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. Image of the month--quiz case. Traumatic intramuscular cyst of the duodenum.
    Spitzer AL, Mukhtar RA, Harris HW| | PubMed
  2. Quality-of-life issues in psoriasis.
    Mukhtar R, Choi J, Koo JY| | PubMed