BarbaraL.(Danoff)FowbleMD

Radiation Oncology • San Francisco, CA

Professor, Radiation Oncology, UCSF School of Medicine

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Office
505 Parnassus Ave # L-08

San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-8659

Fax+1 415-353-8679
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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1976 - 1977
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1975 - 1976
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1974 - 1975
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1973 - 1974
Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1972 - 1973
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
PA State Medical License Active through 2012
American Board of Radiology Therapeutic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002, 2009-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
Redbook Magazine: Top Breast Cancer Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Radiotherapy Utilization for Patients Over Age 60 With Early Stage Breast Cancer
Anna K. Paulsson, Barbara Fowble, Ann A. Lazar, Catherine C. Park, Tracy Sherertz> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2020 Apr 1
Gerald E. Hanks, MD, FASTRO.
Horwitz, E. M.,Ridge, J. A.,Bruner, D. W.,Movsas, B.,Pollack, A.,Fowble, B.> ;Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys.. 2019 Apr 25
2 citations
Indications for Postmastectomy Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in ypN0 and ypN1-3 Axillary Node-Positive Women
Barbara Fowble, Abhishek Keshav Jairam, Frederick Wang, Anne Warren Peled, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Laura J. Esserman, Catherine C. Park, Ann A. Lazar> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2017 Aug 1
18 citations
Complications After Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Expander-Implant Reconstruction: Effects of Radiation Therapy on the Stages of Reconstruction.
Anne Warren Peled, Marie Sears, Frederick Wang, Robert D. Foster, Michael Alvarado, Jasmine Wong, Cheryl Ewing, Hani Sbitany, Laura J. Esserman, Barbara Fowble> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
4 citations
An Innovative Risk-Reducing Approach to Postmastectomy Radiation Delivery after Autologous Breast Reconstruction.
Merisa Piper, Maristella Evangelista, Dominic Amara, David Daar, Robert D. Foster, Barbara Fowble, Hani Sbitany> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2017 Apr 25
8 citations
Evaluation of Heart Dose for Left-Sided Breast Cancer Patients Over an 11-Year Period Spanning the Transition From 2-Dimensional to 3-Dimensional Planning
J.S. Chang, Josephine Chen, Vivian Weinberg, Barbara Fowble, Rajni Sethi> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2016 Oct 1
379 citations
Endocrine Therapy for Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline
Hope S. Rugo, R. Bryan Rumble, Erin Macrae, Debra L. Barton, Hannah Klein Connolly, Maura N. Dickler, Lesley Fallowfield, Barbara Fowble, James N. Ingle, Mohammad Jaha...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016 Sep 27
7 citations
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Post-Mastectomy Chest Wall Recurrences: Influence on Radiation Treatment Fields and Outcome.
Julian Johnson, Laura J. Esserman, Cheryl Ewing, Michael Alvarado, Catherine C. Park, Barbara Fowble> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Mar 1
39 citations
The Impact of Radiation Therapy, Lymph Node Dissection, and Hormonal Therapy on Outcomes of Tissue Expander-Implant Exchange in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.
Frederick Wang, Anne Warren Peled, Robin Chin, Barbara Fowble, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Laura J. Esserman, Robert D. Foster, Hani Sbitany> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Jan 1
56 citations
Rates of Reconstruction Failure in Patients Undergoing Immediate Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders and/or Implants and Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy.
Barbara Fowble, Catherine C. Park, Frederick Wang, Anne Warren Peled, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Laura J. Esserman, Robert D. Foster, Hani Sbitany, A.L. Hanlon> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2015 Jul 1
11 citations
Practice Patterns in the Delivery of Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy Among the University of California Athena Breast Health Network
Jyoti Mayadev, John P. Einck, Sarah Elson, Hope S. Rugo, Shelley Hwang, Richard J. Bold, Parima Daroui, Susan A. McCloskey, Catheryn M. Yashar, Danny N. Kim, Barbara F...> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2015 Feb 1
1 citations
Postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer
Rajni Sethi, Catherine C. Park, Barbara Fowble> ;Lancet. 2014 Nov 22
86 citations
Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction following total skin-sparing mastectomy: defining the risk of preoperative and postoperative radiation therapy for surgic...
Hani Sbitany, Frederick Wang, Anne Warren Peled, Rachel Lentz, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Laura J. Esserman, Barbara Fowble, Robert D. Foster> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Sep 1
24 citations
Impact of total skin-sparing mastectomy incision type on reconstructive complications following radiation therapy.
Anne Warren Peled, Robert D. Foster, Laura J. Esserman, Barbara Fowble, Hani Sbitany> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
6 citations
Risk of positive nonsentinel nodes in women with 1-2 positive sentinel nodes related to age and molecular subtype approximated by receptor status.
Gary M. Freedman, Barbara Fowble, Tianyu Li, E. Shelley Hwang, Naomi R. Schechter, Karthik Devarajan, Penny R. Anderson, Elin R. Sigurdson, Lori J. Goldstein, Richard ...> ;The Breast Journal. 2014 Jul 1
Survival After Lumpectomy and Mastectomy for Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancer: The Effect of Age and Hormone Receptor Status
E Shelley Hwang, Barbara Fowble> ;Wiley.
71 citations
Increasing the time to expander-implant exchange after postmastectomy radiation therapy reduces expander-implant failure.
Anne Warren Peled, Robert D. Foster, Laura J. Esserman, Catherine C. Park, E. Shelley Hwang, Barbara Fowble> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Sep 1
63 citations
Role of Postmastectomy Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II-III Breast Cancer
Barbara Fowble, John P. Einck, Danny N. Kim, Susan A. McCloskey, Jyoti Mayadev, Catheryn M. Yashar, Steven L. Chen, E. Shelley Hwang> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2012 Jun 1
28 citations
Is Radiation Indicated in Patients With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Close or Positive Mastectomy Margins
Linda W. Chan, Joseph T. Rabban, E. Shelley Hwang, Alison Bevan, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Laura J. Esserman, Barbara Fowble> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2011 May 1
22 citations
Comparison between hybrid direct aperture optimized intensity-modulated radiotherapy and forward planning intensity-modulated radiotherapy for whole breast irradiation.
Martina Descovich, Barbara Fowble, Alison Bevan, Naomi R. Schechter, Catherine C. Park, Ping Xia> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2010 Jan 1
31 citations
Application of Screening Principles to the Reconstructed Breast
Jennifer Zakhireh, Barbara Fowble, Laura J. Esserman> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010 Jan 1
54 citations
Recursive Partitioning Identifies Patients at High and Low Risk for Ipsilateral Tumor Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation
Gary M. Freedman, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Barbara Fowble, Penny R. Anderson, Nicos Nicoloau> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2002 Oct 1
112 citations
Standard for the management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast (DCIS).
Monica Morrow, Eric A. Strom, Lawrence W. Bassett, D. David Dershaw, Barbara Fowble, Jay R. Harris, Frances P. O'Malley, Stuart J. Schnitt, S. Eva Singletary, David P....> ;CA. 2002 Sep 1
227 citations
Standard for Breast Conservation Therapy in the Management of Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Monica Morrow, Eric A. Strom, Lawrence W. Bassett, D. David Dershaw, Barbara Fowble, Armando Giuliano, Jay R. Harris, Frances P. O'Malley, Stuart J. Schnitt, S. Eva Si...> ;CA. 2002 Sep 1
97 citations
Second cancers after conservative surgery and radiation for stages I–II breast cancer: identifying a subset of women at increased risk
Barbara Fowble, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Gary M. Freedman, Nicos Nicolaou, Penny R. Anderson> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2000 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

A Breast Cancer Surgeon Who Keeps Challenging the Status QuoSeptember 28th, 2015

Hospital Affiliations

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterSan Francisco, California