Richard I. Fisher, MD

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Leading Cancer Center Administrator/Scientist Richard I. Fisher, MD, To Join Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University School of Medicine
(Dec 3, 2012)

Medical Oncology

Interim Cancer Center Director
Physician-in-Chief,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Attending Physician,
Medical Oncology

Clinical Expertise:

Hodgkin's Disease, Lymphoma

Certifications:

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine;
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty of Oncology;
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Medical Education

MD, Harvard Medical School-graduate Cum Laude, 1970

Residencies

Assistant Resident in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1972

Fellowships

Oncology Fellowship, Medicine Branch National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 1975

Honors and Awards

The Best Doctors in America: Castle Connolly Medical Publications 1999-Present;
Distinction and HOPE Award, American Cancer Society, 2010;
Team Science Award, Cytebrine Working Group, 2010;
Harold Amos Fellow, Harvard Medical School Dean’s Council, 2010;
Freundlich Leadership Award, Lymphoma Research Foundation, 2009;
ASCO Statesman Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2007;
Davey Memorial Award for Outstanding Cancer Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 2006;
Grinberg/Wisch Endowed Visiting Lectureship in Hematology/Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2005;
Honorary Chair, American Cancer Society Walter Hagen Golf Tournament, 2003;
George P. Canellos Lecture in Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard, 2002;
Toni Thompson Memorial Lectureship in Oncology, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 2001;
Derrick Crowther Lecturer, Cologne, Germany, 2001;
Member, Lymphoma Research Foundation of America's Honorary Medical Board, 2000-2001;
Japanese Society of Lymphoreticular Malignancy Keynote Lecture, 1997;
Classic Paper: Highlights of Clinical Lymphoma Research (Reference #157), Selected by Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1997;
Masters in Oncology Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin Cancer Center, 1993;
Bertha A. Bouroncle Keynote Lecture, The Ohio State University, 1993;
The Best Cancer Specialists in the U.S.; Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1992-Present;
Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1984;
Outstanding Unit Citation for Studies of Diffuse Aggressive Lymphomas, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 1984;
Paul Jackson Rogers Memorial Lectureship, Texas A & M University College of Medicine, 1991;
Visiting Professor, Cleveland Clinic, 1990;
Masters in Oncology Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin Cancer Center, 1990;

Professional Societies

American Association for Cancer Research;
American College of Physician Executives;
American Medical Association;
American Society of Clinical Oncology;
American Society of Hematology;
American Association of Immunologists;
American College of Physicians;
Association of Subspecialty Professors;
Central Society for Clinical Research;
Clinical Immunology Society;
Chicago Medical Society;
Chicago Society of Internal Medicine;
European Society for Medical Oncology;
Illinois State Medical Society