Stanford School of Medicine
Neurology &
Neurological Sciences–

Paul Graham Fisher

Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Fisher/

Contact:
Name: Gina Anderson
Title: Administrative Assistant
Email: ganderson@stanfordmed.org
Phone: 650-725-8630

Academic Appointments
Appointment
Organization
Associate Professor - Med Center Line
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Associate Professor - Med Center Line
Pediatrics
Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy)
Neurosurgery
Member
Cancer Center
Clinical Specialties
Neuro Oncology: Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors, Leptomeningeal Disease, Skull Base Tumors, Spinal Cancer  

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Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Neurology and Neurol Sciences ; Neurosurgery ;
 
Professional Education
Degree
Awarding Institution
Field of Study
Year of Graduation
B.A.
Stanford University
Human Biology
1985
M.D.
UCSF
Medicine
1989
Research Interests

Clinical neuro-oncology: My research explores the epidemiology, natural history, and disease patterns of brain tumors in childhood, as well as prospective clinical trials for treating these neoplasms. Research interests also include neurologic effects of cancer and its therapies, and childhood headaches.

Publications
  • Dearlove JV, Fisher PG, Buffler PA "Family History of Cancer Among Children With Brain Tumors: A Critical Review." J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2008; 30: 1: 8-14 More »
  • Fisher PG, "50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics Pseudotumor cerebri: Benign intracranial hypertension." J Pediatr 2008; 152: 4: 488 More »
  • Fisher PG, Tihan T, Goldthwaite PT, Wharam MD, Carson BS, Weingart JD, Repka MX, Cohen KJ, Burger PC "Outcome analysis of childhood low-grade astrocytomas." Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008; More »
  • Balmaceda C, Peereboom D, Pannullo S, Cheung YK, Fisher PG, Alavi J, Sisti M, Chen J, Fine RL "Multi-institutional phase II study of temozolomide administered twice daily in the treatment of recurrent high-grade gliomas." Cancer 2008; 112: 5: 1139-46 More »
  • Korones DN, Fisher PG, Kretschmar C, Zhou T, Chen Z, Kepner J, Freeman C "Treatment of children with diffuse intrinsic brain stem glioma with radiotherapy, vincristine and oral VP-16: a Children's Oncology Group phase II study." Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008; 50: 2: 227-30 More »
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