PaulGFisherMD

Child Neurology • Stanford, CA

Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-498-5710

Fax+1 650-497-8101

Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, 1994 - 1995
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Child Neurology, 1991 - 1994
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1991
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1997 - 2027
HI State Medical License 2018 - 2026
MT State Medical License 2019 - 2019
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2015
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2000
MD State Medical License 1995 - 1998
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013

Clinical Trials

Low-Dose Radiation and Combination Chemotherapy Following Surgery in Children With Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma Start of enrollment: 2001 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Risk-Adapted Therapy for Young Children With Embryonal Brain Tumors, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, High Grade Glioma or Ependymoma Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 17
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE2
Vorinostat Combined With Isotretinoin and Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Embryonal Tumors of the Central Nervous System Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 25
Completed
Phase 1
DNA Analysis of Tumor Tissue Samples From Patients With Diffuse Brain Stem Glioma Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Completed
Phase I Rindopepimut After Conventional Radiation in Children w/ Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 1
Selumetinib in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Low Grade Glioma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 07
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE1, PHASE2
Molecularly Determined Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG) Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Veliparib, Radiation Therapy, and Temozolomide in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Pontine Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Peginterferon Alfa-2b in Younger Patients With Craniopharyngioma That is Recurrent or Cannot Be Removed By Surgery Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 2
p28 in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Central Nervous System Tumors Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1
Pomalidomide in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Progressive, or Refractory Central Nervous System Tumors Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 14
Completed
Phase 1
Panobinostat in Treating Younger Patients With Progressive Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Intravenous and intracranial GD2-CAR T cells for H3K27Mdiffuse midline gliomas.
Michelle Monje, Jasia Mahdi, Robbie Majzner, Kristen W Yeom, Liora M Schultz
Nature. 2025-01-01
2 citations
Comments and Controversies in Oncology: The Tribulations of Trials Developing ONC201.
Jordan R Hansford, Gauthier Bouche, Vijay Ramaswamy, Nada Jabado, Adriana Fonseca
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024-12-10
1 citations
Author Correction: Intravenous and intracranial GD2-CAR T cells for H3K27Mdiffuse midline gliomas.
Michelle Monje, Jasia Mahdi, Robbie Majzner, Kristen W Yeom, Liora M Schultz
Nature. 2024-12-01

Lectures

Skin Spots, Brain Spots
10/11/2014
My Head Is Going to Explode: Migraines and Its Variants
10/12/2014

Press Mentions

Mind Jumble: Understanding Chemo BrainMay 6th, 2020
How to Spot Brain and Skin Spots, and How to Manage ThemSeptember 19th, 2017
What Parents Should Know About Febrile SeizuresJanuary 17th, 2017
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Committees

Board Director, United Council Neurologic Specialties 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow
American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncologists - ASCO
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member