Robert D Foster, MD
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• M.D. School of Medicine SUNY, Downstate 1990
• Clinical Fellowship University of California, San Francisco

Websites

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• Clinical Profile at UCSF Medical Center (ucsfhealth.org)
• Biography at UCSF Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (plastic.surgery.ucsf.edu)

Publications (44)

Top publication keywords:
Postoperative ComplicationsAcellular DermisSurgical FlapsTissue Expansion DevicesMastectomy, SegmentalBreast NeoplasmsHindlimbBreast ImplantationOrgan Sparing TreatmentsNipplesMastectomy, SubcutaneousBreast ImplantsTissue ExpansionMastectomyMammaplasty

• Long-Term Outcomes in Prepectoral versus Subpectoral Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2023 Alcon A, Rosser M, Gedallovich J, Foster RD, Sbitany H, Piper ML
• Evaluation of Dual-port versus Single-port Tissue Expanders in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2021 Parmeshwar N, Piper M, Viner J, Foster R, Kim EA
• 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
• Brief Report: Interleukin-17A-Dependent Asymmetric Stem Cell Divisions Are Increased in Human Psoriasis: A Mechanism Underlying Benign Hyperproliferation.
  Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 2017 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
• An Innovative Risk-Reducing Approach to Postmastectomy Radiation Delivery after Autologous Breast Reconstruction.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2017 Piper ML, Evangelista M, Amara D, Daar D, Foster RD, Fowble B, Sbitany H

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• Acute esophageal injury and strictures following corrosive ingestions in a 27year cohort.
  The American journal of emergency medicine 2016 Cowan T, Foster R, Isbister GK
• Dose-dependent inhibition of uterine contractility by nitric oxide: A potential mechanism underlying persistent breeding-induced endometritis in the mare.
  Theriogenology 2016 Khan FA, Chenier TS, Murrant CL, Foster RA, Hewson J, Scholtz EL
• 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
• 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
• Comparison of Mammographic Findings Following Oncoplastic Mammoplasty and Lumpectomy Without Reconstruction.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2015 Piper M, Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Esserman LJ, Price ER
• 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
• 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
• Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2015 Wang ED, Conkling N, Xu X, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, 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
• Impact of total skin-sparing mastectomy incision type on reconstructive complications following radiation therapy.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2014 Peled AW, Foster RD, Ligh C, Esserman LJ, Fowble B, Sbitany H
• 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
• Oncoplastic mammoplasty as a strategy for reducing reconstructive complications associated with postmastectomy radiation therapy.
  The breast journal 2014 Peled AW, Sbitany H, Foster RD, Esserman LJ
• Patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate expander-implant reconstruction.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2014 Peled AW, Duralde E, Foster RD, Fiscalini AS, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES, Sbitany H
• 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
• Clinical outcomes of percutaneous drainage of breast fluid collections after mastectomy with expander-based breast reconstruction.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2013 Tong RT, Kohi M, Fidelman N, Kuo YC, Foster R, Peled A, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK
• Feasibility of Performing Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients With Prior Circumareolar Mastopexy or Reduction Mammoplasty Incisions.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2013 Vaughn CJ, Peled AW, Esserman LJ, Foster RD
• Total skin-sparing mastectomy: a systematic review of oncologic outcomes and postoperative complications.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2013 Piper M, Peled AW, Foster RD, Moore DH, Esserman LJ
• Increasing the time to expander-implant exchange after postmastectomy radiation therapy reduces expander-implant failure.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2012 Peled AW, Foster RD, Esserman LJ, Park CC, Hwang ES, Fowble B
• 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
• Long-term reconstructive outcomes after expander-implant breast reconstruction with serious infectious or wound-healing complications.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2012 Peled AW, Stover AC, Foster RD, McGrath MH, Hwang ES
• Breast reconstruction using the lateral femoral circumflex artery perforator flap.
  Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2011 Kind GM, Foster RD
• Ten-year retrospective analysis of incisional herniorrhaphy following renal transplantation.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2011 Chang EI, Galvez MG, Padilla BE, Freise CE, Foster RD, Hoffman WY
• 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
• 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
• The longitudinal gracilis myocutaneous flap: broadening options in breast reconstruction.
  Annals of plastic surgery 2008 Kind GM, Foster RD
• Optimizing the total skin-sparing mastectomy.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2008 Wijayanayagam A, Kumar AS, Foster RD, Esserman LJ
• Superficial temporal artery and vein as recipient vessels for facial and scalp microsurgical reconstruction.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2007 Hansen SL, Foster RD, Dosanjh AS, Mathes SJ, Hoffman WY, Leon P
• Surgery for palliation and treatment of advanced breast cancer.
  Surgical oncology 2007 Alvarado M, Ewing CA, Elyassnia D, Foster RD, Shelley Hwang E
• Autologous tissue reconstruction of ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2007 Chang EI, Foster RD, Hansen SL, Jazayeri L, Patti MG
• Genetic deletion of placenta growth factor in mice alters uterine NK cells.
  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2007 Tayade C, Hilchie D, He H, Fang Y, Moons L, Carmeliet P, Foster RA, Croy BA
• Targeted lymphoid homing of dendritic cells is required for prolongation of allograft survival.
  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2006 Garrod KR, Chang CK, Liu FC, Brennan TV, Foster RD, Kang SM
• Safety of immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced disease.
  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2005 Foster RD, Hansen SL, Esserman LJ, Hwang ES, Ewing C, Lane K, Anthony JP
• Long-term acceptance of composite tissue allografts through mixed chimerism and CD28 blockade.
  Transplantation 2003 Foster RD, Pham S, Li S, Aitouche A
• Orthotopic hindlimb transplantation in the mouse.
  Journal of reconstructive microsurgery 2003 Foster RD, Liu T