RobertAFischerMD

Infectious Disease • Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College

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Office
5401 Old York Rd
Klein 331 Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Phone+1 215-456-6948

Fax+1 215-455-1933

Education & Training

UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1980 - 1981
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
FL State Medical License 1970 - 1981
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Point: does spontaneous bacterial empyema occur? Yes.
Yu Kuang Lai, Glenn Eiger, Robert Fischer
Chest. 2015-05-01
5 citations
Cognitive Bias in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Christina N. DiMaria, Byeori Lee, Robert Fischer, Glenn Eiger
Cureus. 2020-07-06

Press Mentions

How to Safely Visit Your Grandparents Once They’re VaccinatedMarch 2nd, 2021
Are Sanitized N95 Masks Safe for Reuse?May 24th, 2020
How to Sanitize and Reuse a N95 Face MaskApril 20th, 2020