Clinical Research Study Lead
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Brian Fisher, DO, MSCE, MPH, is a core faculty member of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IDEAS) research group at Clinical Futures at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Fisher's research focuses on infections in children with immunocompromising conditions. He is particularly interested in infections in children with cancer and serves as the Chair of the Infectious Disease Committee within the Children’s Oncology Group. This committee designs and performs large clinical trials aimed at improving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the prevention and management of infections in children with cancer. Dr. Fisher is also co-director of the International Pediatric Fungal Network, which consists of researchers from over 50 international pediatric centers focused on optimizing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for invasive fungal disease management in children.
Dr. Fisher is a Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at CHOP, Senior Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fisher also serves as the Associate Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics at CHOP.