Background
Fisher, Robert George was born on January 6, 1917 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. Son of F. LeRoy and Anna (Young) Fisher.
Fisher, Robert George was born on January 6, 1917 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. Son of F. LeRoy and Anna (Young) Fisher.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1938; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1949.
Intern, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1942-1943; fellow in neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1946-1949; senior resident, staff neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1949-1951; chief department neurosurgery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1951-1967; chief department neurosurgery, U. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1967-1974; chief department neurosurgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1978-1987; affiliated with department neurosurgery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., since 1987.
Cubmaster Boy Scouts american, Hanover, 1961. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Congress Neurosurgery (editor 1955-1958, senior member), American Academy Neurosurgery (vice president 1973), American Association Neurosurgery (executive committee 1973), Society Neurosurgeons, American Medical Association.
Married Constance M. Sheehan, May 23, 1942. Children: David, Carol, Robert.