Physician Assistant

Deborah Fischer, MMSc, MPAS, PA-C

NCCPA certified

Florida state license

Mobile: 410-***-****

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

Education

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

**** **** **iversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Master of Science in Medical Science with a focus on Clinical Chemistry

1998-2000 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

B.A. Biology, B.A. Psychology

1991-1995 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Current Position

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Cellular Therapy 2009-present

Lead APP, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Cellular Therapy 2013-2019

The responsibilities of my position includes conducting comprehensive health assessments of complex patients in both the in-patient and out-patient setting, planning and coordinating their care and monitoring their progress with a high level of autonomy as well as in collaboration with the attending Physician.

Out-patient clinic responsibilities include overseeing patients receiving chemotherapy, transfusions, and other IV therapies in the clinic; writing chemotherapy and transfusion orders, managing side effects related to treatment, managing acutely ill patients and coordinating hospital care when necessary.

In-patient responsibilities include performing initial and ongoing patient assessments, formulating clinical decisions, participating in team rounds, performing admission history and physicals and discharge summaries, implementing therapeutic regimens including antibiotic therapy and cytotoxic chemotherapy, requesting other medical consultation services and ongoing communication to family and primary outpatient providers regarding plan of care.

Additional responsibilities include;

Perform diagnostic bone marrow biopsies and aspirations in the in-patient and out-patient setting as the patients diagnosis, treatment and/or clinical situation requires.

Participate in the evaluation, care, progress monitoring and documentation of patients enrolled in clinical research protocols.

Integrating education, research and leadership into clinical role

Mentor junior Advance Practice Providers, and act as clinical resource to both APP and other colleagues

Coordinate and manage APP schedules

Development and support of APP on-boarding process and procedures and ensure practice compliance

Participate in the development and implementation of APP and division practice initiatives

Support and promote communication between division physician and administrative leaders and the APP practice

I have excellent interpersonal skills and possess the ability to learn complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

Presentations

Documentation Compliance for the Advanced Practice Provider

FAPA 2019 Leadership Conference

June 2019

Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Essentials for Nurses

Educational series aimed at further educating chemotherapy nursing staff

April 2019

Cytokine Release Syndrome: Overview of pathophysiology, diagnosis and management

Nursing Core Day for Oncology and ICU Nursing Staff

2018

Complications and Toxicity Monitoring Post Bone Marrow Transplant

1st Annual Evidence-Based Hematologic Malignancy: Therapeutic Advances for Advanced Practice Providers and Nurses

Mayo Clinic Florida

April 2017

Cancer and Peri-anesthesia Considerations

2016 FLASPAN Conference

Orlando, Florida

2016

Thesis Research: The Genetics of Human Vitiligo Susceptibility: A Case/Control Association Study of Tyrosine Thesis Research: The Genetics of Human Vitiligo Susceptibility: A Case/Control Association Study of Tyrosine Metabolism and Immune Related Candidate Genes

University of Florida Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

2002

Other Professional Experience

Chemist, Wildlife International, Easton Maryland, 2001-2003

Lab Coordinator, USF Fluid Dynamics, DeLand, Florida, 1998

Quality Analyst, USF Fluid Dynamics, DeLand, Florida, 1997

Administrative Assistant, USF Fluid Dynamics, DeLand, Florida, 1996

Professional Memberships and Services

Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology, Member 2015 - Present

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Member 2009 - Present

Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology, Member 2015 - Present

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA) Member 2009 - Present

Volunteer Experience

April-May 2007 Mayo Clinic GI/Radiology, Jacksonville, FL

Scheduled to present to Health Sciences Academy at Andrew Jackson High School: Scheduled for May 2009

October 2018 Sulzbacher Clinic Jacksonville Florida

Research Experience

Thesis Research: The Genetics of Human Vitiligo Susceptibility: A Case/Control Association Study of Tyrosine Metabolism and Immune Related Candidate Genes

Special Projects: Evaluation of Cyclosporine reagent reformulation for the Hitachi 911 (co-investigator)

Techniques Used:

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Analysis of Genetic Polymorphisms-Microsatellites, Restriction Fragment Length polymorphisms, Amplified Fragment Length polymorphisms

Gel Electrophoresis-Acrylamide, Agarose

Immunoassays-Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay, Radiative Attenuation Immunoassay, Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Honors and Awards

Graduated with Honors, Lehigh University, 1995

Phi Kappa Phi, University of Florida

Publications

Karan Seegobin, Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa, Deborah Fischer, Katelyn Keller, Jacquelyn Hastings, Mohamed Kharfan Dabaja, Ernesto Ayala, Han W. Tun, Liuyan Jiang.

Systemic ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma with bilateral optic neurolymphomatosis resulting in permanent blindness. Accepted to Clinical Case Reports July 20 2020; DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3231

Waddle M, Irvin M, Gupta E, Gibbs M, Kakar TS, Gannon NA, Arthurs JR, Fischer DL, Ailawadhi S. Acute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation after Oxaliplatin Infusion. Chemotherapy. 2017; 62 (5):295-300 Epub 2017 May 16 PMID: 28505615 DOI: 10.1159/000471844

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Kristensen, DL. March 2000. Daclizumab: The next generation of immunosuppressants. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology. 22(3): 59-61.

Kristensen, DL. March 2000. Photochemotherapy. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology Division Newsletter. 15(1): 7-10.

Abstracts and Short Reports

Shreders A, Arthurs J, Gannon N, Fischer D, Finn L, Foran J, Roy V. Elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio following transplant predicts future occurrence of acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease Biology Of Blood And Marrow Transplantation. 2016 Mar; 22: (3)S414-5.

Kristensen, D, Bradley, CA, Hao, M, Perkins, S, McCormack, WT. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting 2000. Case/control association study of candidate genes for vitiligo susceptibility: tyrosine metabolism and immune response.

References

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