Laura Esserman

Laura Esserman serves as the Director of the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center and holds the Alfred A. deLorimier Chair in General Surgery at UCSF Medical Center. As a Principal Investigator for the WISDOM initiative and the I-SPY TRIAL Program, both focused on personalized approaches to breast cancer screening and clinical trial innovation, Esserman is also the Founder of the Athena Breast Health Network, a comprehensive breast cancer initiative in California. In addition to these roles, Esserman has been a Professor of Surgery & Radiology and co-leader of the Breast Oncology Program at UCSF, contributing significantly to multidisciplinary cancer care. Educational credentials include an M.B.A. from Stanford University, a Doctor of Medicine from Stanford University, and a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University.