Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH
Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Director, Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Departments & Organizations
Medical Oncology: Subset Medical Oncology Faculty
Yale Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control | Gastrointestinal Cancers Program
Biography
Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH, became Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital on January 1, 2017. An internationally recognized expert in gastrointestinal cancers and cancer epidemiology, Dr. Fuchs was previously professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the gastrointestinal oncology division and the Robert T. and Judith B. Hale Chair in Pancreatic Cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Dr. Fuchs received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1986. He completed his medical residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he also served as chief medical resident, and completed his medical oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In 1994, he received his M.P.H. from Harvard School of Public Health.
Education & Training
| MPH | Harvard School of Public Health (1994) |
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| MD | Harvard Medical School (1986) |
| Board Certification | AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1989) |
| Board Certification | AB of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (1991) |
