Shira Hannah Fischer MD PhD, MMSc

Clinical Informatics

Harvard Medical School

76 Summit AveBrookline, MA 02446

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Summary

Shira Fischer, MD, PhD, is a researcher and health policy expert based in Boston, MA. She completed her education at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an MMSc in Clinical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. Since 2014, she has been employed as a researcher at RAND Corporation. Her notable publications include studies on public health emergencies and telehealth, with her work being frequently cited in academic circles.

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Informatics (Internal Medicine), 2012 - 2014
Harvard Medical SchoolMMSc, 2012 - 2014
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2012

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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Trends in 2-1-1 Calls During Public Health Emergencies, Overall and By Gender: Hurricane Irma and COVID-19 in Broward County, Florida.
Rachel K Landis, Shira H Fischer, Joie Acosta, Laura J Faherty
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2023-06-16
2 citations
Changes in Poison Center Calls for Intentional Exposure During Public Health Emergencies: COVID-19 and Winter Storm Uri in Dallas County, Texas.
Shira H Fischer, Rachel K Landis, Joie D Acosta, Laura J Faherty
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2023-03-21
31 citations
Use Of And Willingness To Use Video Telehealth Through The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Shira H Fischer, Zachary Predmore, Elizabeth Roth, Lori Uscher-Pines, Matthew Baird
Health Affairs. 2022-11-01

Journal Articles

Medical Costs for Osteoporosis‐Related Fractures in High‐Risk Medicare Beneficiaries
Shira Fischer, MD, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Press Mentions

Telemedicine Still Going Strong as US COVID Fears FadeApril 9th, 2023
Telemedicine Was Mostly Used for Mental Health When COVID-19 First HitJanuary 13th, 2021
When There's a Hurricane Between You and the Hospital, Telemedicine Could Save the DayMay 14th, 2018