William Fisher
Expertise in
20
conditions

Dr. William Fisher

Oncology | General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
CommonSpirit Health
1919 Old Spanish Trail, 6th Floor, 
Houston, TX 
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Expertise in
20
conditions
CommonSpirit Health
1919 Old Spanish Trail, 6th Floor, 
Houston, TX 
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Dr. William E. Fisher is Professor and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery and the George L. Jordan, M.D. Chair in General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Fisher also serves as Director of the Elkins Pancreas Center at BCM; and is Vice President, Medical Staff and Chief of the Surgery Service Line at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.An internationally-known leader in pancreatic surgery, Dr. Fisher has focused entirely on surgery for pancreatic tumors and cysts in his practice for over 20 years and has extensive experience in advanced, minimally-invasive robotic pancreas surgery.Dr. Fisher’s professional interests include: pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure); minimally invasive/laparoscopic/robotic pancreatic surgery; pancreas cancer; distal and central pancreatectomy; pancreas resection; surgical oncology; common bile duct resection; Puestow procedure; Frey procedure; and laparoscopic pancreatectomy.Dr. Fisher has served as PI of two NIH-funded multicenter randomized clinical trials that generated practice-changing impact on the use of drains during pancreatectomy, and the subsequent development of a multicenter pancreatic-surgery-outcomes consortium. His basic science lab has studied the influence of gastrointestinal hormones on pancreatic cancer growth, the relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer, and genomic analysis of pancreatic cancer, resulting in over 160 peer-reviewed publications.Having served as principal investigator on more than 15 clinical trials for patients with pancreatic cancer, Dr. Fisher is currently PI at BCM for the NIH Consortium to Study Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer.Dr. Fisher received a B.A. from Wittenberg University and earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  He held a research fellowship and completed his residency at The Ohio State University.Among his numerous honors and awards, Dr. Fisher has been recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.), Top 1% of Doctors in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report), and “Texas Super Doctor” (Texas Monthly). He is also the recipient of the Master Clinician Award for Excellence in Patient Care from BCM and has twice received the DeBakey Distinguished Service Award from the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at BCM.

Dr. Fisher is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 162 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
Residency
United States Residency at The Ohio State University 06/ - Columbus, Ohio United States - 1998
Specialties
Oncology
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Licenses
Surgery in TX
Fellowships
Research Fellowship at The Ohio State University 06/ - Columbus, Ohio - 1996
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital - Sugar Land, TX
St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

1919 Old Spanish Trail, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77054

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.


1 Clinical Trials

A Prospective Study of Algorithm-based Screening in Patients With Glycemically Defined New Onset Diabetes to Evaluate Risk for and Earlier Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma; Early Detection Initiative (EDI) for Pancreatic Cancer
A Prospective Study of Algorithm-based Screening in Patients With Glycemically Defined New Onset Diabetes to Evaluate Risk for and Earlier Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma; Early Detection Initiative (EDI) for Pancreatic Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable

162 Total Publications

Heuriskance: a novel paradigm for systematic earlier detection of sporadic pancreatic cancer.
Heuriskance: a novel paradigm for systematic earlier detection of sporadic pancreatic cancer.
Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Published: July 14, 2025
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  • Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
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  • Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
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  • Bile Duct Stricture
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