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Dennis M. Fisher, MD I started P < while a Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco. Subsequently, I was Vice President of Medical Affairs for the DURECT Corporation, a pharmaceutical company developing extended release drug products. In 2003, I resumed full-time consulting through P <. Highlights of my background include: |
University and
Graduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, 1972
Masters
in City Planning (Health Planning), 1972
Medical School: Yale University - Doctor of Medicine, 1976
Medical Training:
Residency in pediatrics (Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia), 1978
Residency in anesthesia (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania), 1980
Fellowship in pediatric critical care (Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia),
1980
Research Training: Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology/Pharmacokinetics (University of California San Francisco), 1981
Employment:
1981-2000: Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics at the University of
California San Francisco. I performed numerous phase I-IV clinical trials, conducted
independent research funded by the National Institutes of Health, and assisted
the Food and Drug Administration (as a reviewer for both primary and secondary
NDA's and as a member of special committees). I also reviewed grants for the
National Institutes of Health and other organizations, tutored the NONMEM
course and the Workshop on Advanced
Methods in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, and was a member of the
Editorial Board of the journal Anesthesiology.
2000-2003: Vice President of Medical Affairs and Medical Director, DURECT
Corporation, Cupertino, California. I was the sole physician in a startup pharmaceutical
company that focussed on the development of extended-release products using
Alza's DUROS technology and the SABER technology developed by Southern Biosystems
(a DURECT subsidiary).
Curriculum vitae: available in PDF format.