Susan Gross Fisher PhD, Community and Preventive Medicine

FACULTY DIRECTORY
PhD, 1991, Cancer Epidemiology, University of Illinois MS, 1981, Biostatistics, Georgetown University BS, 1979, Nursing, Johns Hopkins University	Susan Gross Fisher, PhD Professor and Department Chair, Community & Preventive Medicine Director, Doctoral Program in Epidemiology Contact Information: University of Rochester Community & Preventive Medicine 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 644 Rochester, NY 14642 Office: 4-W150 Phone: (585) 275-2191 Fax: (585) 756-7775 Email: susan_fisher@urmc.rochester.edu Research: Primary and secondary prevention of cancer, with a special focus on the viral etiology of malignancy. Special interests in conduct and analysis of clinical trials.
OVERVIEW
Dr. Fisher's independent research focuses on the investigation of strategies to improve the primary prevention and early detection of cancer in the community. She has completed studies related to the participation of minority women in cancer control trials and to factors associated with health behaviors of women at high risk of hereditary breast cancer. Related to her strong interest in cancer etiology, particularly in virally-induced malignancies, her research has included cervical, gastric, respiratory, and hematologic cancers. Dr. Fisher has also been involved in the development and conduct of several multi-institutional clinical trials. She maintains a strong interest in methodologic issues related to the planning, implementation and analysis of clinical investigations. She has directed her efforts toward integrating these epidemiologic and biostatistical concepts into a comprehensive 'evidence-based medicine' approach to medical education.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Fisher SG and Fisher RI. The Emerging Concept of Antigen-driven Lymphomas: Epidemiology and Treatment Implications. Current Opinion in Oncology. 18: 417-424, 2006. Carey TE and Fisher SG. Steroid Response and Supporting Cell Antibody in Autoimmune Hearing Loss. Arch Otolaryngol-Head & Neck Srug. 131: 665-672, 2005. Sinkin R, Fisher SG, Dozier A, Dye TD. Effect of Manged Care on Perinatal Transport for the Publicly Funded in Upstate New York. J Perinatology. 25:79-85, 2005. Weiss OI, Caton J, Blieden T, Fisher SG, Trafton S, Hart TC. Effect of the Interleukin-1 Genotype on Outcomes of Regenerative Periodontal Therapy with Bone Replacement Grafts. J Periodontol. 75(10):1335-1342, 2004. Bazarian JJ, Fisher SG, Flesher W, Lillis R, Knox KL, Pearson TA. Lateral automobile impacts and the risk of traumatic brain injury. Annals of Emerg Med. 44: 142-152, 2004. Fisher SG and Fisher RI. The epidemiology of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Oncogene 23: 6524- 6534, 2004. Yeom K, Gray BS, Nair TS, Arts HA, Telian SA, Disher MJ, El-Kashlan H, Sataloff RT, Fisher SG, Carey TE. Antibodies to HSP-70 in Normal Donors and Autoimmune Hearing Loss Patients. The Laryngscope. 113: 1770-1776, 2003. Pearson TA, Barker WH, Fisher SG, Trafton SH. Integration of the Case-Based Series in Population-oriented Prevention into a Problem-based Medical Curriculum. AJPM. 24: 102-108, 2003. Walsh SM, Fisher SG, Sage RA. Survival of patients with primary pedal melanoma. J Foot & Ankle Surgery. 42: 193-198, 2003. Stevens TP, Chess PR, McConnochie KM, Sinkin RA, Guiller R, Maniscalco WM, Fisher SG. Survival in Early- and late-term infants with congenital diagphragmatic hernia treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatrics 110: 590-596, 2002. Takebayashi S, Ogawa T, Jung KY, Muallem A, Mineta H, Fisher SG, Grenman R, Carey TE. Identification of new minimally lost regions on 18q in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Research 60: 3397-3403, 2000.

Susan Gross Fisher, PhD