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Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA)

(120 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice, General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: breast cancer surgery, breast cancer, breast surgery

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7070

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery is a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA specializing in general practice, general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians, Breast Care Center and UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 Fourth Street Third Floor UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
San Francisco, CA 94158

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"This is the first randomized trial of risk-based screening, and the results are great, actually," said Dr. Laura J. Esserman, the study s lead author and the director of the breast care center at...”—"Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers", New York Times, December 2025

“Over a median follow-up of about 5 years, an approach where women at high risk received greater screening intensity based on susceptibility genes and other factors spotted a similar number of stage...”—"Trial Makes the Case for Replacing Annual Breast Cancer Screening", MedPage Today, December 2025

“The goal of this clinical trial, led by UCSF researcher Dr. Laura Esserman, is to help patients avoid debilitating treatments like surgery through "watchful waiting."”—"New breast cancer treatment trial at UCSF aims to avoid invasive surgery for patients", CBS News, October 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
doctor visit	108
excision	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	149
excision	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2013

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2014

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	158
excision	29
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2015

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
doctor visit	190
excision	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2016

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2017

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
doctor visit	20
excision	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2018

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
doctor visit	21
excision	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	32
excision	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2020

Hypertension	32
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	77
excision	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2021

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
doctor visit	75
excision	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery in 2022

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	87
excision	14
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	54
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	1
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	7
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	60
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Hill Physicians

Breast Care Center

UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 120 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Esserman is my guardian angel. She is the best doctor and person I could ever dream would be my doctor.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$10,832 $10,832
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$191 $191
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.	$123 Sentimag $123
Seagen Inc.	$26 $26
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.	$26 Vimizim $26
Other	$63 PlasmaBlade $24	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $15	$24

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$10,560
Travel and Lodging	$326
Food and Beverage	$253
Education	$123

Research Payments

Dr. Laura J. Esserman, MD, Breast Surgical Oncology | Breast Surgery has received 149 research payments totaling $33,956,345.

Biography

Dr. Laura Esserman works as a general practice, general surgery, and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). After completing medical school at Stanford University School of Medicine, she performed her residency at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Esserman's areas of expertise include breast cancer surgery and breast cancer. She is rated highly by her patients. Dr. Esserman accepts several insurance carriers, including Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. She is affiliated with UCSF Health and Hill Physicians. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Esserman is currently accepting new patients at her office in San Francisco, CA.