Christian Pavlovich, MD

Description

Dr. Christian Pavlovich is Bernard L. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Urologic Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Director of Prostate Cancer for the National Capital Region and of the Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Program. 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 and kidney cancer, and on clinical trials regarding detection, surveillance, and immunotherapy. With more than 20 years of experience with minimally-invasive surgery for the treatment of urologic cancers, he is an expert in robotic surgery and was named one of the top prostate cancer surgeons in the United States by Newsweek in 2024. In addition, he offers modern diagnostic biopsy techniques for prostate cancer, and active surveillance and ablative options including cryotherapy and TULSA when surgery is not indicated. Dr. Pavlovich grew up in Washington DC, went to Harvard University, and earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He then completed a urology residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and a National Cancer Institute SUO fellowship in urologic oncology before joining the Hopkins faculty in 2001. Dr. Pavlovich has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, is an Associate Editor of The Journal of Urology,  and is on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Urology International. He was the inaugural Director of the Brady Urological Institute’s SUO Urologic Oncology Fellowship (2014 -2024) and is the recipient of three “best teaching/research mentor” awards from the Urology residents at Johns Hopkins. A list of his publications can be found here.  Dr. Pavlovich speaks English, French, Spanish, German, and Serbo-Croatian. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children, following their pursuits, and skiing, diving, running, wildlife, and the great outdoors.