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Our Commitment

Our San Francisco practice is fundamentally by women, for women, and aims to get women back to their lives better than when they started, whether they are coming to us for breast cancer surgery, reconstruction, or aesthetic surgery. As a mom, a daughter, an athlete, a surgeon, an educator, and a breast cancer survivor, I have built my practice around the question of: ‘What would I want if I were going through this now?’ In my opinion, the only way to deliver care is to be there from the start through the end, for all the big decisions and milestones along the way, and to research and invent the most cutting-edge techniques and tools to ensure the very best outcomes.
We are on this journey together.

Personalized

Our goal is to optimize your surgical outcome and experience by providing personalized & thoughtful unique care.

Cutting edge

Dr. Peled truly understands the importance of comprehensive, cutting-edge, well-integrated surgical care.

Holistic

We support you from your initial consultation through your final recovery and coordinate all aspects of your care.

Anne Peled, M.D.

Based in San Francisco, Dr. Anne Peled is a surgeon, an educator, a researcher, a mother, an athlete, and a breast cancer survivor. Just a few years into starting her own thriving breast cancer and plastic surgery practice, Anne was diagnosed with breast cancer herself, which gives her the unusual perspective of both the expert and the patient. This has also only strengthened her dedication to provide the most empathic and personal care for her patients, to research and innovate the most cutting-edge techniques and practices for breast cancer surgery and reconstruction, and to educate her peers and the public on the best care and prevention for breast cancer and breast health.

Originally from Washington, DC, Dr. Peled moved to San Francisco after attending Amherst College and Harvard Medical School to complete a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the co-director of the Breast Care Center of Excellence at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center and has extensive research experience focused on improving outcomes after breast cancer surgery and breast reconstruction. Dr. Peled also regularly teaching at courses across the U.S. to increase awareness around these approaches.

With her husband Dr. Ziv Peled, also a board-certified plastic surgeon, she is currently pioneering an entirely new way of treating breast cancer with a combined mastectomy and reconstruction technique that preserves the nipple, the skin, and the sensation, with manageable recovery and hospital time. She started researching this method of surgery when she herself was faced with the decision about what treatment to have for breast cancer, and there was no option like this available to her at that time. Her goal is, and always has been, for women to come out of her care feeling stronger than they ever have been, and it is this holistic approach to healthcare that is the underpinning to her practice and her teaching.

Education

Amherst College, Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Spanish
Harvard Medical School, Doctor of Medicine

Residency

General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship

Breast Surgical Oncology and Reconstructive Microsurgery, University of California, San Francisco

Research

Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco

Professional Licensure

Medical Board of California,
State License National Board of Medical Examiners-Part I
National Board of Medical Examiners- Part II
National Board of Medical Examiners- Part III
American Board of Plastic Surgeons

Professional Appointments

Clinical Faculty Member, University of California, San Francisco, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Committee Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Clinical Trials Network Committee

Professional Associations

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
American Board of Plastic Surgeons
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Breast Surgeons

Select Awards/Honors

2011 American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award, San Antonio, Breast Cancer Symposium
2019 Best Paper Presentation, California Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
2019 Best Paper, Breast Session, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting

See Dr. Peled’s full CV here

Nicole Daoud, P.A.-C

Nicole Daoud was born and raised in Southern California, where she obtained her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Behavior and Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. As a post-graduate, she unveiled her passion for medicine through her work as a Physical Therapy Aide, Cognitive Trainer, Emergency Room Scribe and Medical Assistant. These experiences solidified her goal to obtain dual Master Degrees in Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health at Touro University, California.

Nicole spent two months in Ethiopia where she finished her global Public Health degree by working on a project that focused on barriers to care that affected high maternal mortality rates. Her experience has inspired her to continue promoting women’s health in her community and has led her to her work in plastic, breast, and reconstructive surgery. Nicole has planted her roots in the Bay Area, where she is able to fulfill her adventurous soul by being outdoors, riding her motorcycle, hiking, snowboarding, camping, and playing soccer.

Education

Touro University, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Master Public Health
University of California Irvine, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior & Minor Biological Sciences

Professional Licensure & Certification

NCCPA Board licensed
California Board Licensed
Basic Life Support
DEA Controlled Substance License

Professional Associations

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
California Academy of Physician Assistants (CAPA)

Select Awards/Honors

Rohnert Park/Petaluma Health Center US Department of Health and Human Services, National Health Service Corps Scholarship 2016-2018
Touro University California Rotation Honors: Internal Medicine and OBGYN
University of California, Irvine Dean’s Honor List

Alyssa Victory, Patient Care Manager

Alyssa Victory was born in Monterey, CA but raised in Southern California for most of her life. She decided to venture north to obtain her dual Bachelor’s degree in both Sociology and Spanish at San Francisco State University. During this time, she studied abroad in Granada, Spain and fell in love with learning about new cultures, cuisines, and traveling throughout Europe. She later found herself back in Southern California to obtain her Master’s degree in Sociological Practice at California State University, San Marcos. Although she focused her studies on the social, economic, and political barriers undocumented immigrants face in the U.S., she has since then become passionate about pursuing a career in Public Health. Working for Dr. Anne Peled has further developed her passion to support the health and wellness of women.

Alyssa loves exploring the Bay Area with her husband. From visiting new cities, to hiking, to trying new restaurants, Alyssa is always up for a change of scenery and going on an adventure.

Hear From Our Patients

"I heard about Dr. Anne Peled when I was having a casual conversation with Dr. Peter Richards... When I met Dr. Peled pre-Covid, I was taken with her warmth, genuine concern for my goals and outcomes and her lack of ego...."
"... I could not be more pleased with my outcome. She listened carefully to what I wanted. On the day of my surgery, she had remembered the photo that I had shown her of my “ideal breasts”. That is what I got. I had no pain and the surgery was a breeze. She is the real deal: Competent, highly skilled, kind and caring."
K. Stuart, Kentfield, CA
Dr. Peled is everything you want in a doctor. She is not only highly-skilled, but really listens and cares for your as whole person. I also greatly appreciate how available she makes herself to her patients for questions big and small. I could not recommend more highly.
Dr. Peled's experience, confidence & compassion made my decision to have a preventative double mastectomy unexpectedly easy especially given a newer procedure she recommended where implants were immediate reducing my recovery from 3-4 months to 4-6 weeks and from multiple to one surgery. The procedure went exactly as she explained and at 4 weeks I'm back to 90% mobility, externally my breasts are intact with 75% sensation and improvement continues. She was truly a gift at a very scary time.

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