Christian S. Kuhr
Advanced in Wilms Tumor
Advanced in Wilms Tumor
1100 Ninth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 

Overview

Christian Kuhr, MD, is a board-certified urologist with special medical interest in kidney and pancreas transplantation and kidney cancer surgery. Dr. Kuhr's lab focuses on the mechanisms of immune tolerance as they relate to organ transplantation and cancer treatment.Dr. Kuhr feels privileged to work with patients and to witness the transformative effects of transplantation, both for the patients and their families. The process of transplant surgery requires a lot of trust between patient and physician, and Dr. Kuhr works hard to built this trust.Dr. Kuhr is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is part of Benaroya Research Institute, a clinical associate professor of surgery and urology at the University of Washington, and affiliate in research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He has been named a Top Doctor bySeattle MetropolitanandSeattlemagazines.When not caring for patients or in the laboratory, Dr. Kuhr enjoys spending time with his wife, two children and dog, hiking, climbing, skiing, cycling and running. He also enjoys the outdoors, travel and music.

Dr. Kuhr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wilms Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Carroll College, Helena, Mont., ; University Of Washington, Seattle - 1984,1988
Residency
General Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, ; Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle - 1990,1994
Specialties
Urology
Oncology
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Urology in WA
Board Certifications
Diplomate, American Board Of Urology
Fellowships
Transplant Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle - 1996
Hospital Affiliations
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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