Lawrence Karsh MD, FACS

Dr. Karsh is a Certified Principal Investigator and the primary investigator of research studies at TUCC. He graduated from the Chicago Medical School and completed his General Surgical training at The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center under Dr. Thomas Starzl. He completed his Urology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School under Dr. Ruben Gittes. He is a co-founder of The Urology Center of Colorado where he serves as an attending Urologist, Director of Research & Co-Chairman of Advanced Therapeutic Clinic. He has been the principle investigator for over 250 clinical trials.

Dr. Karsh has authored a number of peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial boards for Oncology Live, Urologist and Cancer Care, and Bladder Cancer. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and an active member AUA, SUO, ASCO, SWOG, ACS, and the Denver Academy of Surgeons. He served on the bladder cancer subcommittee and the advisory board for the SUO Clinical Trials Consortium from 2010-2020. He is a member of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) Think Tank.

Dr. Karsh completed his General Surgery training at The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) and his Urology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is an associate clinical professor of surgery at UCHSC.Dr. Karsh serves as an advisor and consultant to the pharmaceutical industry, participating in drug development and research protocols. He educates physicians about newly approved therapies and he teaches at scientific meetings throughout the country.

In his spare time, Dr. Karsh is an avid road bicycler and skier.