David Fischer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Founding Director, Recovery of Consciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
1 Convention Ave
10th floor, Pavilion, Neurocritical Care Unit
Philadelphia, PA 19104
10th floor, Pavilion, Neurocritical Care Unit
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3606
Education:
BS (Psychology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Philosophy)
Haverford College, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2016.
BS (Psychology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Philosophy)
Haverford College, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2016-2017.
Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2017-2020.
Fellow in Neurocritical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2020-2022.
Permanent linkIntern in Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2016-2017.
Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2017-2020.
Fellow in Neurocritical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2020-2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Neurocritical careNeuroprognostication
Consciousness
Disorders of consciousness
Functional MRI (fMRI)
Advanced neuroimaging
Description of Research Expertise
Neurocritical careNeuroprognostication
Consciousness
Disorders of consciousness
Functional MRI (fMRI)
Advanced neuroimaging
COVID-19
Selected Publications
Sisniega, D.C., Ware, J.B., Snider, S.B., Lee, J.W. & Fischer, D.: Quantitative neuroimaging techniques for anoxic brain injury: Review, comparison and implementation. Selected platform presentation at the Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 8/17/2023. 2023.Regnier, A., Mélotte, E., Aubinet, C., Alnagger, N., Fischer, D., Lagier, A., Thubaut, A., Laureys, S., Kaux, J. & Gosseries, O.: Swallowing dysfunctions in patients with disorders of consciousness: Evidence from neuroimaging data, assessment, and management. NeuroRehabilitation 2023 Notes: In press.
Xu, L.B., Hampton, S., Fischer, D.: Neuroimaging in disorders of consciousness and recovery. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics of North America 2023 Notes: In press.
David Fischer, M.D., Benjamin S. Abella, M.D., M.Phil., Geoffrey D. Bass, M.D., M.B.A., Jeremy Charles, M.D., Stephen Hampton, M.D., Catherine V. Kulick-Soper, M.D., Matthew T. Mendlik, M.D., Ph.D., Oscar J. L. Mitchell, M.D., Aliza M. Narva, J.D., R.N., William Pino, P.T., D.P.T., Morgan Sikandar, L.C.S.W., Saurabh R. Sinha, M.D., Ph.D., Genna J. Waldman, M.D., Jeffrey B. Ware, M.D., & Joshua Levine, M.D.: The Recovery of Consciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program: An innovative paradigm for advancing neuroprognostication. Poster presentation at the American Neurological Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 9/11/2023 2023.
Fischer, D., Abella, B.S., Bass, G.D., Charles, J., Hampton, S., Kulick-Soper, C.V., Mendlik, M.T., Mitchell, O.J.L., Narva, A.M., Pino, W., Sikandar, M., Sinha, S.R., Waldman, G.J., Ware, J.B. & Levine, J.: The Recovery of Consciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program: An innovative paradigm for advancing neuroprognostication. Invited poster presentation at the Pennsylvania Medical Society Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA, 10/27/2023 2023.
Zimmerman, K.A., Cournoyer, J., Snider, S.B., Fischer, D., Kemp, S., Karton, C., Hoshizaki, T., Ghajari, M. & Sharp, D.J.: The biomechanical signature of loss of consciousness: Computational modelling of elite athlete head injuries. Brain 2023.
Fischer, D. & Edlow, B.L.: One-year outcomes in disorders of consciousness associated with COVID-19. Neurocritical Care 2023.
Fischer, D., Abella, B.S., Bass, G.D., Charles, J., Hampton, S., Kulick-Soper, C.V., Mendlik, M.T., Mitchell, O.J.L., Narva, A.M., Pino, W., Sikandar, M., Sinha, S.R., Waldman, G.J., Ware, J.B. & Levine, J.: The Recovery of Consciousness Via Evidence-Based Medicine and Research (RECOVER) Program: An innovative paradigm for advancing neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Poster presentation at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, 11/11/2023 2023.
Fischer, D: Come hell or high water: Climate change through the lens of neurocritical care. Intensive Care Medicine 2023 Notes: In press.
Basunia, A., Fischer, D. & Ware, J. : Advanced MRI for neuroprognostication in disorders of consciousness: An emerging clinical paradigm. Educational Exhibit at the 2023 American Society of Functional Neuroradiology Conference 2023.