Background
Fischer, Hadwin Keith was born on June 6, 1916 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of M. Hadwin and Alice (Gortner) Fischer.
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Hadwin Keith Fischer
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Bachelor of Arts, Gettysburg College, 1939; Doctor of Medicine Temple University, 1943; Master of Science, Temple University, 1949.
Career
Intern, Williamsport (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1943;
resident in psychiatry, Temple University Health Sciences Center, 1946-1949;
with department psychiatry, Temple University Health Sciences Center, since 1949;
associate professor, Temple University Health Sciences Center, 1957-1966;
clinical professor psychiatry, Temple University Health Sciences Center, since 1966;
private practice psychiatry, psychoanalysis, pschosomatic medicine, Philadelphia, since 1949;
attending in psychiatry, Chestnut Hill Hospital, 1977-1990;
retired, 1990. Chairman advising committee Pennsylvania Mental Health Inc., 1964-1972. Member Pennsylvania State Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation, 1966-1979.
Trustee Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, 1980-1984, chairman, 1980-1984.
Achievements
Membership
Member Pennsylvania Board Public Welfare, 1968-1980, secretary, 1976. Consultant Lutheran Home for Orphans and Aged, United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Ancora Hospital, Trenton Hospital. Secretary Philadelphia County Medical Society, 1984.
Chairman Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee, 1977-1983, Philadelphia Medical Political Action Committee, 1978-1983. Served to lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Philadelphia Psychiatric Society (president 1965) (life), Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society (life), International College Psychosomatic Medicine.
Member Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (president 1975, chairman ethics committee 1978-1982), American College Psychoanalysts, American Academy Psychoanalysis, Academy Psychosomatic Medicine (president 1976), Psychoanalytic Society (treasurer 1964-1966), Drs. Golf Association Philadelphia (president 1971), American Psychoanalytic Association (life), American Academy Family Physicians (active teacher 1978-1982), Medical Club Philadelphia (president 1976), Philadelphia County Medical Society (secretary 1983), American Medical Golf Association (president 1971), Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Chi. Clubs: Science and Art Germantown, Philadelphia Cricket, Litchfield Chamber of Commerce, Union League (Philadelphia), Athaneum of Philadelphia.
Connections
Married Dorothy Steiger, March 11, 1944. Children: David H., Ann Fischer Markel, Nancy Fischer Thomason.
