Michael Alvarado, MD
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

In his research, Alvarado conducts trials of radiation therapy for breast cancer. He also studies blood-based and molecular markers with the goal of improving breast cancer screening.

Alvarado earned a master's degree in chemistry at the University of Arizona and a medical degree at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. After completing a residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida.

• Expanding Candidacy for Nipple-sparing Mastectomy in Women with Large or Ptotic Breasts: Staged Reconstruction Outcomes.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2023 Barnes LL, Foster R, Mukhtar RA, Esserman LJ, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Wong J, Piper M
• In Regard to Hammer et al.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2023 Onal C, Sezen D, Oymak E, Bölükbasi Y
• In Reply to Ward et al.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2023 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Sperk E, Massarut S, Alvarado M, Williams NR, Brew-Graves C, Bernstein M, Holmes D, Vinante L, Pigorsch S, Lundgren S, Uhl V, Joseph D, Tobias JS
• The TARGIT-A Randomized Trial: TARGIT-IORT Versus Whole Breast Radiation Therapy: Long-Term Local Control and Survival.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2022 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Sperk E, Massarut S, Alvarado M, Williams NR, Brew-Graves C, Bernstein M, Holmes D, Vinante L, Pigorsch S, Lundgren S, Uhl V, Joseph D, Tobias JS, TARGIT-A authors
• Neoadjuvant T-DM1/pertuzumab and paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab for HER2+ breast cancer in the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial.
  Nature communications 2021 Clark AS, Yau C, Wolf DM, Petricoin EF, van 't Veer LJ, Yee D, Moulder SL, Wallace AM, Chien AJ, Isaacs C, Boughey JC, Albain KS, Kemmer K, Haley BB, Han HS, Forero-Torres A, Elias A, Lang JE, Ellis …
• Should Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Status Guide Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Patients With Merkel Cell Carcinoma?
  Advances in radiation oncology 2021 Ahmad TR, Vasudevan HN, Lazar AA, Chan JW, George JR, Alvarado MD, Yu SS, Daud A, Yom SS
• Positive margins after mastectomy in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: Incidence and management strategies.
  American journal of surgery 2021 Hewitt KC, Miller P, Piper M, Prionas N, Son JD, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Wong JM, Ewing C, Mukhtar RA
• Modulation of the immune microenvironment of high-risk ductal carcinoma in situ by intralesional pembrolizumab injection.
  NPJ breast cancer 2021 Glencer AC, Wong JM, Hylton NM, Krings G, McCune E, Rothschild HT, Loveday TA, Alvarado MD, Esserman LJ, Campbell MJ
• New clinical and biological insights from the international TARGIT-A randomised trial of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy for breast cancer.
  British journal of cancer 2021 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Baum M, Wenz F, Massarut S, Pigorsch S, Alvarado M, Douek M, Saunders C, Flyger H, Eiermann W, Brew-Graves C, Williams NR, Potyka I, Roberts N, Bernstein M, Brown D, Sperk E, …
• Accuracy of breast MRI in evaluating nodal status after neoadjuvant therapy in invasive lobular carcinoma.
  NPJ breast cancer 2021 Abel MK, Greenwood H, Kelil T, Guo R, Brabham C, Hylton N, Wong J, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman LJ, Boughey JC, Mukhtar RA
• Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer: powerful evidence to change practice.
  Nature reviews. Clinical oncology 2021 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Baum M, Alvarado M, Bernstein M, Massarut S, Saunders C, Sperk E, Wenz F, Tobias JS, TARGIT-A investigators
• In Regard to Polgar et al.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2021 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Sperk E, Massarut S, Douek M, Alvarado M, Pigorsch S, Holmes D, Bernstein M, Saunders C, Flyger H, Joseph D, Wenz F, Tobias JS, TARGIT-A Investigators
• Accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: Factors associated with false negatives.
  The breast journal 2021 Mukhtar RA, Brabham CE, Guo R, Abel MK, Wong J, Ewing C, Esserman LJ, Alvarado M
• Correction to: SentimagIC: A Non-inferiority Trial Comparing Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Versus Technetium-99m and Blue Dye in the Detection of Axillary Sentinel Nodes in Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2020 Alvarado MD, Mittendorf EA, Teshome M, Thompson AM, Bold RJ, Gittleman MA, Beitsch PD, Blair SL, Kivilaid K, Harmer QJ, Hunt KK
• Oncological Outcomes of Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: A 20-Year Institutional Experience.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2020 Son JD, Piper M, Hewitt K, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Ewing C, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA
• Layilin augments integrin activation to promote antitumor immunity.
  The Journal of experimental medicine 2020 Mahuron KM, Moreau JM, Glasgow JE, Boda DP, Pauli ML, Gouirand V, Panjabi L, Grewal R, Luber JM, Mathur AN, Feldman RM, Shifrut E, Mehta P, Lowe MM, Alvarado MD, Marson A, Singer M, Wells J, Jupp R, …
• Long term survival and local control outcomes from single dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy (TARGIT-IORT) for early breast cancer: TARGIT-A randomised clinical trial.
  BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2020 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Baum M, Wenz F, Massarut S, Pigorsch S, Alvarado M, Douek M, Saunders C, Flyger HL, Eiermann W, Brew-Graves C, Williams NR, Potyka I, Roberts N, Bernstein M, Brown D, Sperk E, …
• Evaluating the impact of axillary dissection on recurrence-free survival by extent of nodal disease in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast.
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2020 Abel MK, Fahrner-Scott K, Wong J, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman LJ, Park C, Mukhtar RA
• Effect of Delayed Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy vs Whole-Breast Radiotherapy on Local Recurrence and Survival: Long-term Results From the TARGIT-A Randomized Clinical Trial in Early Breast Cancer.
  JAMA oncology 2020 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Saunders C, Flyger H, Tobias JS, Corica T, Massarut S, Wenz F, Pigorsch S, Alvarado M, Douek M, Eiermann W, Brew-Graves C, Williams N, Potyka I, Roberts N, Bernstein M, Brown D, …
• Breast conservation therapy versus mastectomy in the surgical management of invasive lobular carcinoma measuring 4 cm or greater.
  American journal of surgery 2020 Abel MK, Brabham CE, Guo R, Fahrner-Scott K, Wong J, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA
• Tumor Immune Profiling-Based Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Melanoma.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2020 Levine LS, Mahuron KM, Tsai KK, Wu C, Mattis DM, Pauli ML, Oglesby A, Lee JC, Spitzer MH, Krummel MF, Algazi AP, Rosenblum MD, Alvarado M, Daud AI
• Mitotic score and pleomorphic histology in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: impact on disease-free survival.
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2020 Mukhtar RA, Krings G, Chen YY, Mamounas ME, Fahrner-Scott K, Wong J, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman LJ, Rugo H
• Success rates of re-excision after positive margins for invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast.
  NPJ breast cancer 2019 Piper ML, Wong J, Fahrner-Scott K, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA
• SentimagIC: A Non-inferiority Trial Comparing Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Versus Technetium-99m and Blue Dye in the Detection of Axillary Sentinel Nodes in Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2019 Alvarado MD, Mittendorf EA, Teshome M, Thompson AM, Bold RJ, Gittleman MA, Beitsch PD, Blair SL, Kivilaid K, Harmer QJ, Hunt KK
• Feasibility of Magnetic Seeds for Preoperative Localization of Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Treatment.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2019 Greenwood HI, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA, Alvarado MD, Price ER
• Synchronous Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Blood and Disseminated Tumor Cells in Bone Marrow Predicts Adverse Outcome in Early Breast Cancer.
  Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2019 Magbanua MJM, Yau C, Wolf DM, Lee JS, Chattopadhyay A, Scott JH, Bowlby-Yoder E, Hwang ES, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Delson AL, Van't Veer LJ, Esserman L, Park JW
• Erratum: Author Correction: Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint.
  NPJ breast cancer 2019 Boughey JC, Alvarado MD, Lancaster RB, Symmans WF, Mukhtar R, Wong JM, Ewing CA, Potter DA, Tuttle TM, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Jakub JW, Kaplan HG, Buchanan CL, Jaskowiak NT, Sattar HA, Mueller J, Nanda…
• Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint.
  NPJ breast cancer 2018 Boughey JC, Alvarado MD, Lancaster RB, Fraser Symmans W, Mukhtar R, Wong JM, Ewing CA, Potter DA, Tuttle TM, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Jakub JW, Kaplan HG, Buchanan CL, Jaskowiak NT, Sattar HA, Mueller J,…
• Breast Conservation and Negative Margins in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: The Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery and Shave Margins in 358 Patients.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2018 Mukhtar RA, Wong J, Piper M, Zhu Z, Fahrner-Scott K, Mamounas M, Sbitany H, Alvarado M, Foster R, Ewing C, Esserman L
• A natural killer-dendritic cell axis defines checkpoint therapy-responsive tumor microenvironments.
  Nature medicine 2018 Barry KC, Hsu J, Broz ML, Cueto FJ, Binnewies M, Combes AJ, Nelson AE, Loo K, Kumar R, Rosenblum MD, Alvarado MD, Wolf DM, Bogunovic D, Bhardwaj N, Daud AI, Ha PK, Ryan WR, Pollack JL, Samad B, …
• Initial Clinical Experience With an Inducible Magnetic Seed System for Preoperative Breast Lesion Localization.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2018 Price ER, Khoury AL, Esserman LJ, Joe BN, Alvarado MD
• Complications After Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Expander-Implant Reconstruction: Effects of Radiation Therapy on the Stages of Reconstruction.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2018 Peled AW, Sears M, Wang F, Foster RD, Alvarado M, Wong J, Ewing CA, Sbitany H, Esserman LJ, Fowble B
• Best practices for multidisciplinary integration of a DCIS genomic assay into clinical practice.
  Journal of surgical oncology 2017 Alvarado M, Lucci A, Manders J
• Indications for Postmastectomy Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in ypN0 and ypN1-3 Axillary Node-Positive Women.
  Clinical breast cancer 2017 Fowble B, Jairam AK, Wang F, Peled A, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Park C, Lazar A
• Partially exhausted tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes predict response to combination immunotherapy.
  JCI insight 2017 Loo K, Tsai KK, Mahuron K, Liu J, Pauli ML, Sandoval PM, Nosrati A, Lee J, Chen L, Hwang J, Levine LS, Krummel MF, Algazi AP, Pampaloni M, Alvarado MD, Rosenblum MD, Daud AI
• Tumor immune profiling predicts response to anti-PD-1 therapy in human melanoma.
  The Journal of clinical investigation 2016 Daud AI, Loo K, Pauli ML, Sanchez-Rodriguez R, Sandoval PM, Taravati K, Tsai K, Nosrati A, Nardo L, Alvarado MD, Algazi AP, Pampaloni MH, Lobach IV, Hwang J, Pierce RH, Gratz IK, Krummel MF, Rosenblum…
• Prognostic Impact of 21-Gene Recurrence Score in Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer: TBCRC 013.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2016 King TA, Lyman JP, Gonen M, Voci A, De Brot M, Boafo C, Sing AP, Hwang ES, Alvarado MD, Liu MC, Boughey JC, McGuire KP, Van Poznak CH, Jacobs LK, Meszoely IM, Krontiras H, Babiera GV, Norton L, Morrow…
• Less Is More: The Evolving Surgical Approach to Breast Cancer.
  American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2016 Esserman L, Gallant E, Alvarado M
• The Impact of Radiation Therapy, Lymph Node Dissection, and Hormonal Therapy on Outcomes of Tissue Expander-Implant Exchange in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2016 Wang F, Peled AW, Chin R, Fowble B, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H
• Tissue Expander Reconstruction After Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Defining the Effects of Coverage Technique on Nipple/Areola Preservation.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2016 Sbitany H, Wang F, Peled AW, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Foster RD
• Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Post-Mastectomy Chest Wall Recurrences: Influence on Radiation Treatment Fields and Outcome.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2015 Johnson J, Esserman L, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Park C, Fowble B
• A Prospective Comparison of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score and the PAM50-Based Prosigna in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
  Advances in therapy 2015 Alvarado MD, Prasad C, Rothney M, Cherbavaz DB, Sing AP, Baehner FL, Svedman C, Markopoulos CJ
• Negative Genetic Testing Does Not Deter Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Younger Patients with Greater Family Histories of Breast Cancer.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2015 Wang F, Amara D, Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ
• Expanding the Indications for Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Is It Safe for Patients with Locally Advanced Disease?
  Annals of surgical oncology 2015 Peled AW, Wang F, Foster RD, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Sbitany H, Esserman LJ
• In Regard to Hepel and Wazer.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2015 Harris EE, Small W, Holmes D, Grobmyer S, Pavord D, Rice JS, Alvarado M
• In Regard to Hepel and Wazer.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2015 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Joseph D, Saunders C, Massarut S, Flyger H, Eiermann W, Alvarado M, Esserman L, Falzon M, Brew-Graves C, Potyka I, Tobias JS, Baum M
• Tumor Involvement of the Nipple in Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy: Strategies for Management.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2015 Amara D, Peled AW, Wang F, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ
• The impact of genomic testing on the recommendation for radiation therapy in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ: A prospective clinical utility assessment of the 12-gene DCIS score™ result.
  Journal of surgical oncology 2015 Alvarado M, Carter DL, Guenther JM, Hagans J, Lei RY, Leonard CE, Manders J, Sing AP, Broder MS, Cherepanov D, Chang E, Eagan M, Hsiao W, Schultz MJ
• Rates of Reconstruction Failure in Patients Undergoing Immediate Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders and/or Implants and Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2015 Fowble B, Park C, Wang F, Peled A, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H, Hanlon A
• Pride, Prejudice, or Science: Attitudes Towards the Results of the TARGIT-A Trial of Targeted Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer.
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2015 Vaidya JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Joseph D, Saunders C, Massarut S, Flyger H, Eiermann W, Alvarado M, Esserman L, Falzon M, Brew-Graves C, Potyka I, Tobias JS, Baum M, TARGIT trialists' group
• The impact of breast mass on outcomes of total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate tissue expander-based breast reconstruction.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2015 Wang F, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H
• Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following total skin-sparing mastectomy: defining the risk of preoperative and postoperative radiation therapy for surgical outcomes.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2014 Sbitany H, Wang F, Peled AW, Lentz R, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Fowble B, Foster RD
• Haste makes waste, but lack of urgency is opportunity lost.
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2014 Esserman L, Hayes M, Alvarado M
• Total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: an evolution of technique and assessment of outcomes.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2014 Wang F, Peled AW, Garwood E, Fiscalini AS, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ
• Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following total skin-sparing mastectomy in women with a history of augmentation mammaplasty: assessing the safety profile.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2014 Sbitany H, Wang F, Saeed L, Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Foster RD
• Local recurrence rates are low in high-risk neoadjuvant breast cancer in the I-SPY 1 Trial (CALGB 150007/150012; ACRIN 6657).
  Annals of surgical oncology 2014 Cureton EL, Yau C, Alvarado MD, Krontiras H, Ollila DW, Ewing CA, Monnier S, Esserman LJ
• The current clinical value of the DCIS Score.
  Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) 2014 Wood WC, Alvarado M, Buchholz DJ, Hyams D, Hwang S, Manders J, Park C, Solin LJ, White J, Willey S
• Setting a research agenda for ductal carcinoma in situ that meets the current need for change.
  Annals of internal medicine 2014 Esserman L, Alvarado M
• Abstract 124: outcomes of total skin-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction in 924 breasts over 11 years.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2014 Wang F, Peled A, Foster R, Wang E, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman L, Sbitany H
• Memory regulatory T cells reside in human skin.
  The Journal of clinical investigation 2014 Sanchez Rodriguez R, Pauli ML, Neuhaus IM, Yu SS, Arron ST, Harris HW, Yang SH, Anthony BA, Sverdrup FM, Krow-Lucal E, MacKenzie TC, Johnson DS, Meyer EH, Löhr A, Hsu A, Koo J, Liao W, Gupta R, …
• Patient preferences regarding intraoperative versus external beam radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery.
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2013 Alvarado MD, Conolly J, Park C, Sakata T, Mohan AJ, Harrison BL, Hayes M, Esserman LJ, Ozanne EM
• Risk-adapted targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole-breast radiotherapy for breast cancer: 5-year results for local control and overall survival from the TARGIT-A randomised trial.
  Lancet (London, England) 2013 Vaidya JS, Wenz F, Bulsara M, Tobias JS, Joseph DJ, Keshtgar M, Flyger HL, Massarut S, Alvarado M, Saunders C, Eiermann W, Metaxas M, Sperk E, Sütterlin M, Brown D, Esserman L, Roncadin M, Thompson A,…
• Total skin-sparing mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2013 Peled AW, Irwin CS, Hwang ES, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2013 Alvarado MD, Mohan AJ, Esserman LJ, Park CC, Harrison BL, Howe RJ, Thorsen C, Ozanne EM
• Author's reply to Lamy.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2013 Hornberger J, Gradishar WJ, Alvarado MD, Chien R, Yu TM, Gutierrez HR
• Clinical validity/utility, change in practice patterns, and economic implications of risk stratifiers to predict outcomes for early-stage breast cancer: a systematic review.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2012 Hornberger J, Alvarado MD, Rebecca C, Gutierrez HR, Yu TM, Gradishar WJ
• Evaluating the feasibility of extended partial mastectomy and immediate reduction mammoplasty reconstruction as an alternative to mastectomy.
  Annals of surgery 2012 Chang EI, Peled AW, Foster RD, Lin C, Zeidler KR, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ
• The effects of acellular dermal matrix in expander-implant breast reconstruction after total skin-sparing mastectomy: results of a prospective practice improvement study.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2012 Peled AW, Foster RD, Garwood ER, Moore DH, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ
• Outcomes after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in 657 breasts.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2012 Warren Peled A, Foster RD, Stover AC, Itakura K, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Hwang ES, Esserman LJ
• Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer.
  American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2012 Alvarado M, Ozanne E, Esserman L
• The impact of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging on surgical treatment and outcomes for ductal carcinoma in situ.
  Clinical breast cancer 2011 Itakura K, Lessing J, Sakata T, Heinzerling A, Vriens E, Wisner D, Alvarado M, Esserman L, Ewing C, Hylton N, Hwang ES
• Impact of chemotherapy on postoperative complications after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2010 Warren Peled A, Itakura K, Foster RD, Hamolsky D, Tanaka J, Ewing C, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES
• Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole breast radiotherapy for breast cancer (TARGIT-A trial): an international, prospective, randomised, non-inferiority phase 3 trial.
  Lancet (London, England) 2010 Vaidya JS, Joseph DJ, Tobias JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Saunders C, Alvarado M, Flyger HL, Massarut S, Eiermann W, Keshtgar M, Dewar J, Kraus-Tiefenbacher U, Sütterlin M, Esserman L, Holtveg HM, Roncadin …
• Is radiation indicated in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and close or positive mastectomy margins?
  International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2010 Chan LW, Rabban J, Hwang ES, Bevan A, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Fowble B
• Gene expression profiling of colorectal mucinous adenocarcinomas.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2010 Melis M, Hernandez J, Siegel EM, McLoughlin JM, Ly QP, Nair RM, Lewis JM, Jensen EH, Alvarado MD, Coppola D, Eschrich S, Bloom GC, Yeatman TJ, Shibata D
• Bacteriologic features of surgical site infections following breast surgery.
  American journal of surgery 2009 Mukhtar RA, Throckmorton AD, Alvarado MD, Ewing CA, Esserman LJ, Chiu C, Hwang ES
• Prognostic implications of positive nonsentinel lymph nodes removed during selective sentinel lymphadenectomy for breast cancer.
  The breast journal 2009 Lang JE, Liu LC, Lu Y, Jenkins T, Hwang SE, Esserman LJ, Ewing CA, Alvarado M, Morita E, Treseler P, Leong SP
• Total skin-sparing mastectomy: complications and local recurrence rates in 2 cohorts of patients.
  Annals of surgery 2009 Garwood ER, Moore D, Ewing C, Hwang ES, Alvarado M, Foster RD, Esserman LJ
• Is it necessary to harvest additional lymph nodes after resection of the most radioactive sentinel lymph node in breast cancer?
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008 Liu LC, Lang JE, Jenkins T, Lu Y, Ewing CA, Hwang SE, Sokol S, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Morita E, Treseler P, Leong SP
• Surgery for palliation and treatment of advanced breast cancer.
  Surgical oncology 2007 Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Elyassnia D, Foster RD, Shelley Hwang E
• The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of head and neck melanoma.
  Journal of surgical oncology 2007 Alvarado M, Sondak V, Leong PL
• Down-regulation of pro-apoptotic genes is an early event in the progression of malignant melanoma.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2006 Jensen EH, Lewis JM, McLoughlin JM, Alvarado MD, Daud A, Messina J, Enkemann S, Yeatman TJ, Sondak VK, Riker AI
• Biomarkers predict outcomes following cytoreductive surgery for hepatic metastases from functional carcinoid tumors.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2006 Jensen EH, Kvols L, McLoughlin JM, Lewis JM, Alvarado MD, Yeatman T, Malafa M, Shibata D
• The potential role of gene expression in the management of primary and metastatic colorectal cancer.
  Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center 2006 Alvarado MD, Jensen EH, Yeatman TJ