He is the co-leader of a $12 million cancer research grant from Stand Up to Cancer.
Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, is the director of Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief
of Smilow Cancer Hospital.An internationally recognized medical oncologist who is an
expert in gastrointestinal cancers.
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.
Dr. Fuchs also conducts research assessing various treatment regimens and new drugs
for gastrointestinal cancers.
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.
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.
