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Office
6620 Main St
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-798-5700Fax+1 713-798-8367
Summary
- Dr. William Fisher’s clinical expertise is in the surgical treatment of pancreatic diseases including pancreatic cancer, cystic lesions of the pancreas, and pancreatitis. He also has formal training and extensive experience in advanced minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Fisher sees patients at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Never satisfied with good but striving to provide literally the best medical care in the world is how best to describe Dr. William Fisher. As professor of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, he participates in training the next generation of surgeons. He demonstrates to our residents and medical students, on a daily basis, the very best of all aspects of surgical care from the application of new techniques to an excellent bedside manner. He is constantly applying the very latest in medical technology balanced by his experience and a common sense approach. In short, he treats every patient exactly as he would expect a member of his immediate family to be treated.
He has been a member of Baylor faculty since 1998 and in that time he has built one of the largest clinical programs for the surgical treatment of pancreatic disease in the Houston area.
Dr. Fisher has practiced at Baylor College of Medicine since 1998, as Director of the Elkins Pancreas Center, his practice is focused entirely on pancreatic surgery. Dr. Fisher is internationally known for his clinical work as a pancreatic surgeon, basic science research, and clinical research in pancreatic cancer.
Education & Training
- Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 1991 - 2027
- TX State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Pancreas Resection With and Without Drains Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Prospective Evaluation of Chronic Pancreatitis for Epidemiologic and Translational Studies, the PROCEED Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 30
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 44 citationsRoles of thymosins in cancers and other organ systems.Changyi Chen, Min Li, Hui Yang, Hong Chai, William E. Fisher
World Journal of Surgery. 2005-02-10 - 22 citationsOverexpression of Semaphorin-3E enhances pancreatic cancer cell growth and associates with poor patient survival.Lin-Kin Yong, Syeling Lai, Zhengdong Liang, Ethan Poteet, Fengju Chen
Oncotarget. 2016-11-29 - 1551 citationsPancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genesAndrew V. Biankin, Nicola Waddell, Karin S. Kassahn, Marie-Claude Gingras, Lakshmi Muthuswamy
Nature. 2012-11-15
Press Mentions
- Raising Awareness About Pancreatic Cancer: A Message from Dr. William E. FisherNovember 15th, 2024
Grant Support
- Role Of Somatostatin Receptors In Pancreatic CancerNational Cancer Institute2001–2003
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External Links
- BCM Profile https://www.bcm.edu/people/view/william-fisher-m-d-facs/baylor-college-of-medicine-meet-our-team-physicians-general-surgery/b27c4c33-ffed-11e2-be68-080027880ca6/18b6c156-cb13-11e3-a42d-005056b104be
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