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Medical School: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Residency: University of Minnesota Hospitals
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Academy Health, National Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, National American College of Cardiology-Fellow, National American Heart Association-Fellow, National American Society for Enhanced Recovery, National American Society of Anesthesiologists, National Association of American Medical Colleges, National Association of University Anesthesiologists, National Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, National Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Department of Health and Human Services-Value Based Transformation-June Sepsis Planning Meeting, National International Anesthesia Research Society, International Leapfrog Group, National Morton Society, National National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine), National National Quality Forum, National Physician Leadership Academy (joint venture of Deloitte Consulting and Wharton School), National Physicians Consortium for Performance Improvement, National Society for Medical Decision Making, National Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement, International Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia, National Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, International Yale/YNHH Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), National

Hospital Privileges:

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
• Penn Medicine Radnor: Has privileges to perform procedures.
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Description of Research Expertise:

Dr. Fleisher's research focuses on perioperative cardiovascular risk assessment and reduction, evidence-based medicine and measurement of quality of care. For the past 10 years Drs. Fleisher and Silber have collaborated on numerous projects related to health services research and quality measurement in the Medicare population. Most recently, he has been studying the influence of culture and innovation on care delivery. He has received numerous federal, industry and foundation grants related to these subjects. He has authored over 300 articles, chapters and books.

Selected Publications:

Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Ross RN, Ludwig JM, Wang W, Niknam BA, Mukherjee N, Saynisch PA, Even-Shoshan O, Kelz RR, Fleisher LA.: Template Matching for Auditing Hospital Cost and Quality. Health Serv Res. 49 : 1446-74,2014 .

Weisberg R, Speck R, Fleisher LA: Fostering innovation in medicine: A conceptual framework for Medical Centers Healthcare 2 : 90-93,2014.

Onuoha OC, Arkoosh VA, Fleisher LA: “Choosing Wisely” in Anesthesiology: The Gap Between Evidence and Practice JAMA Intern Med 174 : 1391-5,2014.

Flynn DN, Speck RM, Mahmoud NN, David G, Fleisher LA.: The impact of complications following open colectomy on hospital finances: a retrospective cohort study. Perioper Med (Lond). 3 : 1,2014.

Glance LG, Fleisher LA.: Anesthesiologists and the Transformation of the Healthcare System: A Call to Action. Anesthesiology 120 : 257-9,2014.

Speck RM, Foster JJ, Mulher VA, Burke SV, Sullivan PG, Fleisher LA: Culture Change: Establishment of a Professionalism Committee Within an Academic Medical Center Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 40 : 161-7,2014.

Fleisher LA, Trey B: Turning Mission-Based Academic-Department Leaders into a Leadership Team: A Case Study in Creating Value N Engl J Med Leading Healthcare Innovation HBR Insight Center : 2013.

Fleisher LA: Evidence based practice of Anesthesiology 3rd edition : 2013.

Fleisher LA, Beckman J: Anesthesia and noncardiac surgery in patients with heart disease, 9th edition Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicien : 2011.

Fleisher LA, Roizen MF: Essence of Anesthesia Practice, 3rd edition Elsevier : 2011.

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