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Lee A. Fleisher
Fleisher in 2018
Academic background
EducationBA, Molecular Biology, 1981, University of Pennsylvania
MD, 1986, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Academic work
InstitutionsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Lee Alan Fleisher is an American anesthesiologist. In 2020, Fleisher was named Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Clinical Standards and Quality. He previously served as Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Early life and education

Fleisher graduated Cheltenham High School and began his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology in 1981, graduating six months early, and his medical degree from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.[1] He initially intended to pursue a career as a transplant surgeon and researcher but changed his mind following his surgical residency. As a result, he changed his interest towards anesthesiology to do critical care but enjoyed practicing anesthesiology more.[2]

Career

Following his medical degree, Fleisher served as both vice chairman for clinical investigation and clinical director of operating rooms at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (JHU). He left JHU in 2004 to replace David Longnecker as the Chairman of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn).[1] During his early career at UPenn, Fleisher focused on the assessment of risk and defining best practices for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. He also Chaired the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Task Force on Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation.[3] As a result of his research, Fleisher was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (then referred to as the Institute of Medicine).[4]

As a result of his research, Fleisher served on a 13-member panel of investigators working towards the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States.[5] In July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fleisher was named the Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Clinical Standards and Quality.[6] In this capacity, he is responsible for executing all national clinical, quality, and safety standards for healthcare facilities and providers, as well as establishing coverage determinations for items and services that improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. While serving in his new role, Fleisher co-authored the article Charting a Roadmap for Value-based Surgery in the Post-pandemic Era in the Annals of Surgery journal.[7] Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fleisher co-authored the article Health Care Safety during the Pandemic and Beyond — Building a System That Ensures Resilience in the New England Journal of Medicine.[8]

Selected publications

  • Essence of Anesthesia Practice: Expert Consult
  • Anesthesia and Uncommon Diseases
  • Essence of Anesthesia Practice
  • Complications in Anesthesia

References

  1. ^ a b Cantor, Sharon (January 22, 2004). "Med School selects new dept. head". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Member Spotlight: Dr. Lee Fleisher on His CMO Role at CMS, His Near-Miss As a Transplant Surgeon, and the Perils of Publishing". ASA Community. November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lee A. Fleisher, MD '86: 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient". Stonybrook. January 1, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Yahalom, Tali (October 11, 2007). "News Brief: Three Penn Med profs named to IOM". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Levins, Hoag (March 19, 2018). "Inside the National Academies' Abortion Safety Study Committee". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lee Fleisher ML '24 appointed Chief Medical Officer of U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services". University of Pennsylvania. July 9, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Kadakia, Kushal T.; Fleisher, Lee A. (August 2020). "Charting a Roadmap for Value-based Surgery in the Post-pandemic Era". Annals of Surgery. 272 (2): e43–e44. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004034. PMC 7373487. PMID 32675490. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Fleisher, Lee A.; Schreiber, Michelle; Cardo, Denise; Srinivasan, Arjun (2022-02-17). "Health Care Safety during the Pandemic and Beyond - Building a System That Ensures Resilience". The New England Journal of Medicine. 386 (7): 609–611. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2118285. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 35148040. S2CID 246749010.
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