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

In the News

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 172
  1. Abstract PD5-01: Magnetic resonance imaging insights from an active surveillance cohort of women with DCIS.
    Heather Greenwood, Rita Freimanis, Case Brabham, Rita Mukhtar, Gillian Hirst, Paul Kim, April Liang, Laura Esserman, Nola Hylton, Amrita Basu| | UCSF Research Profile
  2. Abstract PD6-08: DCE-MRI derived imaging features for characterizing invasive lobular breast cancer and predicting recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant therapy.
    Geraldine Tran, Ella Jones, Wen Li, Kelly Fahrner-Scott, David Newitt, Bonnie Joe, Laura Esserman, Nola Hylton, Rita Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  3. Abstract PS1-03: Active surveillance for DCIS: Clinical outcomes at 5.6 years mean follow-up.
    Case Brabham, Rita Mukhtar, April Liang, Paul Kim, Gillian Hirst, Amrita Basu, Heather Greenwood, Rita Freimanis, Alexander Borowsky, Shelley Hwang, Rick Baehner, Gregor Krings, Nola Hylton, Laura Esserman| | UCSF Research Profile
  4. Abstract PS17-05: Relationship between body mass index and tumor subtype by menopausal status: An analysis in women with lobular carcinoma of the breast.
    Harriet Rothschild, Laura Esserman, Christopher Benz, Rita Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  5. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: A narrative review of the evidence and acceptability.
    Scheepens JCC, Veer LV', Esserman L, Belkora J, Mukhtar RA| | PubMed
  6. Applications of 3D printing in breast cancer management.
    Galstyan A, Bunker MJ, Lobo F, Sims R, Inziello J, Stubbs J, Mukhtar R, Kelil T| | PubMed
  7. A world-wide survey on kidney transplantation practices in breast cancer survivors: The need for new management guidelines.
    Hansen KS, Ghersin H, Piper M, Tavakol M, Lee B, Esserman LJ, Roberts JP, Freise C, Ascher NL, Mukhtar RA| | PubMed
  8. Accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: Factors associated with false negatives.
    Mukhtar RA, Brabham CE, Guo R, Abel MK, Wong J, Ewing C, Esserman LJ, Alvarado M| | PubMed
  9. Stiff stroma increases breast cancer risk by inducing the oncogene ZNF217.
    Northey JJ, Barrett AS, Acerbi I, Hayward MK, Talamantes S, Dean IS, Mouw JK, Ponik SM, Lakins JN, Huang PJ, Wu J, Shi Q, Samson S, Keely PJ, Mukhtar RA, Liphardt JT, Shepherd JA, Hwang ES, Chen YY, Hansen KC, Littlepage LE, Weaver VM| | PubMed
  10. Oncological Outcomes of Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: A 20-Year Institutional Experience.
    Son JD, Piper M, Hewitt K, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Ewing C, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA| | PubMed