Dr. Victor Kucherov’s clinical interests include urinary tract infections (UTI), vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), hydronephrosis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), ureterovesical junction obstruction (UVJO), megaureter, conditions of the penis and testicles including hypospadias and undescended/nonpalpable testicle and inguinal hernia, kidney stones, posterior urethral valve (PUV), neurogenic/neuropathic bladder, and urologic reconstruction. He has completed specific research in hydronephrosis and urinary tract infection among patients with spina bifida. Dr. Kucherov is skilled in open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgery.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Urology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Pediatric Urology, Children's National Hospital. 2022 - 2024

Residency, Urology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. 2018 - 2022

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. 2016 - 2018

Education

MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry (USA). 2016

Awards

AUA 2023 Best Posters – American Urological Association Annual Meeting. 2023

Gold Humanism Honor Society – Residency Chapter of Thomas Jefferson University. 2020

Second Place – Philadelphia Urologic Society Resident Essay Contest. 2019

Max M. Koppel, MD, MPH Captain USPHS Resident Achievement Award. 2018 - 2019

Jefferson Health "Cheers for Peers" recognition. 2016 - 2017

University of Rochester Office of Medical Education Year–Out Fellowship. 2014

Sigma Pi Sigma, the Physics Honor Society. 2009

Dean's List, University of Rochester. 2006 - 2010

Publications

Journal Articles

Assessing inter-rater reliability of objective renal sonographic measurements for identification of clinically significant ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

Corbett C, Kim JS, Aboughalia H, Kucherov V, Hisam B, Myint T, Krill A

Journal of pediatric urology.. 2026 April 22 (2):105727. Epub 01/09/2026.

Number of urinary white blood cells is a poor identifier of symptomatic urinary tract infection among children with spina bifida evaluated in the emergency department.

Kucherov V, Russell T, Smith J, Zimmermann S, Johnston EK, Rana MS, Hill E, Ho CP, Pohl HG, Varda BK

Journal of pediatric urology.. 2026 February 22 (1):105654. Epub 11/01/2025.

The impact of pelvic radiotherapy on hematological toxicities in pediatric genitourinary rhabdomyosarcoma.

Malshy K, Cheng Z, Hunt TC, Campbell TD, Steidle M, Fairbourn J, Li A, Kucherov V, Bandari J

Urologia.. 2025 November 92 (4):741-748. Epub 06/27/2025.

Evaluating ChatGPT's role in urological counseling and clinical decision support.

Malshy K, Bandari J, Kucherov V, Joseph JV, Osinski T

World journal of urology.. 2025 February 1343 (1):121. Epub 02/13/2025.

Objective sonographic measurements of renal pelvic diameter and renal parenchymal thickness can identify renal hypofunction and poor drainage in patients with antenatally detected unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

Krill AJ, Kim JS, Aboughalia HA, Varda BK, Kucherov V, Belko N, Rana MS, Pohl HG

Journal of pediatric urology.. 2024 October 20 (5):921-928. Epub 06/19/2024.

Antibiotic Overtreatment of Presumed Urinary Tract Infection Among Children with Spina Bifida.

Kucherov V, Russell T, Smith J, Zimmermann S, Johnston EK, Rana MS, Hill E, Ho CP, Pohl HG, Varda BK

The Journal of pediatrics.. 2024 September 272 :114092. Epub 05/09/2024.

Urologic Presentations and Management Options in Pediatric Mitochondrial Disease.

Kucherov V, Truong H, Raab C, Hagerty JA

Urology.. 2022 June 164 :230-237. Epub 01/08/2022.

Management of urinary incontinence following treatment of prostate disease.

Clark CB, Kucherov V, Klonieck E, Shenot PJ, Das AK

The Canadian journal of urology.. 2021 August 28 (S2):38-43. Epub 1900 01 01.

Surgical and Radiological Management of Complicated Uterine Leiomyoma Aided by 3D Models in a Patient with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.

Ho M, Park BY, Rosenblum NG, Al Mukaddam M, Kaplan FS, Kucherov V, Hubosky SG, Kane G, Desai V, Kramer MR, Ku BS, Schwenk ES, Baratta JL, Harshavardhana D, Grunwald Z

The American journal of case reports.. 2021 June 1022 :e931614. Epub 06/10/2021.

Male urinary incontinence after prostate disease treatment.

Das AK, Kucherov V, Glick L, Chung P

The Canadian journal of urology.. 2020 August 27 (S3):36-43. Epub 1900 01 01.

A retrospective comparison of diode to holmium for laser enucleation of the prostate.

Das AK, Teplitsky S, Uhr A, Leong JY, Kucherov V, Shenot PJ

The Canadian journal of urology.. 2019 August 26 (4):9836-9842. Epub 1900 01 01.

Reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m ) at first transurethral resection of bladder tumour is a significant predictor of subsequent recurrence and progression.

Blute ML, Kucherov V, Rushmer TJ, Damodaran S, Shi F, Abel EJ, Jarrard DF, Richards KA, Messing EM, Downs TM

BJU international.. 2017 September 120 (3):387-393. Epub 06/23/2017.

Microscopic haematuria at time of diagnosis is associated with lower disease stage in patients with newly diagnosed bladder cancer.

Ramirez D, Gupta A, Canter D, Harrow B, Dobbs RW, Kucherov V, Mueller E, Streeper N, Uhlman MA, Svatek RS, Messing EM, Lotan Y

BJU international.. 2016 May 117 (5):783-6. Epub 10/29/2015.

Expression of the Long Non-Coding RNA HOTAIR Correlates with Disease Progression in Bladder Cancer and Is Contained in Bladder Cancer Patient Urinary Exosomes.

Berrondo C, Flax J, Kucherov V, Siebert A, Osinski T, Rosenberg A, Fucile C, Richheimer S, Beckham CJ

PloS one.. 2016 11 (1):e0147236. Epub 01/22/2016.

Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Vesicovaginal Fistula: A Single-center Experience.

Agrawal V, Kucherov V, Bendana E, Joseph J, Rashid H, Wu G

Urology.. 2015 August 86 (2):276-81. Epub 07/17/2015.

Testicular Pain Associated With Minocycline Use.

Kucherov V, Hulbert W, Wu G

Urology case reports.. 2015 May 3 (3):72-3. Epub 03/02/2015.

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