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Dennis Fisher
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 <.

EDUCATION

  • 1968-1972: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science
  • 1971-1972: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters in City Planning (Health Planning)
  • 1972-1976: Yale University, Doctor of Medicine

    • MEDICAL TRAINING

  • 1976-1978: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Residency in Pediatrics
  • 1978-1980: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Residency in Anesthesia
  • 1980: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care

    • RESEARCH TRAINING

  • 1980-1981: University of California San Francisco, Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology/Pharmacokinetics

    • 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 Sheiner/Beal NONMEM course and the Rowland / Sheiner 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).

  • 2003-present: Full-time consulting via P < and NDA Partners

    • CURRICULUM VITAE (pdf format)