John Bradford Fisher
John Bradford Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72)[1] |
| Known for | Liposuction |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Institutions | National Naval Medical Center National Institutes of Health St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center |
| Sub-specialties | Plastic surgery |
| Research | Psychological effects of plastic surgery |
John Bradford Fisher (born 1953) is an American plastic surgeon who pioneered suction fat removal, or liposuction.
Liposuction
In 1981, Fisher and Dr. Bahman Teimouran described fat removal by suction through a cannula, a method that preserved skin attachments and differed from traditional skin resection.[2]
Career
In 1982, Fisher enlisted in for the United States Navy; in 1983, he became one of the youngest Chiefs of Department of Plastic Surgery at the National Naval Medical Center, and was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Fisher also served as consultant in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the National Institutes of Health, and was head of the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic and Melanoma Skin Cancer Clinic.[3]
As a Clinical Fellow in Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, Fisher co-authored one of the first textbook presentations on body image.[4]
References
- ^ "Physician Information: John Bradford Fisher, MD". Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline. New York State Department of Health. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ Teimouran, Bahman; Fisher, J. Bradford (July 1981). "Suction Curettage to Remove Excess Fat for Body Contouring". Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 68 (1). American Society of Plastic Surgeons: 50–58. doi:10.1097/00006534-198107000-00012. ISSN 0032-1052. PMID 7244000. S2CID 28900834.
- ^ "Trail Blazer" (PDF). Implantech.
- ^ Fisher, G.; Fisher, J.; Stark, R. (1980). "The body image". In Stark, Richard Boies (ed.). Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Gustave Aufricht (foreword). (1st ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. pp. 1–32. ISBN 978-0-316-81085-2. OCLC 6961173.