Laurel R. Fisher, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Co-Director, Capsule Endoscopy Fellows Curriculum, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Small Bowel Imaging Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Women in GI Committee, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Chair, Medical Executive Committee 2018; member 2106-present, Radnor, University of Pennsylvania
Infection Control Committee, Radnor, University of Pennsylvania
Patient Safety and Quality Committee, Radnor, University of Pennsylvania
QAPI Committee, Radnor, University of Pennsylvania
Academic Clinician Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania
Conflict of Interest Committee, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
742 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
742 Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-8222
Fax: 215-349-5915
Fax: 215-349-5915
Education:
BA
Swarthmore College, 1974.
MA
John Hopkins University, 1975.
MD
Temple University Medical School, 1988.
Permanent linkBA
Swarthmore College, 1974.
MA
John Hopkins University, 1975.
MD
Temple University Medical School, 1988.
Description of Clinical Expertise
1. Ulcerative diseases of the small bowel2. Treatment for helicobacter pylori induced gastric and duodenal injury
3. Malabsorptive conditions of the small bowel
4. Bacterial overgrowth
5. Small Bowel Bleeding
6. Therapeutic technology for small bowel strictures
7. Celiac disease
Description of Research Expertise
1. Small bowel technology in the investigation of obscure GI bleeding2. Wireless capsule endoscopy and inflammatory conditions of the small bowel
3. Medical therapy for small bowel bleeding
4. Use of VCE in LVAD population
Selected Publications
Sonali Palchaudhuri MD, Ishita Dhawan MD, Afshin Parsikia, Edo Y. Birati MD, Joyce Wald DO, Shazia M. Siddique MD MSHP, Laurel Fisher MD: “GI Bleeding in Patients with LVADS: Does Endoscopic Intervention Prevent Future GI Bleeding Episodes?” World Journal of Gastroenterology 27(25): 3877, July 2021.Wu, R., Fisher, LR: “Role of Video Capsule Endoscopy in Small Bowel Bleeding” Gstrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics 2020.
Wu R, Fisher, LR: Early Detection of GI Bleeding: Starting the Clock for the Capsule Drop. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 89(1): 44-46, Jan 2018 Notes: in press.
Fisher, LR: Women's Gastrointestinal Health in 2016: An Introduction to an Expanding Field in Gastroenterology. Gastroenterological Clinics of North America June 2016.
Hosmer A, Fisher L, Baker J, Rice M: "Does Sedation Affect Upper Gastrointestinal Transit and Study Completion Rates Measured by Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy?" Digestive Disease Week May 2016 Notes: Poster presentation.
Spencer, M., Baker, J., Azeem, A., Dickens, J., Rice, M., Fisher, L. : "Video Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Celiac Disease Patients with Persistent or Recurrent Symptoms. Who and When?" International Journal of Celiac Disease 4(2): 55-60, 2016.
Spencer M, Baker J, Azeem A, Rice M, Fisher L: "Should video capsule endoscopy be utilized in the evaluation of celiac patients with persistent symptoms?" Digestive Disease Week May 2015.
Tavakkoli, A, Spencer, M., Takami, M., Stoffel, E, Fisher, L: Actively bleeding idiopathic vascular bleb found via double balloon enteroscopy. Am J Gastroenterology 110(16), January 2015.
Jason Baker, Laurel Fihser, Christopher Fernandez: Difference in Prevalence of Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy Findings Between Cardiac versus Non Cardiac Inpatient Cohorts. Annual Scientific Meeting of the ACG Nov 2014.
Jason Baker, Keith Mullins, Laurel Fisher, Michael Rice: Video Capsule Endoscopy in Elderly Patients Compared to Age Stratified Cohort: Upper Gut Motility, Luminal Debris, and Completeness of Examination ACG National Meetings Nov 2013 Notes: Poster presentation.