John P Fischer
Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Biomechanics Core, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Herdon Lehr Research Program, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Program, Division of Plastic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Rotation Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Plastic Surgery
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
john.fischer2@uphs.upenn.edu
john.fischer2@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Mathematics & Neuroscience)
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 2005.
M.D.
State University of New York – Upstate, Syracuse, NY, 2009.
M.P.H. (Healthcare Finance and Management)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
B.A. (Mathematics & Neuroscience)
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 2005.
M.D.
State University of New York – Upstate, Syracuse, NY, 2009.
M.P.H. (Healthcare Finance and Management)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2010.
Residency in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2012.
Residency in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2012-2014.
Administrative Chief Residency in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2015.
Permanent linkInternship in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2010.
Residency in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2012.
Residency in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2012-2014.
Administrative Chief Residency in Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2015.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Clinical outcomesComparative effectiveness
Cost effectiveness
Abominal wall reconstruction and hernia
Biomedical device design
Breast cancer
Patient centered outcomes
Selected Publications
Shulkin JM, Mellia JA, Fischer JP: Precision risk prediction in complex hernia: Tools to guide practice. Hernia Surgery: Current Principles, 2nd Edition. Novitsky YW (eds.). New York: Springer, 2023 (in press).Mellia JA, Mauch JT, Fischer JP: End stage hernia disease. Fundamentals of Hernia Radiology. Docimo S, Blatnik JA, Pauli EM (eds.). New York: Springer, 2023 (in press).
Rios-Diaz AJ, Nathan SL, Cunning JR, Kozak GM, Messa CA, Whitely CB, Davis HD, Thrippleton S, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Integration and implementation of patient-reported outcomes (PRO): A prospective, observational clinical quality improvement study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 151(1): 184-193, Jan. 1 2023 Notes: Epub Oct. 18, 2022.
McAuliffe PB, Muss TEL, Desai AA, Talwar AA, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Complications of aesthetic surgical tourism treated in the USA: A systematic review. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Oct. 31 2022 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00266-022-03041-z.
Ayuso SA, Elhage SA, Zhang Y, Aladegbami BG, Gersin KS, Fischer JP, Augenstein VA, Colavita PD, Heniford BT: Predicting rare outcomes in abdominal wall reconstruction using image-based deep learning models. Surgery Oct. 10 2022 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.06.048.
Patel V, Cunning JR, Rios-Diaz AJ, Mauch JT, Nathan SL, Messa CA 4th, Whitely CB, Kozak GM, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Prospective assessment of the Abdominal Hernia-Q (AHQ)- Patient burden, reliability, and longitudinal assessment of quality of life in hernia repair. Annals of Surgery 276(6): 1039-1046, Dec. 1 2022 Notes: Epub Dec. 29, 2020.
Talwar AA, Perry NJ, McAuliffe PB, Desai AA, Thrippleton S, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Shifting the goalpost in ventral hernia care: 5-year outcomes after ventral hernia repair with poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh. Hernia 26(6): 1635-1643, Dec. 2022 Notes: Epub Sept. 16, 2022.
Deerenberg EB, Henriksen NA, Antoniou GA, Antoniou SA, Bramer WM, Fischer JP, Fortelny RH, Gök H, Harris HW, Hope W, Horne CM, Jensen TK, Köckerling F, Kretschmer A, López-Cano M, Malcher F, Shao JM, Slieker JC, de Smet GHJ, Stabilini C, Torkington J, Muysoms FE: Updated guideline for closure of abdominal wall incisions from the European and American Hernia Societies. British Journal of Surgery 109(12): 1239-1250, Nov. 22 2022 Notes: Society guidelines; Epub Aug. 26, 2022.
Morris MP, Christopher AN, Patel V, Onyekaba G, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Negative pressure wound therapy after abdominal body contouring: A comparative matched analysis of outcomes and cost. Plastic Surgery 30(4): 360-367, Nov. 2022 Notes: Epub June 3, 2021.
McAuliffe PB, Kozak G, Bascone C, Desai A, Talwar A, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Botulinum toxin use for abdominal wall reconstruction. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 235(5 Suppl 1): S201, Nov. 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 American College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Sessions and Clinical Congress, San Diego, CA, Oct. 2022.