Dr. Christian P. Pavlovich is Professor of Urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of Urological Oncology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Fellowship Director of Urologic Oncology for the Brady Urological Institute.
Dr. Pavlovich treats cancer with an emphasis on minimizing morbidity and maximizing quality of life, while offering patients the latest treatment options and techniques.
His clinical focus is on prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and associated disorders, and on clinical trials regarding cancer detection and cancer immunotherapy. He is experienced in performing open, laparoscopic and other minimally invasive surgeries for the management of urologic tumors, including nerve-sparing and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, laparoscopic and robotic nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy, and partial nephrectomy, and robotic radical cystectomy. In addition, he offers patients active surveillance and ablative options for their urinary malignancies including cryotherapy and prostate laser ablation.
He has been a National Institutes of Health- and Department of Defense-funded investigator whose research focuses on identifying early-detection methods for prostate and kidney cancer, including novel urinary biomarkers and imaging modalities for these diseases.
Dr. Pavlovich earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He completed a urology residency at New York Hospital and a National Cancer Institute fellowship in urologic oncology before joining the Hopkins faculty in 2001.
American Board of Urology-certified, Dr. Pavlovich has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Urology International.
Dr. Pavlovich speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Croatian and Serbian
1987 | A.B. Biology, cum laude | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
1992 | Certificate, Molecular Biology, Université de Genève | Switzerland |
1993 | M.D. | University of California, San Francisco, CA |
1993-95 | Intern and Resident General Surgery | New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY |
1995-98 | Resident Urology | New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY |
1998-99 | Chief Resident Urology | New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY |
1999-2001 | Urologic Oncology | National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD |
Provisional Patent Filed 04/09. JHU Ref. No. C-10673. Title: “Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Biomarker and Therapy” Investigators: Dr. Christian P. Pavlovich, Dr. Kazutoshi Fujita, Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons.
2014 | Urology Residents’ Teaching Award, Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2013 | Urology Residents’ Teaching Award, Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2012 | Coffey-Krane Prize for Best Paper, British Journal of Urology International; “Impact of surgical technique (open vs laparoscopic vs robotic-assisted) on pathological and biochemical outcomes following radical prostatectomy: an analysis using propensity score matching” (senior author) |
2006 | Urology Teaching Award, Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
2004 | First Prize: Ambrose-Reed Socioeconomics Essay Contest - "Making ends meet: a cost comparison of laparoscopic and open radical retropubic prostatectomy" essay, American Urological Association. |
2004 | First Prize: Video Contest: "Nerve-sparing Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy" video, American Urological Association. |
1999 - 2001 | Loan Repayment, National Institutes of Health. |
1999 - 2001 | Fellowship, National Institutes of Health Urologic Oncology Branch, American Foundation of Urologic Disease (A.F.U.D.). |
1999 | Pfizer Scholar in Urology. |
1999 | Outstanding Presentation, Society of University Urology Residents. |
1999 | Distinguished Housestaff Award, New York Presbyterian Hospital * Cornell Medical Center. |
1998 | First Prize: AUA Ambrose-Reed Socioeconomics Essay Contest - "A cost analysis of treatment options for male infertility" essay, American Urological Association. |
1997 | Yamanouchi Prize for Urology Resident Research. |
1993 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. |
1992-93 | Continuing Scholarship Award, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). |
1991-92 | Research Scholarship, Immunology, HHMI * National Institutes of Health. |
1987-1988 | Fulbright * Swiss Universities Fellowship to study Molecular Biology. |
1984 - 1987 | Harvard National Scholarship. |
1984-87 | Harvard College Scholarship |
1984 | National Presidential Scholar. |