Ira D. Fisch, M.D. A graduate of Queens College and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Fisch trained in orthopaedic surgery at the Montefiore/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He received spine training at the Spinecare/ St. Mary’s/ Stanford University Combined Spine Fellowship Program. His areas of special interest include surgery of the cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine. A Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr. Fisch is trained in all aspects of spine surgery instrumentation, using anterior and posterior approaches. In addition, he is a leader in state-of-the-art spine injections, which frequently enable patients to avoid surgery.
Undergraduate:
Queens College Queens, NY BA, Bio-Psychology 1980
Graduate:
Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, DC Masters in Physiology 1981
Medical School:
Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, DC 1986
Residency:
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 1991
Fellowship:
St. Mary's Spine Center San Francisco, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine 1992
Board Certification:
Exam Part I - passed 1991 Exam Part II - passed 1994 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Specialties:
Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine