Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD,FACS Vice Chair, Surgery Director, Minimally Invasive Urology Institute
Email: Shannon.Piazza@cshs.org Phone: (310) 423-4700 Fax: (310) 423-4711

Institute Affiliation

Academic Appointments

Awards and Activities

Research Focus

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), endourology, laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery. Improvement of endoscopic surgical techniques for stone disease, endourology and laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic urology and laparoscopic uro-oncology. Laser induced tissue changes, applications for tissue ablation, stone treatment, strictures, tumor treatment. Alternative ablation techniques for BPH (tissue vaporization, electroresection, laser resection). Identification of parameters governing stone fragmentation and tissue safety for clinical use of high energy shockwaves.

Research Contributions

Member of team of German urologists who developed the indications for Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL). Developed the "Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery" technique for management of complex kidney stones, kidney tumors and management of strictures inside the kidney. Among the first urologists in this country to perform laparoscopic urologic surgery and expand the range of applications.

Current investigations include:

1. Use of Erythropoietin to protect against ischemia-reperfusion injury in the procine model
2. The role of autologous blood temporary amputation technique (ABTAT) in helping stone clearance after retrograde intrarenal surgery
3. Evaluation of post-prostatectomy return to continence

Selected Publications

1. Rosenblatt GS, Chen TY, Ng CS, Fuchs GJ: Delayed Hematuria Secondary to Bleeding Papilla-Potential Complication of Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. Urology, , 2008
2. Kau EL, Baranda DT, Hain P, Bolton LB, Chen T, Fuchs GJ, Ng CS: Video rounding system: a pilot study in patient care. J. Endourol., 22(6): 1179-82, 2008
3. Lai FC, Kau EL, Ng CS, Fuchs GJ: Laparoscopic nephrectomy outcomes of elderly patients in the 21st century. J. Endourol., 21(11): 1309-13, 2007
4. Fuchs GJ: Milestones in endoscope design for minimally invasive urologic surgery: the sentinel role of a pioneer. Surgical endoscopy, 20 Suppl 2: S493-9, 2006
5. Chung SY, Chon CH, Ng CS, Fuchs GJ: Simultaneous bilateral retrograde intrarenal surgery for stone disease in patients with significant comorbidities. J. Endourol., 20(10): 761-5, 2006
6. Chung SY, Krivorov NP, Rausei V, Thomas L, Frantzen M, Landsittel D, Kang YM, Chon CH, Ng CS, Fuchs GJ: Bladder reconstitution with bone marrow derived stem cells seeded on small intestinal submucosa improves morphological and molecular composition. J. Urol., 174(1): 353-9, 2005