John P Fischer, MD, MPH
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, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Biomechanics Core, 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.
Permanent linkB.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.
Selected Publications
Hornick MM, Talwar A, Voytik M, Gala Z, Amro C, Khan S, Deguchi AN, Dao E, Khodyakov D, Rendle KA, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Surgeon-informed clinical decision support software for surgical risk prediction and outcomes tracking. Journal of Surgical Research Nov. 6 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.089.Amro C, Ryan IA, Jog A, Broach RB, Fischer JP, Altieri MS, Azoury SC: Outcomes of abdominal contouring in patients with and without weight loss surgery: A propensity-matched comparison study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Aug. 13 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012384.
Amro C, Ryan IA, Ewing JN, Gala Z, Lemdani MS, Talwar AA, Broach RB, Fosnot J, Serletti JM, Fischer JP: A closer look at prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction: A matched-pair comparison of direct-to-implant vs. two-staged outcomes. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery July 29 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000012353.
Khan S, Voytik M, Hornick MM, Elhage S, McShea K, Broach RB, Fischer JP, Azoury SC: Impact of penicillin allergy on antibiotic prophylaxis selection and surgical site infection rates in plastic surgery: A systematic review. Surgical Infections (Larchmont) 26(10): 737-742, Dec. 2025 Notes: Epub July 29, 2025.
Khan S, Hornick MM, Voytik M, Broach RB, Kovach SJ 3rd, Fischer JP: Biosynthetic compared with synthetic mesh in retrorectus ventral hernia repair: A matched analysis with 3-year outcomes. Surgery 186: 109579, Oct. 2025 Notes: Epub July 19, 2025.
Veerabagu SA, Nugent ST, Geng Z, Yanes AF, Fischer JP, Kovell R, Kuntz AF, Rajasekaran K, VanderBeek BL, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Walker J, Zhang J, Giordano CN: National opioid prescription decline across outpatient specialty surgeries: A claims database study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 93(3): 733-741, Sept. 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 14, 2025.
Rios-Diaz AJ, Habarth-Morales TE, Isch EL, Amro C, Davis HD, Broach RB, Jenkins M, Fischer JP, Serletti JM: Unplanned 180-day readmissions and health care utilization after immediate breast reconstruction for breast cancer. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 41(7): 575-585, Sept. 2025 Notes: Epub Nov. 4, 2024.
Gala Z, Lemdani MS, Crystal D, Ewing JN, Broach RB, Fischer JP, Kovach SJ: Abdominal wall reconstruction in ventral hernia repair: do current models predict surgical site risk? Hernia 29(1): 210, June 18 2025.
Amro C, Ryan IA, Lemdani MS, Ewing JN, Gala Z, Broach RB, Fischer JP: Word of the wise: A propensity-matched comparative analysis of breast reduction incision patterns on clinical outcomes and quality of life Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery 49(11): 3039-3048, June 2025 Notes: Epub Jan. 2, 2025.
Schoel LJ, Sinamo J, Hallway A, Fry BT, Fischer JP, O'Neill SM, Rubyan M, Shao JM, Telem DA, Ehlers AP: Impact of surgical approach on complications by sex following ventral and incisional hernia repair. Hernia 29(1): 181, May 23 2025.