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Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA

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

(19 Ratings)

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

Stanford University School of Medicine (1983)

Professional interests include: breast cancer

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-7070

Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA 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 in 1983 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians, Breast Care Center and UCSF DEPT OF SURGERY.

Office Locations

Address:

1825 4th Street Floor 3
San Francisco, CA 94143

Unable to locate address.

Address:

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

Address:

1100 Park Place
San Mateo, CA

Address:

1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA

Address:

1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Address:

1825 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA

Unable to locate address.

Address:

218 Deanza Boulevard
San Mateo, CA

Address:

3100 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“University of California-San Francisco doctor Laura Esserman and other physicians have urged their colleagues and medical societies to move all professional meetings out of states that criminalize...”—"New Dallas pediatric hospital kicks off construction with 9-figure donation", Dallas News, October 2024

“Left to right, Professor of Surgery at UCSF School of Medicine, Dr. Laura Esserman, Director at National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, and Entrepreneur & Philanthropist and Founder,...”—"Doctors urging conference boycotts over abortion bans face uphill battle", Mercury News, October 2024

“I received excellent care from UCSF, surgeon Dr. Laura Esserman, radiologists Dr. Kimberly Ray and Dr. Alissa Price.”—"Former U.S. Rep Jackie Speier announces she has breast cancer", Mercury News, July 2024

breast procedures	10
cancer surgery	10
doctor visit	142
excision	9

**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

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

doctor visit	102

**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

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

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	151
excision	27
lymph node procedures	10
open surgery	10

**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

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

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	183
excision	10

**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

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

doctor visit	18

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

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

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

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
doctor visit	14
excision	12

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

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

breast procedures	10
cancer surgery	10
doctor visit	25
excision	9

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

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

breast procedures	10
cancer surgery	10
doctor visit	70
excision	9

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

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

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
doctor visit	68
excision	12

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

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

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	83
excision	13
lymph node procedures	10
open surgery	10

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	59
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	25
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	55

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	2
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	7
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	66
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1983. She completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. She is certified by the Surgery, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (1983)

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (1991)

Board Certification: Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA 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 Jean Esserman, MD, MBA appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Blue Shield, Aetna, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Central Health, Chinese Community Health Plan and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Blue Shield

Aetna

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Central Health

Chinese Community Health Plan

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA has a high overall rating with an average of 4.36 out of 5 stars based on 19 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA. 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 Jean Esserman, MD, MBA has received 149 research payments totaling $33,956,345.

Biography

Dr. Laura Esserman's medical specialty is general practice, general surgery, and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at Stanford University Medical Center. Her areas of expertise include breast cancer. Dr. Esserman is rated highly by her patients. Dr. Esserman appears to be an in-network provider for Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, in addition to other insurance carriers. She is conversant in Spanish. She is affiliated with UCSF Health and Hill Physicians. She has an open panel in San Francisco, CA according to Hill Physicians.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA in 2022

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Jean Esserman, MD, MBA From 2013 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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