Michael Alvarado, MD

Dr. Michael Alvarado is a cancer surgeon who cares for patients with breast cancer and melanoma at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mount Zion. 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.