Gerhard Fuchs, MD

Professor of Clinical Urology

Executive Director of the USC Institute of Urology (Beverly Hills)

Vice Chair of Education of the USC Institute of Urology

Director of Quality Assurance/Improvement of the USC Institute of Urology

Executive Director of the Men's Health Center

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Overview

An internationally renowned surgeon, researcher, and educator with nearly 30 years of experience, Dr. Gerhard J. Fuchs specializes in minimally invasive procedures for treating kidney stones, as well as advanced endoscopic and urologic laparoscopic surgery.

Prior to joining USC, Dr. Fuchs served as the director of the Minimally Invasive Urology Program, Vice Chairman of Department of Surgery, Director for the Urology Residency and Fellowship programs, and the Medallion Chair in Minimally Invasive Urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Fuchs also was a clinical professor of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Previously, Dr. Fuchs held a number of positions at UCLA, including Chief of Endourology, Stone Disease, and Laparoscopic Surgery.

Dr. Fuchs received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from University of Heidelberg in Germany. There he completed his internship in medicine, surgery and gynecology. He was awarded a doctoral degree by the University of Freiburg Medical School, Germany (the equivalent of a PhD in Europe). Residencies in General Surgery and Urology were completed at Tubingen University Medical School in Stuttgart, Germany. He is Board Certified through both the American and German Boards of Urology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Publications

  • Urolithiasis in adults with congenital megaureter. Can Urol Assoc J. 2009 Dec; 3(6):E77-80.. View in PubMed
  • Enlargement of accessory spleen after splenectomy can mimic a solitary adrenal tumor. Urology. 2010 Mar; 75(3):561-2.. View in PubMed
  • Adrenal metastasis with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus through adrenal vein. Urology. 2009 Aug; 74(2):290-1.. View in PubMed
  • Delayed hematuria secondary to bleeding papilla–potential complication of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Urology. 2009 May; 73(5):1163.e13-5.. View in PubMed
  • Video rounding system: a pilot study in patient care. J Endourol. 2008 Jun; 22(6):1179-82.. View in PubMed
  • The Hem-o-lok clip is safe for laparoscopic nephrectomy: a multi-institutional review. Urology. 2008 Apr; 71(4):593-6.. View in PubMed
  • Laparoscopic nephrectomy outcomes of elderly patients in the 21st century. J Endourol. 2007 Nov; 21(11):1309-13.. View in PubMed
  • Simultaneous bilateral retrograde intrarenal surgery for stone disease in patients with significant comorbidities. J Endourol. 2006 Oct; 20(10):761-5.. View in PubMed
  • Multi-institutional validation study of neural networks to predict duration of stay after laparoscopic radical/simple or partial nephrectomy. J Urol. 2005 Oct; 174(4 Pt 1):1380-4.. View in PubMed
  • Bladder reconstitution with bone marrow derived stem cells seeded on small intestinal submucosa improves morphological and molecular composition. J Urol. 2005 Jul; 174(1):353-9.. View in PubMed