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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Abstract P5-12-04: The impact of bariatric surgery on mammographic breast density.
    A Hosseini, AL Khoury, J Carter, JM Wong, MD Alvarado, C Ewing, LJ Esserman, RA Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  5. Abstract P5-22-22: Breast tumor location in BRCA mutation carriers and implications for prevention.
    A Hosseini, LJ Esserman, AM Wallace, A Au, RA Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  6. Breast tumor location in BRCA mutation carriers and implications for prevention.
    Ava Hosseini, Laura Esserman, Anne M. Wallace, Amal Khoury, Alfred Au, Rita Mukhtar| | UCSF Research Profile
  7. Characterizing the immune microenvironment in high-risk ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
    Campbell MJ, Baehner F, O'Meara T, Ojukwu E, Han B, Mukhtar R, Tandon V, Endicott M, Zhu Z, Wong J, Krings G, Au A, Gray JW, Esserman L| | PubMed
  8. The Novel Application of Genomic Profiling Assays to Shorten Inactive Status for Potential Kidney Transplant Recipients With Breast Cancer.
    Mukhtar RA, Piper ML, Freise C, Van't Veer LJ, Baehner FL, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  9. How to use magnetic resonance imaging following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer.
    Price ER, Wong J, Mukhtar R, Hylton N, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  10. Preventing Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment: Just the Next Step in the Evolution of Breast Cancer Care.
    Mukhtar RA, Wong JM, Esserman LJ| | PubMed