Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Fleisher's research focuses on perioperative cardiovascular risk assessment and reduction, evidence-based medicine, measurement of quality of care and health policy. 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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Academic Contact Information
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania Health System
3400 Spruce Street
6 Dulles Building
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-662-3738