DonaldRobertFischerMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Pittsburgh, PA

Chief Medical Officer, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Office
120 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3019
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone+1 412-544-7771

Fax+1 412-544-8158
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979 - 1981
UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghResidency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1979
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1978 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Diagnosing and treating strep throat.
Ellen R Wald, Donald R Fischer> ;Family Practice Management. 2004 Feb 1
34 citations
Balloon aortic valvotomy through a carotid cutdown in infants with severe aortic stenosis: results of the multi-centric registry.
Blair V. Robinson, Brzezinska-Rajszys G, Weber Hs, Ksiazyk J, Frederick J. Fricker, Donald R. Fischer, Jose A. Ettedgui> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2000 May 1
182 citations
Are chest radiographs and electrocardiograms still valuable in evaluating new pediatric patients with heart murmurs or chest pain
Jeanine M. Swenson, Donald R. Fischer, Susan A. Miller, Gerard J. Boyle, Jose A. Ettedgui, Lee B. Beerman> ;Pediatrics. 1997 Jan 1
11 citations
A molecular anatomical analysis of mosaic trisomy 16.
John M. Greally, Katherine Neiswanger, James H. Cummins, Leslie Y. Boone, Sharen G. Lenkey, Sharon L. Wenger, Jennifer L. Lewis, Donald R. Fischer, Richard A. Paul, Ma...> ;Human Genetics. 1996 Jul 1
15 citations
Long-term results of survivors of surgical valvotomy for severe aortic stenosis in early infancy.
Jose A. Ettedgui, Terry Tallman-Eddy, William H. Neches, Elfriede Pahl, James R. Zuberbuhler, Donald R. Fischer, Lee B. Beerman, Ralph D. Siewers> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1992 Dec 1
15 citations
Acute myocarditis simulating myocardial infarction in a child.
Mark H. Hoyer, Donald R. Fischer> ;Pediatrics. 1991 Feb 1
2 citations
Experience with a newly developed pericardiocentesis set
Sang C. Park, Elfriede Pahl, Jose A. Ettedgui, Donald R. Fischer, Lee B. Beerman, William H. Neches> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1990 Dec 15
66 citations
Carotid artery approach for balloon dilation of aortic valve stenosis in the neonate: a preliminary report.
Donald R. Fischer, Jose A. Edgui, Sang C. Park, RalphD. Siewers, Pedro J. del Nido> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1990 Jun 1
59 citations
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock in Children
Ancel J. Rogers, Alfredo Trento, Ralph D. Siewers, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Hardesty, Elfriede Pahl, Lee B. Beerman, Frederick J. Fricker, Donald R. Fischer> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1989 Jun 1
4 citations
Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in a child with Ebstein's anomaly and valvar pulmonary stenosis
Monica L. Garrick, Donald R. Fischer, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 1989 May 1
22 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children. New trends.
Alfredo Trento, Ann Thompson, Ralph D. Siewers, Richard A. Orr, Patrick M. Kochanek, Bradley P. Fuhrman, Josephine M. Frattallone, Lee B. Beerman, Donald R. Fischer, B...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1988 Oct 1
26 citations
Late follow-up of children after heart transplantation.
Elfriede Pahl, Frederick J. Fricker, Alfredo Trento, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert L. Hardesty, Gold L, Lawrence K, Lee B. Beerman, Donald R. Fischer, William H. Neches> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1988 Feb 1
39 citations
Echocardiographic findings before and after liver transplantation.
Sang C. Park, Lee B. Beerman, J. Carlton Gartner, Basil J. Zitelli, J. Jeffrey Malatack, Frederick J. Fricker, Donald R. Fischer, Robert A. Mathews, William H. Neches,...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1985 May 1
36 citations
Successful dilatation of a stenotic Blalock-Taussig anastomosis by percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty
Donald R. Fischer, Sang C. Park, William H. Neches, Lee B. Beerman, Frederick J. Fricker, Robert A. Mathews, James R. Zuberbuhler, Anne L. Wedemeyer> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1985 Mar 1
46 citations
Ventricular septal defect associated with aneurysm of the membranous septum.
Lee B. Beerman, Sang C. Park, Donald R. Fischer, Frederick J. Fricker, Robert A. Mathews, William H. Neches, Cora C. Lenox, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1985 Jan 1
7 citations
Familial Uhl's anomaly.
Donald R. Fischer, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1984 Oct 1
3 citations
Ventricular inversion with normal ventriculoarterial connection and left atrial isomerism: Correction by the mustard operation
Sang C. Park, Ralph D. Siewers, William H. Neches, Robert A. Mathews, Frederick J. Fricker, Lee B. Beerman, Donald R. Fischer, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1984 Jul 1
62 citations
Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonic valve: analysis of 17 patients
Donald R. Fischer, William H. Neches, Lee B. Beerman, Frederick J. Fricker, Ralph D. Siewers, Cora C. Lenox, Sang C. Park> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1984 May 15
14 citations
Surgical Management of Univentricular Heart with Subaortic Obstruction
Sang C. Park, Ralph D. Siewers, William H. Neches, James R. Zuberbuhler, Robert A. Mathews, Frederick J. Fricker, Lee B. Beerman, Donald R. Fischer> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1984 May 1
11 citations
Diagnosis of intracardiac rhabdomyoma by two-dimensional echocardiography.
Donald R. Fischer, Lee B. Beerman, Sang C. Park, Henry T. Bahnson, Frederick J. Fricker, Robert A. Mathews> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1984 Mar 15
8 citations
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia associated with atrioventricular conduction disturbance
Lee B. Beerman, James R. Zuberbuhler, William H. Neches, Donald R. Fischer, Frederick J. Fricker, Robert A. Mathews, Sang C. Park, Cora C. Lenox> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1983 Oct 1
36 citations
Exercise studies after the mustard operation in transposition of the great arteries
Robert A. Mathews, Frederick J. Fricker, Lee B. Beerman, Robert J. Stephenson, Donald R. Fischer, William H. Neches, Sang C. Park, Cora C. Lenox, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1983 May 15
34 citations
Hemodynamic function after the Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries.
Sang C. Park, William H. Neches, Robert A. Mathews, Frederick J. Fricker, Lee B. Beerman, Donald R. Fischer, Cora C. Lenox, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1983 May 15
35 citations
Arrhythmias in transposition of the great arteries after the mustard operation
Lee B. Beerman, William H. Neches, Frederick J. Fricker, Robert A. Mathews, Donald R. Fischer, Sang C. Park, Cora C. Lenox, James R. Zuberbuhler> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1983 May 15
33 citations
Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: Clinical and radiographic spectrum
Lee B. Beerman, Kook Sang Oh, Sang C. Park, Michael D. Freed, Henry M. Sondheimer, Frederick J. Fricker, Robert A. Mathews, Donald R. Fischer> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 1983 Apr 1
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