
Overview
A graduate of Queens College and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Fisch trained in orthopedic 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. As 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.
Specialties
Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine
Privileges
Dr. Fisch performs surgery at Surgical Specialty Center of Mid-Atlantic, Suburban Hospital and the Surgery Center of Rockville.
Dr. Fisch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Invertebral Disc Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Invertebral Disc Disease, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 506, Bethesda, MD 20817
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fisch has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal HyperostosisDr. Fisch isDistinguished. Learn about Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Fisch isDistinguished. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- SciaticaDr. Fisch isDistinguished. Learn about Sciatica.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Fisch isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- BursitisDr. Fisch isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Fisch isAdvanced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Fisch isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Decerebrate PostureDr. Fisch isAdvanced. Learn about Decerebrate Posture.
- Decorticate PostureDr. Fisch isAdvanced. Learn about Decorticate Posture.
- Fractured SpineDr. Fisch isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Fisch isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Fisch isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Fisch isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Fisch isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- CoccydyniaDr. Fisch isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- CostochondritisDr. Fisch isExperienced. Learn about Costochondritis.