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Charles Fuchs

Oncology

Charles Fuchs, MD MPH

Former Director, Yale Cancer Center; Former Physician-in-Chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital

New Haven, CT

Dr. Charles S. Fuchs is an internationally recognized expert in gastrointestinal cancers, cancer epidemiology, and cancer drug development. He served as Director of the Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital from 2016 to 2021. Prior to Yale, he was Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Division, and held the Robert T. and Judith B. Hale Chair in Pancreatic Cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research focuses o

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Credentials

Education & Training

  • MD: Harvard Medical School (1986)
  • MPH: Harvard School of Public Health (1994)
  • Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (Internal Medicine, Chief Medical Resident)
  • Fellowship: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Medical Oncology)

Peer Recognition

  • HealthgradesHealthgrades Honor Roll

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Medical Oncology

Conditions & Treatments

Liver CancerPancreatic CancerImmunotherapyColorectal Cancer

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Smilow Cancer Hospital