Background
Fisher, Nancy Louise was born on July 4, 1944 in Cleveland. Daughter of Nelson Leopold and Catherine (Harris) Fisher.
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Nancy Louise Fisher
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Education
Student, Notre Dame College, Cleveland, 1964. Bachelor of science in nursing, Wayne State University, 1967. Postgraduate, California State University, Hayward, 1972.
Doctor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1976. Master in Public Health, University Washington, 1982. Certificate in ethics, University Washington, 1993.
Career
Registered Nurse coronary care unit and medical intensive care unit Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California, 1970-1972. Registered Nurse coronary care unit Alameda (California) Hospital, 1972-1973. Intern in pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1976-1977, resident in pediatrics, 1977-1978.
Attending physician, pediatric clinic Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, 1980-1981. Staff physician children and adolescent health care clinic Columbia Health Center, 1981-1987, founder, director of medical genetics clinic, 1984-1989. Maternal child health policy consultant King County division Seattle King County Dept Public Health, 1983-1985.
Director genetic services Virginia Mason Clinic, 1986-1989. Director medical genetic services Swedish Hospital, 1989-1994. Private practice Seattle, 1994-1997.
Medical consultant supervisor office of managed care Washington State Department Social and Health Services, Olympia, 1996-1997. Medical director Medicaid Department of Social and Health Services, Washington, 1997-1999. Associate medical director Government Programs Regence Blue Shield, 1999.
Medical director Regence Blue Shield, 2000—2002. Chief medical officer Washington State Health Care Authority, since 2003. Pediatrics family practise Swedish Hospital MC, 1989—1994.
Nurses aide psychiatry Sinai Hospital, Detroit, 1966—1967. Charge nurse Women's Hospital, Cleveland, 1967. Research assistant to Doctor Shelly Liss, 76.
With Baylor Housestaff Association, Baylor College Medicine, 1980—1981. Clinical assistant professor graduate school nursing University Washington, Seattle, 1981—1985, clinical assistant professor department pediatrics, 1982—1992, clinical associate professor department pediatrics, since 1992. Committee appointments include Seattle CCS Cleft Palate Panel, 1984—1997.
Board directors, first vice president King County Association Sickle Cell Disease, 1985—1986, acting president, 1986, president, 1986—1987. Hospital affiliation include Childrens Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, since 1981, Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, 1985—1989, Harborview Hospital, Seattle, 1986—1989. Member Washington State Steering Council Stroke and Heart Disease, since 2006, Washington State Vaccine Advisory Committee, since 2006.
With Washington State Health Technology Assessment Work Group, since 2006, Advanced Imaging Work Group, Washington, 2009—2010. Co-chair National Quality Forum, Child Health Steering Committee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Evaluation Genomic Application Practice & Prevention, since 2010.
Achievements
Membership
Active Seattle Urban League, 1982-1996, 101 Black Women, 1986-1994. Board directors Seattle Sickle Cell Affected Family Association, 1984-1985, American Heart Association, since 2001, March of Dimes since 2002. Member People to People Citizen Ambassador Group.
Secretary Health and Human Services Committee on Infant Mortality, 1993—2003. Member Twins Committee Institute of Medicine, 1995-2000. Evaluation, Research and Planning Group Ethical Legal and Social Implications National Human Gerome Project, 1997-2000.
Served to lieutenant United States Navy Nurse Corps, 1966-1970. Active State Steering Committee on Heart Disease and Stroke, since 2005, Washington State Governors Council on Disparities, since 2006, president American Heart Associate Pacific Mountain Affliate Board, since 2009, Baylor College Medicine Executive Alumni Associate, 2009-2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee EGAPP, since 2010. Vice president Washington Health Foundation, since 2009.
Fellow American College Medicine Genetics (founder). Member American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, American Heart Association (board directors King County since 2001, Pacific Northwest affiliate board since 2006, president since 2009, Physician of Year), American Academy Physician Executives, Student Governing Body and Graduating Policy Committee Baylor College Medicine (founding member 1973-1976, executive alumni committee president 2008-2009), Loans and Scholarship Committee Baylor College Medicine (voting member 1973-1976), American Medical Student Association, Student National Medical Association, Admission Committee Baylor College Medicine (voting member 1974-1976), American Medical Women's Association, American Academy Pediatrics, American Society Human Genetics, National Speakers Association, National Quality Foundation (steering committee), Washington State Association Black Providers of Health Care, Society Health and Human Values, Washington State Society Pediatrics, Washington State Medical Association (women in medicine committee, intersplty. council, finance committee), Seattle Chamber of C. (member Leadership Tomorrow 1988-1989), Sigma Gamma Rho, Phi Delta Epsilon.
Connections
Married Larry William Larson, May 30, 1976 (divorced October 2000). 1 child, Jonathan Raymond.
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