David Fischer, M.D.
Instructor A of Neurology
Instructor, 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: 215-662-2698
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
Eric W. Dolan: Patients who are slow to wake up after severe COVID-19 are likely to recover consciousness, study indicates. PsyPost (https://www.psypost.org/2022/01/patients-who-are-slow-to-wake-up-after-severe-covid-19-are-likely-to-recover-consciousness-study-indicates-62435) 2022 Notes: Subject matter expert in interview.Abby Reinhard: Understanding disorders of consciousness associated with severe COVID-19. Neurology Live (https://www.neurologylive.com/view/understanding-disorders-consciousness-associated-severe-covid-19) 2022 Notes: Subject matter expert in interview.
Cali, R.J., Freeman, H.J., Billot, B., Barra, M.E., Fischer, D., Sanders, W.R., Huang, S.Y., Conklin, J., Fischl, B. Iglesias, J.E. & Edlow, B.L.: Synthesis of high-resolution research-quality MRI data from clinical MRI data in patients with COVID-19. medRxiv 2022.
Chan, S., Sanders, W.R., Fischer, D., Kirsch, J.E., Napadow, V., Bodien, Y.G. & Edlow, B.L.: Correcting cardiorespiratory noise in resting-state functional MRI data acquired in critically ill patients. Brain Communications 4(6): 1-13, 2022.
Snider, S.B., Fischer, D., McKeown, M.K., Cohen, A.L., Schaper, F.L.W.V.J., Amorim, E., Fox, M.D., Bevers, M.B. & Lee, J.W.: Regional distribution of brain injury after cardiac arrest: Clinical and electrographic correlates. Neurology 98(12): e1238-e1247, 2022.
Fischer, D., Snider, S.B., Barra, M.E., Sander, W.R., Rapalino, O., Schaefer, P., Foulkes, A.S., Bodien, Y.G. & Edlow, B.L.: Disorders of consciousness associated with COVID-19: A prospective, multimodal study of recovery and brain connectivity. Neurology 98(3): e315-e325, 2022 Notes: Featured on the cover of the January 18, 2022 issue of Neurology.
Fischer, D., Newcombe, V., Fernandez-Espejo, D., Snider, S.B.: Applications of advanced MRI to disorders of consciousness. Seminars in Neurology 42(3): 325-334, 2022.
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 2022 Notes: In press.
Fischer, D. & Edlow, B.L.: One-year outcomes in disorders of consciousness associated with COVID-19. Neurocritical Care 2022 Notes: In press.
Migdady, I., Roy, A., Duskin, J.A., McKeown, M.E., Fischer, D., Barra, M.E., Schontz, M., Wongboonsin, J., Izzy, S. & Snider, S.B. : Volume replacement is associated with a diminished osmolar effect of mannitol in patients with acute brain injury. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 31(12): 1-6, 2022.