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January 8, 2004
Lee A. Fleisher, MD, FACC, Appointed Chair of PENN Medicine’s
Department of Anesthesia
(Philadelphia, PA) – Lee A. Fleisher,
MD, FACC, has joined the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as Chair
of the Department of Anesthesia.
A Penn graduate and native Philadelphian, Fleisher earned
his medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook and completed
his residency at Yale. Before returning to Penn, he
served as Professor of Anesthesia, Vice Chair for Clinical
Investigation and Clinical Director of Operating Rooms
for The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He also held
an appointment in Health Policy & Management at
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health since 1997.
“It is great to come back to Penn,” says
Fleisher. “I’m excited to have the opportunity
to build upon the excellent reputation of this phenomenal
department.”
“We are delighted to have Dr. Fleisher here,”
said Arthur H. Rubenstein, MB, BCh,
Executive Vice President of the University of
Pennsylvania for the Health System and Dean
of the School of Medicine. “I am confident that
he will ably guide the Department of Anesthesia, furthering
its rich tradition of research innovation and clinical
experience.”
Fleisher’s future goals as Chair include expanding
upon the department’s excellence: “I plan
on continuing the tradition of the outstanding basic
science research that occurs in the department of anesthesia,”
says Fleisher, “and I also hope to enhance the
clinical, health services, and translational medicine
components of the department.”
Fleisher’s professional interests include the
study of how to predict and prevent cardiac complications
in patients with cardiac disease who are undergoing
operations not related to their heart conditions. He
is an expert in both clinical research and medical decision
theory, focusing on perioperative cardiovascular management
as well as the examination of surgical cost effectiveness.
Fleisher is also interested in the surgical treatment
of patients over 65 and has served on numerous governmental
(Medicare) committees to determine how to make the safest
and most appropriate insurance decisions for this patient
population.
Fleisher is the Co-Medical Director of the Global Perioperative
Research Organization and belongs to a number of professional
societies, including the American Heart Association,
American Society of Anesthesiologists, International
Anesthesia Research Society, and Society for Medical
Decision Making. He is also a Fellow of the American
College of Cardiology. He has served on scientific committees
for the American Heart Association and American Society
of Anesthesiologists.
His research has been published in The Journal of
the American Medical Association, New England
Journal of Medicine, Anesthesiology, American
Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Cardiothroacic
& Vascular Anesthesia, among many others.
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PENN Medicine is
a $2.2 billion enterprise dedicated to the related missions
of medical education, biomedical research, and high-quality
patient care. PENN Medicine consists of the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765
as the nation’s first medical school) and the
University of Pennsylvania Health System (created in
1993 as the nation’s first integrated academic
health system).
Penn’s School of Medicine is ranked #2 in the
nation for receipt of NIH research funds; and ranked
#4 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s
most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical
schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students,
the School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its
superior education and training of the next generation
of physician-scientists and leaders of academic medicine.
Penn Health System consists of four hospitals (including
its flagship Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
consistently rated one of the nation’s “Honor
Roll” hospitals by U.S. News & World Report),
a faculty practice plan, a primary-care provider network,
three multispecialty satellite facilities, and home
health care and hospice.
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