Business
Known forI-SPY TRIALS, Athena Breast Health Network, WISDOM Study
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon
InstitutionsUCSF Medical Center UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sub-specialtiesBreast cancer
ResearchOncology

Laura Esserman is a surgeon and breast cancer oncology specialist. She is the director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.[1] She leads the I-SPY trials, Athena Breast Health Network and the WISDOM study.  Esserman is an inductee in the Giants of Cancer Care, 2018, for Cancer Diagnostics and the "less is more" approach.[2][3][4] She performs live in the show "Audacity" which she co-created.[5] She is also known as the "singing surgeon" for singing to her patients as they go under anesthesia.

  1. ^ "Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA". Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Who We Are". www.athenacarenetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  3. ^ "Dr. Esserman on Being Named a 2018 Giant of Cancer Care and the "Less Is More" Approach". www.giantsofcancercare.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. ^ Eklund, Martin; Broglio, Kristine; Yau, Christina; Connor, Jason T.; Stover Fiscalini, Allison; Esserman, Laura J. (2018-10-01). "The WISDOM Personalized Breast Cancer Screening Trial: Simulation Study to Assess Potential Bias and Analytic Approaches". JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2 (4): pky067. doi:10.1093/jncics/pky067. PMC 6649825. PMID 31360882.
  5. ^ "AUDACITY, A World Premiere! – Throckmorton Theatre". Retrieved 2020-04-15.