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Laura Esserman, MBA, MD

Director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center

Laura Esserman, MBA, MD

Laura Esserman is a surgeon, breast cancer oncology specialist, and director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at UCSF. In 1996 she started the Center of Excellence for Breast Cancer Care to integrate clinical care and research, automate tools for the capture of patient and clinical data, and develop systems to tailor care to biology, patient preference and performance. Esserman is nationally and internationally known as a leader in the field of breast cancer. She has received numerous awards, including the Weizmann Institute of Science, Women in Science Award.

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The Human Microbiome and Breast Cancer Video

The Human Microbiome and Breast Cancer

Immunologist Michael Campbell and breast cancer surgeon Laura Esserman speak at the April 2017 Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum about the human biome, how it’s being studied and how it relates to breast cancer prevention and treatment.

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