Recent article on Dr. Esserman in the July 20th edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, focusing on her very personalized approach to patient care.

Excerpt:

There is no starched white lab coat for Dr. Laura Esserman. Instead, the tall and striking breast cancer researcher, surgeon and visionary favors colorful clothes, high heels and, on a recent day, metallic blue nail polish.

Before she operates, just as the general anesthetic is being administered, Esserman sings the patient’s requested song. A talented musician with a voice for opera, Esserman delivers songs as varied as “Don’t You Fret” from “Les Miserables” to the Sarah Palin rap from “Saturday Night Live.”

“It’s all about equalizing the relationship between doctor and patient and putting people at ease,” said Esserman, head of breast cancer research and treatment at UCSF’s Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Care Center at Mount Zion Hospital. “You can’t always alter biology, but you can alter the process, and make a difference in your patients’ lives.”

See the full article here.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/20/DDSF18KFH2.DTL

Tags: Carol Frank Buck Breast Care, Dr. Laura Esserman, San Francisco Chronicle, UCSF
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