Carla S. Fisher, MD
Carla S. Fisher, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Endocrine & Oncologic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
3d Floor West, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
3d Floor West, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-6833
Fax: 215-615-0555
Fax: 215-615-0555
Email:
carla.fisher@uphs.upenn.edu
carla.fisher@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Honors)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
Permanent linkBS (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Honors)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1999.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
Description of Clinical Expertise
breast cancerSelected Publications
Tonya Martin-Dunlap, MD, Carla S. Fisher, MD and Julie A. Margenthaler, MD: Patient Factors Predictive of Unilateral Mastectomy and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy. Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona April 2012.Carla S. Fisher, Tonya Martin-Dunlap, Feng Gao and Julie A. Margenthaler: Fear of recurrence and perceived survival benefit are primary motivators for choosing mastectomy over breast-conservation therapy regardless of age. Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ April 2012.
Jordan Atkins BS, Amy Cyr MD, Catherine M. Appleton MD, Carla S. Fisher MD, and Julie A. Margenthaler, MD: Which imaging modality is superior for predicition of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with triple negative breast cancer? Presented at the Association of Academic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV February 2012.
Fisher CS, Klimberg VS, Khan S, Gao F, Margenthaler JA: Margin index is not a reliable tool for predicting residual disease after breast-conserving surgery for DCIS. Annals of Surgical Oncology 18(11): 3155-3159, Oct. 2011.
Fisher S, Mushawah FA, Cyr AE, Gao F, Margenthaler JA: Ultrasound-guided lumpectomy for palpable breast cancers. Annals of Surgical Oncology 18(11): 3198-3203, Oct. 2011.
Fisher CS, Margenthaler JA: A look into the ductoscope: Its role in pathologic nipple discharge. Annals of Surgical Oncology 18(11): 3187-3191, Oct. 2011.
Fisher CS, Ma CX, Gillanders WE, Aft RL, Eberlein TJ, Gao F, Margenthaler JA: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved survival compared with adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer only after complete pathologic response. Annals of Surgical Oncology 19(1): 253-258, January 2012.
Fisher CS, Wachtel MS, Margenthaler JA: Outcomes for patients who develop both breast and colorectal cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 19(1): 242-248, January 2012.
Fisher CS, Cole DJ, Mitas M, Garrett-Meyer E, Metcalf JS, Gillanders WE, Mikhitarian K, Urist MM, Mann GB, Doherty G, Herrmann VM, Hill AD, Eremin O, El-Sheemy M, Orr RK, Valle AA, Henderson MA, Dewitty RL, Sugg SL, Frykberg E, Yeh K, Bell RM, Baker MK: Molecular detection of micrometastatic breast cancer in histopathology-negative axillary lymph nodes fails to predict breast cancer recurrence: A final analysis of a prospective multi-institutional cohort study. Annals of Surgical Oncology 17(Suppl 3): 312-320, Oct. 2010.