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Katherine Fischer, MD

About Katherine Fischer, MD

Titles

Pediatric Urologist

Awards and Honors

2020, Donald C. Liu Humanism Hero in Surgery Award, University Pennsylvania Department of Surgery
2015, SUNY Chancellor’s Award
2015, Magna Cum Laude, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
2015, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
2011, Summa Cum Laude, Loyola University Maryland
2011, Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Loyola University Maryland
2009, Psi Chi (National Psychology Honor Society)
2007-2011, Dean’s List, Loyola University Maryland
2007-2011, Loyola Honors Program, Loyola University Maryland

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2016-present, Society of Women in Urology
2014-present, American Urological Association

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY

Residency

Urology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Urology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Additional Training

Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2022

Eftekharzadeh S, Mittal S, Aghababian A, Weaver J, Fischer K, Long C, Weiss D, Van Batavia J, Srinivasan A, Shukla A. (2022) Incidence and resolution of de novo hydronephrosisafter pediatric robot-assisted laparoscopic extravesical ureteral reimplantation for primary vesicoureteral reflux. Accepted to Journal of Pediatric Urology.

Aghababian A, Mittal S, Eftekharzadeh S, Hamdan D, Weaver J, Godlewski K, Fischer K, Long C, Weiss D, Van Batavia J, Zaontz M, Zderic S, Kolon T, Canning D, Shukla A, Srinivasan A. (2022) Office based pediatric urologic procedures: A safe and effective alternative to interventions under anesthesia. Urology Apr. 21; 10.1016.

Mittal S, Aghababian A, Eftekharzadeh S, Saxena S, Janssen K, Lombardo A, Adamic B, Dinardo L, Weaver J, Fischer K, Andolfi C, Long C, Weiss D, Kirsch A, Srinivasan A, Gundeti M, Shukla A. (2022) Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureterocalicostomy in the setting of ureteropelvic junction obstruction: A multi-institutional cohort. The Journal of Urology. Jun 1:10-97.

Fischer KM, Zaontz MR, Mittal S. (2022) Pediatric inguinal hernia repair and orchiopexy.  Urology Video Journal. Jun 1;14:100151.

2021

Mittal S, Srinivasan A, Bowen D, Fischer KM, Shah J, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Shukla AR. (2021) Utilization of robot-assisted surgery for the treatment of primary obstructed megaureters in children. Urology. Mar 1;149:216-21.

Ramji J, Eftekharzadeh S, Fischer KM, Joshi RS, Reddy PP, Pippi-Salle JL, Frazier JR, Weiss DA, Canning DA, Shukla AR. (2021) Variant of bladder Exstrophy with an intact penis: surgical options and approach. Urology. Mar 1;149:e15-7.

Fischer KM, Mittal S, Long CJ, Duffy KA, Kalish JM, Evageliou NF, Kolon TF. (2021) Late presentation of Wilms tumor in a patient with hemihypertrophy after normal screening. Urology. Feb 11.

2020

Fischer KM, Mittal, S, Joshi R, Ramji J, Reddy P, Shukla A, Canning D. (2020). Bladder exstrophy with normal appearing phallus and duplicated urethra: variants in EEC. Dialogues in Pediatric Urology December 2020.

Fischer KM, Kraft KH, Kolon TF. (2020) Undescended testis in the postpubertal patient. AUA Updates. August Lesson 24.

Fischer KM, Bowen DK, Kovell RC, Canning DA, Weiss DA. (2020) Follow-up and outcomes of patients with long-term cutaneous vesicostomies at a single institution. Urology. Oct 1;144:255-60.

Yin S, Peng Q, Li, H, Zhang Z, You X, Fischer KM, Furth SL, Fan Y, Tasian GE (2020). Multi-instance deep learning of ultrasound imaging data for pattern classification of congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract in children. Urology. Aug 142: 183-189.

Yin S, Peng Q, Li, H, Zhang Z, You X, Fischer KM, Furth SL, Tasian GE, Fan Y (2020). Automatic kidney segmentation in ultrasound images using subsequent boundary distance regression and pixelwise classification networks. Medical image analysis. Medical Image Analysis. 1:60: 101602.

Fischer KM, Bowen DK, Kovell RC, Back SJ, Darge K, Weiss DA (2020). Intraoperative contrast enhanced sonourethrography to characterize urethral stricture in a pediatric patient. Urology Case Reports. Oct 11840: 146-154.

Yin S, Peng Q, Li H, Zhang Z, You X, Fischer K, Furth SL, Tasian GE, Fan Y. (2020) Computer-aided diagnosis of congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract in children using a multi-instance deep learning method based on ultrasound imaging data. Proc IEEE Int Symp Biomed Imaging. Apr:1347-1350.

2019

Yin S, Peng Q, Li H, Zhang Z, You X, Liu H, Fischer KM, Furth SL, Tasian GE, Fan Y (2019). Multi-instance deep learning with graph convolutional neural networks for diagnosis of kidney diseases using ultrasound imaging. Uncertain Safe Util Machine Learn Med Imaging Clin Image Based Proced. 1:60: 101602.

2018

Fischer, KM, S J Brooks J, Ugras SK (2018). Invasive lobular carcinoma involving a borderline phyllodes tumor. Breast Journal. 24 (6): 1076-1077.

Fischer KM, Louie M, Mucksavage P (2018). Ureteral stent discomfort and its management. Current Urology Reports. 19(8):64.

2016

Fischer KM, Chunming L, Wang H, Song Y, Furth, S, Tasian GE (2016). Renal parenchymal area growth curves for children aged 0 to 10 months. Journal of Urology. 195 (4 Pt2): 1203-8.

Chouhan JD, Fischer KM, Weiss JP (2016). Current urology resident views on desirable characteristics for first time employment. Urology Practice. 3(5).

2015

Fischer KM, Xu M, Weiss JP (2015). Nocturnal Polyuria: What we need to know in 2015. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports. 10.3: 271-277.

Patient experience rating

(based on 183 submissions)

  • Clear Explanation
    4.8 of 5
  • Showed Concern
    4.8 of 5
  • Included in decisions
    4.8 of 5
  • Would recommend
    4.8 of 5
  • Discussion of Proposed Treatment
    4.8 of 5
Learn about the patient experience rating system

Comments

  • Dr Fisher and Tara were absolutely wonderful with my two boys. Very thorough and engaging.

    5 of 5
    Jun 27, 2024
  • Very in-depth explanations. Much appreciated!!

    5 of 5
    May 23, 2024
  • The doctor was very thorough and kind. She reassure me on all my concerns

    5 of 5
    May 10, 2024
  • All personal is very nice person

    5 of 5
    Feb 07, 2024
  • So impressed with the amount of time we were given and the level of care that was shown! We felt well taken care of!

    5 of 5
    Feb 01, 2024
  • Dr Fischer was really nice and super informative. She was great with my son.

    5 of 5
    Dec 01, 2023
  • Nurse practitioner and doctor were excellent. Very kid friendly down to earth people

    5 of 5
    Nov 29, 2023
  • Clear language and great care.

    5 of 5
    Oct 11, 2023
  • Very nice

    5 of 5
    Sep 19, 2023
  • Dr. Fischer and her team were wonderful! Dr. Fischer explained my daughter's care plans in a way that I could easily understand and she was incredibly caring.

    5 of 5
    Jul 13, 2023
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About the Patient Experience Rating System

The Patient Experience Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown above from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score. We are committed to true transparency. However, to ensure the comments are fair and correctly attributed, we review each one before posting to the website. We exclude entire comments that disclose patient’s protected health information, are off-topic, or include other confidential or inappropriate content. Comments will appear on provider bios only if providers have a minimum number of comments. Comments are shared internally for education purposes to ensure that we are doing our very best for the patients and families for whom we are privileged to care. The comments are submitted by patients and families and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not reflect the views of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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