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Robert Foster, MD

Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Address

550 16th Street, #001
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-885-7729
Fax: 415-353-9541

Biography

Robert D. Foster, M.D., is currently a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery and currently holds the position as Chief, Plastic Surgery Service at Mount Zion Hospital and the UCSF Breast Reconstructive Service.  A physician for over 20 years, Dr. Foster received his plastic surgery training at UCSF, where he has worked since 1997.  He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.  

As Director of the breast reconstruction service at the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, UCSF Cancer Center, Dr. Foster performs more than 300 breast reconstructions each year.  His clinical practice includes a broad range of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.  

Dr. Foster's research interests include outcome studies to evaluate and optimize breast reconstruction techniques and developing improved methods to help patients through their decision making process at the time of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.  He has also been recognized nationally and internationally for his basic science research in the area of transplantation tolerance and molecular biology, including funding through the NIH.  He is the author of more than 75 publications and a guest reviewer for seven scientific journals. He has frequently been invited to lecture both in the United States and abroad. Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Foster was named to the list of U.S. News "Top Doctors," which denotes the top 10% of physicians within a region practicing a given specialty.

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
SUNY, Downstate M.D. School of Medicine 1990
University of California, San Francisco Clinical Fellowship

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2000

Clinical Expertise

Abdominoplasty
Body Contouring
Body contouring following weight loss surgery
Breast augmentation
Breast lift
Breast Reconstruction
Breast reduction
Liposuction
Post bariatric body contouring

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 47
  1. Outcomes after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in 657 breasts.
    Warren Peled A, Foster RD, Stover AC, Itakura K, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  2. Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications.
    Peled AW, Stover AC, Foster RD, McGrath MH, Hwang ES| | PubMed
  3. Breast reconstruction using the lateral femoral circumflex artery perforator flap.
    Kind GM, Foster RD| | PubMed
  4. Ten-year retrospective analysis of incisional herniorrhaphy following renal transplantation.
    Chang EI, Galvez MG, Padilla BE, Freise CE, Foster RD, Hoffman WY| | PubMed
  5. Impact of chemotherapy on postoperative complications after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
    Warren Peled A, Itakura K, Foster RD, Hamolsky D, Tanaka J, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES| | PubMed
  6. Total skin-sparing mastectomy: complications and local recurrence rates in 2 cohorts of patients.
    Garwood ER, Moore D, Ewing C, Hwang ES, Alvarado M, Foster RD, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  7. The longitudinal gracilis myocutaneous flap: broadening options in breast reconstruction.
    Kind GM, Foster RD| | PubMed
  8. Optimizing the total skin-sparing mastectomy.
    Wijayanayagam A, Kumar AS, Foster RD, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  9. Superficial temporal artery and vein as recipient vessels for facial and scalp microsurgical reconstruction.
    Hansen SL, Foster RD, Dosanjh AS, Mathes SJ, Hoffman WY, Leon P| | PubMed
  10. Surgery for palliation and treatment of advanced breast cancer.
    Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Elyassnia D, Foster RD, Shelley Hwang E| | PubMed
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 47
  1. Balancing risks of surgical complications and positive margins for patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast and elevated BMI: An institutional cohort study.
    Falade I, Switalla K, Quirarte A, Baxter M, Soroudi D, Rothschild H, Abe SE, Goodwin K, Piper M, Alvarado M, Julian BQ, Ewing C, Wong J, Rose J, Esserman L, Foster R, Mukhtar RA| | PubMed
  2. Oncologic Safety of Immediate Oncoplastic Surgery Compared with Standard Breast-Conserving Surgery for Patients with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.
    Falade I, Switalla K, Quirarte A, Baxter M, Soroudi D, Rothschild H, Abe SE, Goodwin K, Piper M, Wong J, Foster R, Mukhtar RA| | PubMed
  3. Long-Term Outcomes in Prepectoral versus Subpectoral Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy.
    Alcon A, Rosser M, Gedallovich J, Foster RD, Sbitany H, Piper ML| | PubMed
  4. Evaluation of Dual-port versus Single-port Tissue Expanders in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
    Parmeshwar N, Piper M, Viner J, Foster R, Kim EA| | PubMed
  5. Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients.
    Mukhtar RA, Wong J, Piper M, Zhu Z, Fahrner-Scott K, Mamounas M, Sbitany H, Alvarado M, Foster R, Ewing C, Esserman L| | PubMed
  6. Brief Report: Interleukin-17A-Dependent Asymmetric Stem Cell Divisions Are Increased in Human Psoriasis: A Mechanism Underlying Benign Hyperproliferation.
    Charruyer A, Fong S, Vitcov GG, Sklar S, Tabernik L, Taneja M, Caputo M, Soeung C, Yue L, Uchida Y, Arron ST, Horton KM, Foster RD, Sano S, North JP, Ghadially R| | PubMed
  7. An Innovative Risk-Reducing Approach to Postmastectomy Radiation Delivery after Autologous Breast Reconstruction.
    Piper ML, Evangelista M, Amara D, Daar D, Foster RD, Fowble B, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  8. Acute esophageal injury and strictures following corrosive ingestions in a 27year cohort.
    Cowan T, Foster R, Isbister GK| | PubMed
  9. Dose-dependent inhibition of uterine contractility by nitric oxide: A potential mechanism underlying persistent breeding-induced endometritis in the mare.
    Khan FA, Chenier TS, Murrant CL, Foster RA, Hewson J, Scholtz EL| | PubMed
  10. The Impact of Radiation Therapy, Lymph Node Dissection, and Hormonal Therapy on Outcomes of Tissue Expander-Implant Exchange in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.
    Wang F, Peled AW, Chin R, Fowble B, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  11. Tissue Expander Reconstruction After Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Defining the Effects of Coverage Technique on Nipple/Areola Preservation.
    Sbitany H, Wang F, Peled AW, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Foster RD| | PubMed
  12. Negative Genetic Testing Does Not Deter Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Younger Patients with Greater Family Histories of Breast Cancer.
    Wang F, Amara D, Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  13. Expanding the Indications for Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Is It Safe for Patients with Locally Advanced Disease?
    Peled AW, Wang F, Foster RD, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Sbitany H, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  14. Comparison of Mammographic Findings Following Oncoplastic Mammoplasty and Lumpectomy Without Reconstruction.
    Piper M, Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Esserman LJ, Price ER| | PubMed
  15. Rates of Reconstruction Failure in Patients Undergoing Immediate Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders and/or Implants and Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy.
    Fowble B, Park C, Wang F, Peled A, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H, Hanlon A| | PubMed
  16. The impact of breast mass on outcomes of total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate tissue expander-based breast reconstruction.
    Wang F, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  17. Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.
    Wang ED, Conkling N, Xu X, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  18. Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following total skin-sparing mastectomy: defining the risk of preoperative and postoperative radiation therapy for surgical outcomes.
    Sbitany H, Wang F, Peled AW, Lentz R, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Fowble B, Foster RD| | PubMed
  19. Impact of total skin-sparing mastectomy incision type on reconstructive complications following radiation therapy.
    Peled AW, Foster RD, Ligh C, Esserman LJ, Fowble B, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  20. Total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: an evolution of technique and assessment of outcomes.
    Wang F, Peled AW, Garwood E, Fiscalini AS, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  21. Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following total skin-sparing mastectomy in women with a history of augmentation mammaplasty: assessing the safety profile.
    Sbitany H, Wang F, Saeed L, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Foster RD| | PubMed
  22. Oncoplastic mammoplasty as a strategy for reducing reconstructive complications associated with postmastectomy radiation therapy.
    Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  23. Patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate expander-implant reconstruction.
    Peled AW, Duralde E, Foster RD, Fiscalini AS, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  24. Abstract 124: outcomes of total skin-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction in 924 breasts over 11 years.
    Wang F, Peled A, Foster R, Wang E, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman L, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  25. Clinical outcomes of percutaneous drainage of breast fluid collections after mastectomy with expander-based breast reconstruction.
    Tong RT, Kohi M, Fidelman N, Kuo YC, Foster R, Peled A, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK| | PubMed
  26. Feasibility of Performing Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients With Prior Circumareolar Mastopexy or Reduction Mammoplasty Incisions.
    Vaughn CJ, Peled AW, Esserman LJ, Foster RD| | PubMed
  27. Total skin-sparing mastectomy: a systematic review of oncologic outcomes and postoperative complications.
    Piper M, Peled AW, Foster RD, Moore DH, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  28. Increasing the time to expander-implant exchange after postmastectomy radiation therapy reduces expander-implant failure.
    Peled AW, Foster RD, Esserman LJ, Park CC, Hwang ES, Fowble B| | PubMed
  29. Evaluating the feasibility of extended partial mastectomy and immediate reduction mammoplasty reconstruction as an alternative to mastectomy.
    Chang EI, Peled AW, Foster RD, Lin C, Zeidler KR, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  30. The effects of acellular dermal matrix in expander-implant breast reconstruction after total skin-sparing mastectomy: results of a prospective practice improvement study.
    Peled AW, Foster RD, Garwood ER, Moore DH, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  31. Outcomes after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in 657 breasts.
    Warren Peled A, Foster RD, Stover AC, Itakura K, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  32. Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications.
    Peled AW, Stover AC, Foster RD, McGrath MH, Hwang ES| | PubMed
  33. Breast reconstruction using the lateral femoral circumflex artery perforator flap.
    Kind GM, Foster RD| | PubMed
  34. Ten-year retrospective analysis of incisional herniorrhaphy following renal transplantation.
    Chang EI, Galvez MG, Padilla BE, Freise CE, Foster RD, Hoffman WY| | PubMed
  35. Impact of chemotherapy on postoperative complications after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
    Warren Peled A, Itakura K, Foster RD, Hamolsky D, Tanaka J, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES| | PubMed
  36. Total skin-sparing mastectomy: complications and local recurrence rates in 2 cohorts of patients.
    Garwood ER, Moore D, Ewing C, Hwang ES, Alvarado M, Foster RD, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  37. The longitudinal gracilis myocutaneous flap: broadening options in breast reconstruction.
    Kind GM, Foster RD| | PubMed
  38. Optimizing the total skin-sparing mastectomy.
    Wijayanayagam A, Kumar AS, Foster RD, Esserman LJ| | PubMed
  39. Superficial temporal artery and vein as recipient vessels for facial and scalp microsurgical reconstruction.
    Hansen SL, Foster RD, Dosanjh AS, Mathes SJ, Hoffman WY, Leon P| | PubMed
  40. Surgery for palliation and treatment of advanced breast cancer.
    Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Elyassnia D, Foster RD, Shelley Hwang E| | PubMed
  41. Autologous tissue reconstruction of ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients.
    Chang EI, Foster RD, Hansen SL, Jazayeri L, Patti MG| | PubMed
  42. Genetic deletion of placenta growth factor in mice alters uterine NK cells.
    Tayade C, Hilchie D, He H, Fang Y, Moons L, Carmeliet P, Foster RA, Croy BA| | PubMed
  43. Targeted lymphoid homing of dendritic cells is required for prolongation of allograft survival.
    Garrod KR, Chang CK, Liu FC, Brennan TV, Foster RD, Kang SM| | PubMed
  44. Safety of immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced disease.
    Foster RD, Hansen SL, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES, Ewing C, Lane K, Anthony JP| | PubMed
  45. Long-term acceptance of composite tissue allografts through mixed chimerism and CD28 blockade.
    Foster RD, Pham S, Li S, Aitouche A| | PubMed
  46. Orthotopic hindlimb transplantation in the mouse.
    Foster RD, Liu T| | PubMed
  47. Skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: a prospective cohort study for the treatment of advanced stages of breast carcinoma.
    Foster RD, Esserman LJ, Anthony JP, Hwang ES, Do H| | PubMed