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Rita Mukhtar, M.D.

Rita Mukhtar, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery

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Education

  • 1996-2000 University of California, Berkeley, AB Molecular and Cell Biology
  • 2001-2006 University of California, San Francisco, MD

Residencies

  • 2006-2012 University of California, San Francisco, Resident, General Surgery
  • 2012-2013 University of California, San Francisco, Chief Resident, General Surgery

Fellowships

  • 2009-2011 University of California, San Francisco, Post-doctoral Research Fellow
  • 2013-2014 University of California, San Francisco, Society of Surgical Oncology Fellow, Breast Surgery

Postdoctoral Training

  • 2009-2010 UCSF CTSI Advanced Training in Clinical Research

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery, General Surgery

Program Affiliations

  • Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center

Clinical Expertise

  • Breast Cancer
  • DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in situ)
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Invasive Breast Cancer
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lymphadenectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Recurrent Breast Cancer
  • Wire Localization Surgery

Biography

Rita Mukhtar, M.D. is a General and Breast Oncologic Surgeon at UCSF. Dr Mukhtar completed her undergraduate education at UC Berkeley, where she studied music and molecular biology. She then attended medical school at UCSF, during which time she received a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and pursued research in the inflammatory response in sepsis, winning a resident research award. She remained at UCSF for General Surgery residency, and completed a two year post-doctoral research fellowship focusing on the role of inflammatory cells in breast cancer outcomes, funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program.

During this time she received a scholarship from the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute to complete a certificate in Advanced Training in Clinical Research. After residency, she completed a fellowship in breast oncologic surgery, while serving as a clinical instructor in general surgery. She currently practices acute care general surgery and breast surgery, including treatment of benign and malignant breast disease. Her research interest is in genetic causes of breast cancer, prevention, and treatment.

Research Pathways

Publications

Most recent publications from a total of 29
  1. Cao CX, Sharib JS, Blanco AM, Goldberg D, Bracci P, Mukhtar RA, Esserman LJ, Kirkwood KS. Abdominal Imaging of Pancreatic Cysts and Cyst-Associated Pancreatic Cancer in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Oct 21. View in PubMed
  2. Piper ML, Wong J, Fahrner-Scott K, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. Success rates of re-excision after positive margins for invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2019; 5:29. View in PubMed
  3. Mukhtar RA. Editorial: Applying Margin Consensus Guidelines to Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Nov; 26(12):3798-3799. View in PubMed
  4. Greenwood HI, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA, Alvarado MD, Price ER. Feasibility of Magnetic Seeds for Preoperative Localization of Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Treatment. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Oct; 213(4):953-957. View in PubMed
  5. Jones EF, Ray KM, Li W, Chien AJ, Mukhtar RA, Esserman LJ, Franc BL, Seo Y, Pampaloni MH, Joe BN, Hylton NM. Initial experience of dedicated breast PET imaging of ER+ breast cancers using [F-18]fluoroestradiol. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2019; 5:12. View in PubMed
  6. Mukhtar RA, Holland M, Sieber DA, Wen KW, Rugo HS, Kadin ME, Bean GR. Synchronous Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Invasive Carcinoma: Genomic Profiling and Management Implications. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Apr; 7(4):e2188. View in PubMed
  7. Hosseini A, Khoury AL, Varghese F, Carter J, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA. Changes in mammographic density following bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Jun; 15(6):964-968. View in PubMed
  8. Boughey JC, Alvarado MD, Lancaster RB, Symmans WF, Mukhtar R, Wong JM, Ewing CA, Potter DA, Tuttle TM, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Jakub JW, Kaplan HG, Buchanan CL, Jaskowiak NT, Sattar HA, Mueller J, Nanda R, Isaacs CJ, Pohlmann PR, Lynce F, Tousimis EA, Zeck JC, Lee MC, Lang JE, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Rao R, Taback B, Goodellas C, Chen M, Kalinsky KM, Hibshoosh H, Killelea B, Sanft T, Hirst GL, Asare S, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Esserman LJ. Erratum: Author Correction: Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2019; 5:2. View in PubMed
  9. Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E. Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents. JAMA Surg. 2018 12 01; 153(12):1090-1096. View in PubMed
  10. Mukhtar RA. ASO Author Reflections: Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 12; 25(Suppl 3):622-623. View in PubMed
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In the News

  • One-Year Anniversary of New Yorker-Inspired Portraits of Women Surgeons

    UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - May 26, 2017
    Surgeons, from left, Lucy Kornblith, Rita Mukhtar and Carter Lebares pose for a photograph in the lobby of the UCSF Clinical Science Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Courtesy Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) The April 3, 2017 cover of the New Yorker depicting four women in blue doctors' scrubs over an operating table has gone viral. Reflecting the power of that image, female surgeons throughout the world have been posting group selfie photos of themselves [...]

 

 
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