Charles Eichler, MD

Title(s)Professor, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address400 Parnassus Avenue, #A586
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-353-2357
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    Washington UniversityA.B.1974Biology
    St. Louis UniversityM.D.1978School of Medicine
    Mt. Zion HospitalIntern1979General Surgery
    Mt. Zion HospitalResident1983General Surgery
    Thomas Fogarty AssociatesFellow1984Peripheral Vascular Surgery
    Texas Tech UniversityFellow2005Endovascular Surgery
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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    UCSF Department of Surgery2000  - 2003Teaching Award
    UCSF Department of Surgery2004Major Teaching Award
    UCSF Department of Surgery2014Excellence in Teaching Award
    UCSF Department of Surgery2019Diane D. Ralston Clinical and Basic Neuroscience Teaching Award

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    Dr. Charles Eichler is a specialist in both open and endovascular surgery. He has devoted his career to the performance of complex operation involving all aspects of the arterial circulation including surgery of the aorta, carotid arteries, and the lower extremities.

    Dr. Eichler has extensive experience in lower extremity reconstruction for both claudication and limb threatening ischemia. These procedures are performed as both open bypass or using the latest endovascular techniques.

    Surgery for cerebrovascular insufficiency has been a keen interest. Carotid artery disease is frequently treated with medical management as well as the performance of carotid endarterectomy when clinically indicated.

    As a recognized local expert in hemodialysis access surgery he is a strong proponent of a fistula first philosophy.

    Since joining the UCSF Faculty in 2000, Dr. Eichler has actively pursued his interest in clinical vascular surgery in large volume clinical practice.

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    1. Multi-center experience with intravascular lithotripsy for treatment of severe calcification during transcarotid artery revascularization for high-risk patients. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 80(3):757-763. DiLosa K, Schonefeld S, El-Khoury R, Eichler C, DiBartolomeo A, Magee GA, Yi J, Simioni A, Gable D, Barghout R, Ayad M, Mouawad NJ, Maximus S, Baril D, Aranson N, Azizzadeh A, Humphries M. PMID: 38777157.
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    2. Capturing the complexity of open abdominal aortic surgery in the endovascular era. J Vasc Surg. 2022 12; 76(6):1520-1526. Woodford C, El Khoury R, Ramirez JL, Liu IH, Lancaster EM, Nacario J, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Iannuzzi JC, Conte MS. PMID: 35714893.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion From L2 to S1: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 10 13; 21(5):E438. Kuzmik GA, Wozny TA, Ammanuel S, Eichler CM, Mummaneni PV, Chou D. PMID: 34409982.
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    4. Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Primary Vascular Procedures of the Groin. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Jan; 78:77-83. Wallace AB, Piper ML, Holland M, Lee S, Orringer M, Eichler C, Kim EA, Hansen SL. PMID: 34433093.
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    5. Lymphocele after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a review of 1322 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 12 01; 35(6):722-728. Scheer JK, Haddad AF, Chan AK, Eichler CM, Tay B, Burch S, Chou D, Ames CP, Mummaneni PV. PMID: 34416719.
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    6. Surgical resection and graft replacement for primary inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma: A multicenter experience. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2022 05; 10(3):617-625. Nooromid M, De Martino R, Squizzato F, Benedetto F, De Caridi G, Chou EL, Conrad MF, Pantoja J, Abularrage C, Sorber R, Garcia-Ortega DY, Luna-Ortiz K, Eichler C, Zarkowsky D, Chia M, Kalluri A, Cohnert T, Szeberin Z, Grotemeyer D, Shalhub S, Fagg D, Jackson MJ, Charlton-Ouw K, Gombert A, Jacobs M, Boyd A, Motaganahalli R, Uceda D, Woo K, Eskandari MK, Vascular Low Frequency Disease Consortium. PMID: 34271247.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    7. Contemporary Experience with Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysm (PVAAA) Repair in a Tertiary Center. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Aug; 75:368-379. Zarkowsky DS, Inman JT, Sorrentino TA, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Gasper WJ, Conte MS. PMID: 33819589.
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    8. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cage Retrieval for the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single-Institution Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 01 13; 20(2):164-173. Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Haddad AF, Wu B, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. PMID: 33035339.
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    9. Supine anterior lumbar interbody fusion versus lateral position oblique lumbar interbody fusion at L5-S1: A comparison of two approaches to the lumbosacral junction. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Dec; 82(Pt A):134-140. Xi Z, Burch S, Mummaneni PV, Chang CC, Ruan H, Eichler C, Chou D. PMID: 33317722.
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    10. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF): Technique Video: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 Sep 15; 19(4):E404. Duan P, Guinn JMV, Pennicooke B, Mehra RN, Chang CC, Mayer R, Wang M, Eichler C, Mummaneni PV, Chou D. PMID: 32421825.
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    11. Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on an academic vascular practice and a multidisciplinary limb preservation program. J Vasc Surg. 2020 12; 72(6):1850-1855. Lancaster EM, Wu B, Iannuzzi J, Oskowitz A, Gasper W, Vartanian S, Wick E, Hiramoto J, Eichler C, Lobo E, Reyzelman A, Reilly L, Sosa JA, Conte MS. PMID: 32931873; PMCID: PMC7486620.
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    12. The effect of anterior lumbar interbody fusion staging order on perioperative complications in circumferential lumbar fusions performed within the same hospital admission. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 09; 49(3):E6. Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. PMID: 32871562.
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    13. Anterior lumbar compared to oblique lumbar interbody approaches for multilevel fusions to the sacrum in adults with spinal deformity and degeneration. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 10 01; 33(4):461-470. Xi Z, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Ruan H, Eichler C, Chang CC, Burch S. PMID: 32534496.
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    14. The impact of obesity on perioperative complications in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 09 01; 33(3):332-341. Safaee MM, Tenorio A, Osorio JA, Choy W, Amara D, Lai L, Molinaro AM, Zhang Y, Hu SS, Tay B, Burch S, Berven SH, Deviren V, Dhall SS, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Eichler CM, Ames CP, Clark AJ. PMID: 32330881.
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    15. The effect of obesity on perioperative morbidity in oblique lumbar interbody fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 08 01; 33(2):203-210. Xi Z, Burch S, Mummaneni PV, Mayer RR, Eichler C, Chou D. PMID: 32217805.
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    16. Predictors and Outcomes of Paramedian Incisional Hernia After Anterior Spine Exposure. J Surg Res. 2020 03; 247:380-386. Luu HY, Zobel MJ, Jonzzon S, Lin M, Lee D, Eichler C, Lin MYC. PMID: 31753554.
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    17. Percutaneous exclusion of a giant ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jul 12; 12(7). Agrawal H, Agarwal A, Eichler CM, Mahadevan VS. PMID: 31302626; PMCID: PMC6626487.
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    18. Percutaneous exclusion of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) induced aortic pseudoaneurysm using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug 2 (AVP2). BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jul 02; 12(7). Singh SP, Agrawal H, Eichler CM, Mahadevan VS. PMID: 31270085; PMCID: PMC6613959.
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    19. Outcomes of arterial bypass preceding resection of retroperitoneal masses involving major vessels. J Surg Res. 2018 10; 230:34-39. Luu HY, Wang ED, Syed SM, Xu X, Hansen SL, Eichler CM, Nakakura EK. PMID: 30100037.
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    20. Management of aortic injury during minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion. Eur Spine J. 2018 07; 27(Suppl 3):538-543. Safaee MM, Zarkowsky D, Eichler CM, Pekmezci M, Clark AJ. PMID: 29736802.
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    21. Progression in a Patient With Previously Treated Atherosclerotic Disease. JAMA Surg. 2018 Apr 01; 153(4):380-381. Wang S, Zarkowsky DS, Eichler CM. PMID: 29466538.
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    22. Cryopreserved saphenous vein as a last-ditch conduit for limb salvage. J Vasc Surg. 2017 09; 66(3):844-849. O'Banion LA, Wu B, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Conte MS, Hiramoto JS. PMID: 28502546.
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    23. Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2015 Apr-May; 49(3-4):69-74. Han SM, Wu B, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Vartanian SM, Conte MS, Hiramoto J. PMID: 26145753.
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    24. Platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of subcutaneous venous access device scars: a head-to-head patient survey. Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015:630601. Eichler C, Najafpour M, Sauerwald A, Puppe J, Warm M. PMID: 25879032; PMCID: PMC4387981.
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    25. Outcomes of neuroischemic wounds treated by a multidisciplinary amputation prevention service. Ann Vasc Surg. 2015 Apr; 29(3):534-42. Vartanian SM, Robinson KD, Ofili K, Eichler CM, Hiramoto JS, Reyzelman AM, Conte MS. PMID: 25596408.
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    26. Infrainguinal bypass for critical limb ischemia: tips and tricks. Semin Vasc Surg. 2014 Mar; 27(1):59-67. Wayne Causey M, Eichler C. PMID: 25812759.
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    27. Clinical consequence of bare metal stent and stent graft failure in femoropopliteal occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Dec; 58(6):1525-31. Vartanian SM, Johnston PC, Walker JP, Runge SJ, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS. PMID: 23911250.
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    28. Heparin-bonded, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-lined stent graft in the treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease: 1-year results of the VIPER (Viabahn Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Obstructive Disease) trial. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Feb; 24(2):165-73; quiz 174. Saxon RR, Chervu A, Jones PA, Bajwa TK, Gable DR, Soukas PA, Begg RJ, Adams JG, Ansel GM, Schneider DB, Eichler CM, Rush MJ. PMID: 23369553.
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    29. Risk factors for clinical failure after stent graft treatment for femoropopliteal occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Oct; 56(4):998-1006, 1007.e1; discussion 1006-7. Johnston PC, Vartanian SM, Runge SJ, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Owens CD, Schneider DB, Conte MS. PMID: 22633429.
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    30. Mycotic pseudoaneurysms due to injection drug use: a ten-year experience. Ann Vasc Surg. 2012 Aug; 26(6):819-24. Jayaraman S, Richardson D, Conrad M, Eichler C, Schecter W. PMID: 22534261.
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    31. Complete and safe resection of challenging retroperitoneal tumors: anticipation of multi-organ and major vascular resection and use of adjunct procedures. World J Surg Oncol. 2011 Nov 04; 9:143. Tseng WW, Wang SC, Eichler CM, Warren RS, Nakakura EK. PMID: 22054416; PMCID: PMC3235074.
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    32. Endovascular exclusion of subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm. Vascular. 2006 Jul-Aug; 14(4):231-5. Sivamurthy N, Eichler C, Schneider DB. PMID: 17026916.
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    33. Combination treatment of venous thoracic outlet syndrome: open surgical decompression and intraoperative angioplasty. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Oct; 40(4):599-603. Schneider DB, Dimuzio PJ, Martin ND, Gordon RL, Wilson MW, Laberge JM, Kerlan RK, Eichler CM, Messina LM. PMID: 15472583.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    34. Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for the management of venous thoracic outlet syndrome. J Endovasc Ther. 2003 Apr; 10(2):336-40. Schneider DB, Curry TK, Eichler CM, Messina LM, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK. PMID: 12877619.
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