Charles Eichler, MD
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

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.

• Contemporary Experience with Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysm (PVAAA) Repair in a Tertiary Center.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2021 Zarkowsky DS, Inman JT, Sorrentino TA, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Gasper WJ, Conte MS
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cage Retrieval for the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single-Institution Case Series.
  Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2021 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
• Supine anterior lumbar interbody fusion versus lateral position oblique lumbar interbody fusion at L5-S1: A comparison of two approaches to the lumbosacral junction.
  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2020 Xi Z, Burch S, Mummaneni PV, Chang CC, Ruan H, Eichler C, Chou D
• Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF): Technique Video: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
  Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2020 Duan P, Guinn JMV, Pennicooke B, Mehra RN, Chang CC, Mayer R, Wang M, Eichler C, Mummaneni PV, Chou D
• Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on an academic vascular practice and a multidisciplinary limb preservation program.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 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
• The effect of anterior lumbar interbody fusion staging order on perioperative complications in circumferential lumbar fusions performed within the same hospital admission.
  Neurosurgical focus 2020 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
• Anterior lumbar compared to oblique lumbar interbody approaches for multilevel fusions to the sacrum in adults with spinal deformity and degeneration.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 Xi Z, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Ruan H, Eichler C, Chang CC, Burch S
• The impact of obesity on perioperative complications in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 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
• The effect of obesity on perioperative morbidity in oblique lumbar interbody fusion.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2020 Xi Z, Burch S, Mummaneni PV, Mayer RR, Eichler C, Chou D
• Predictors and Outcomes of Paramedian Incisional Hernia After Anterior Spine Exposure.
  The Journal of surgical research 2019 Luu HY, Zobel MJ, Jonzzon S, Lin M, Lee D, Eichler C, Lin MYC
• Percutaneous exclusion of a giant ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm.
  BMJ case reports 2019 Agrawal H, Agarwal A, Eichler CM, Mahadevan VS
• Percutaneous exclusion of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) induced aortic pseudoaneurysm using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug 2 (AVP2).
  BMJ case reports 2019 Singh SP, Agrawal H, Eichler CM, Mahadevan VS
• Outcomes of arterial bypass preceding resection of retroperitoneal masses involving major vessels.
  The Journal of surgical research 2018 Luu HY, Wang ED, Syed SM, Xu X, Hansen SL, Eichler CM, Nakakura EK
• Management of aortic injury during minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2018 Safaee MM, Zarkowsky D, Eichler CM, Pekmezci M, Clark AJ
• Progression in a Patient With Previously Treated Atherosclerotic Disease.
  JAMA surgery 2018 Wang S, Zarkowsky DS, Eichler CM
• Cryopreserved saphenous vein as a last-ditch conduit for limb salvage.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2017 O'Banion LA, Wu B, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Conte MS, Hiramoto JS
• Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease.
  Vascular and endovascular surgery 2015 Han SM, Wu B, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Vartanian SM, Conte MS, Hiramoto J
• Platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of subcutaneous venous access device scars: a head-to-head patient survey.
  BioMed research international 2015 Eichler C, Najafpour M, Sauerwald A, Puppe J, Warm M
• Outcomes of neuroischemic wounds treated by a multidisciplinary amputation prevention service.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2015 Vartanian SM, Robinson KD, Ofili K, Eichler CM, Hiramoto JS, Reyzelman AM, Conte MS
• Infrainguinal bypass for critical limb ischemia: tips and tricks.
  Seminars in vascular surgery 2014 Wayne Causey M, Eichler C
• Clinical consequence of bare metal stent and stent graft failure in femoropopliteal occlusive disease.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2013 Vartanian SM, Johnston PC, Walker JP, Runge SJ, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS
• 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.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2013 Saxon RR, Chervu A, Jones PA, Bajwa TK, Gable DR, Soukas PA, Begg RJ, Adams JG, Ansel GM, Schneider DB, Eichler CM, Rush MJ
• Risk factors for clinical failure after stent graft treatment for femoropopliteal occlusive disease.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2012 Johnston PC, Vartanian SM, Runge SJ, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Owens CD, Schneider DB, Conte MS
• Mycotic pseudoaneurysms due to injection drug use: a ten-year experience.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2012 Jayaraman S, Richardson D, Conrad M, Eichler C, Schecter W
• Complete and safe resection of challenging retroperitoneal tumors: anticipation of multi-organ and major vascular resection and use of adjunct procedures.
  World journal of surgical oncology 2011 Tseng WW, Wang SC, Eichler CM, Warren RS, Nakakura EK
• Endovascular exclusion of subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm.
  Vascular 2006 Sivamurthy N, Eichler C, Schneider DB
• Combination treatment of venous thoracic outlet syndrome: open surgical decompression and intraoperative angioplasty.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2004 Schneider DB, Dimuzio PJ, Martin ND, Gordon RL, Wilson MW, Laberge JM, Kerlan RK, Eichler CM, Messina LM
• Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for the management of venous thoracic outlet syndrome.
  Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists 2003 Schneider DB, Curry TK, Eichler CM, Messina LM, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK