Background
Fisher, Aron Baer was born on April 20, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Physiology and medicine educator
Fisher, Aron Baer was born on April 20, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry summa cum laude, Dickinson College, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1960.
Intern and resident in medicine, U. Hospitals, Cleveland, 1960-1961, 64-65;
resident in pulmonary medicine, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1965-1966;
fellow department physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1968;
associate in medicine, associate in physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1970;
from assistant professor to associate professor medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1980;
professor medicine, University of Pennsylvania, since 1980;
from assistant professor to associate professor physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1980;
professor physiology, University of Pennsylvania, since 1980;
professor environmental medicine, University of Pennsylvania, since 1986;
staff physician, Veterans Administration Hospital., Philadelphia, 1968-1973;
clinical investigator, Veterans Administration Hospital., Philadelphia, 1973-1976;
consultant in pulmonary medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Philadelphia, 1976-1982;
member medical staff, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, since 1976;
director hyperbaric medicine clinical practice, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, since 1985;
director Institute Environmental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, since 1985. Member American Heart Association student research fellowship advising committee University of Pennsylvania, 1983-1997, member diabetes center advising committee, since 1985, member teaching awards committee, 1989-1992, chairman animal care committee 1982-1984, 87-89, Chairman of Commission for animal facility planning, 1985-1986, chairman transgenic mouse facility committee, 1989, chairman institutional animal care and use committee, 1989-1992, member bioengineering graduate group, since 1988, chairman biochemistry graduate group review committee, 1989-1990, others, supervisor graduate students. Fellow department biophysics and physical chemistry University of Pennsylvania, 1971-1972.
Member study section Pennsylvania Coal Worker's Respiratory Disease Program, 1976-1978. Member cardiovascular study section A National Institutes of Health, 1979-1981, member respiratory and applied physiology section, 1981-1983. Member of advisory panel United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, 1980-1985.
Member VA Merit review committee for respiration, since 1998.
With United States Public Health Service, 1958, 59-61. Captain MC United States Army Reserve, 1961-1965. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Physiological Society (chairman respiration dinner 1991, councillor respiratory section 1991-1995), American Thoracic Society (secretary assembly on structure, function and metabolism 1973-1974, chairman 1981, secretary sect.on pulmonary circulation 1979, councillor eastern section 1973-1977, chairman annual meeting program committee 1976, president 1983), American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Heart Association (cardiopulmonary county), American Society Cell Biology, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Oxygen Society, Aerospace Medical Association, John Morgan Society University of Pennsylvania, Laennec Society Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thoracic Society (chairman research committee 1985-1987), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
M. Joan C. Fisher, 1957. Children: Marc L., Steven A., Eric R., Mara E.