Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology

Address
DUMC 3913
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
Not accepting patients

Office Telephone
919-286-2287

Fax Telephone
919-416-5839

Training

• MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Tennessee), 1996

Residency

• Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, 1996-1999

Fellowship

• Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, 1999-2002
• Health Services (Research), Duke University Medical Center, 2000-2002

Other Training

• MHS, Clinical Research, Duke University Medical Center, 2000-2002

Clinical Interests
General gastroenterology

Research Interests
My research focus is quality assessment, guideline adherence, process of care, and outcomes in colorectal cancer screening, surveillance, detection and prevention.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Epigenomics

Representative Publications
Gellad ZF, Stechuchak KM, Fisher DA, Olsen MK, McDuffie JR, Ostbye T, Yancy WS Jr. Longitudinal Adherence to Fecal Occult Blood Testing Impacts Colorectal Cancer Screening Quality. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Feb 8. (2011) Abstract

Burgess DJ, van Ryn M, Grill J, Noorbaloochi S, Griffin JM, Ricards J, Vernon SW, Fisher DA, Partin MR. Presence and Correlates of Racial Disparities in Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Nov 18. (2010) Abstract

Conio M, Blanchi S, Repici A, Ruggeri C, Fisher DA, Filiberti R. Cap-assisted endoscopic mucosal resection for colorectal polyps. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Jun;53(6):919-27. (2010) Abstract

De Ceglie A, Fisher DA, Filiberti R, Blanchi S, Conio M. Barrett's esophagus, esophageal and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: The role of diet. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2010 Oct 20. (2010) Abstract

Fisher DA, Grubber JM, Castor JM, Coffman CJ. Ascertainment of colonoscopy indication using administrative data. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Jun;55(6):1721-5. (2010) Abstract

Fisher DA, Zullig LL, Grambow SC, Abbott DH, Sandler RS, Fletcher RH, El-Serag HB, Provenzale D. Determinants of medical system delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer within the Veteran Affairs Health System. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 May;55(5):1434-41. (2010) Abstract

Jou JH, Fisher DA. Predictive algorithms: uses and limitations. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Nov;55(11):3016-7. (2010) Abstract

Palmer LB, Abbott DH, Hamilton N, Provenzale D, Fisher DA. Quality of colonoscopy reporting in community practice. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Aug;72(2):321-7, 327.e1. (2010) Abstract

Partin MR, Noorbaloochi S, Grill J, Burgess DJ, van Ryn M, Fisher DA, Griffin JM, Powell AA, Halek K, Bangerter A, Vernon SW. The interrelationships between and contributions of background, cognitive, and environmental factors to colorectal cancer screening adherence. Cancer Causes Control. 2010 Sep;21(9):1357-68. (2010) Abstract

Salz T, Weinberger M, Ayanian JZ, Brewer NT, Earle CC, Elston Lafata J, Fisher DA, Weiner BJ, Sandler RS. Variation in use of surveillance colonoscopy among colorectal cancer survivors in the United States. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:256. (2010) Abstract

Yancy WS Jr, McDuffie JR, Stechuchak KM, Olsen MK, Oddone EZ, Kinsinger LS, Datta SK, Fisher DA, Krause KM, Østbye T. Obesity and receipt of clinical preventive services in veterans. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Sep;18(9):1827-35. (2010) Abstract

Fisher DA, Voils CI, Coffman CJ, Grubber JM, Dudley TK, Vernon SW, Bond JH, Provenzale D. Validation of a questionnaire to assess self-reported colorectal cancer screening status using face-to-face administration. Dig Dis Sci. 2009 Jun;54(6):1297-306. (2009) Abstract

Gellad ZF, Almirall D, Provenzale D, Fisher DA. Time from Positive Screening Fecal Occult Blood Test to Colonoscopy and Risk of Neoplasia. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Dec 18. (2008) Abstract

Partin MR, Burgess DJ, Halek K, Grill J, Vernon SW, Fisher DA, Griffin JM, Murdoch M. Randomized trial showed requesting medical records with a survey produced a more representative sample than requesting separately. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jun 10. (2008) Abstract

Partin MR, Grill J, Noorbaloochi S, Powell AA, Burgess DJ, Vernon SW, Halek K, Griffin JM, van Ryn M, Fisher DA. Validation of self-reported colorectal cancer screening behavior from a mixed-mode survey of veterans. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Apr;17(4):768-76. (2008) Abstract

Fisher DA, Galanko J, Dudley TK, Shaheen NJ. Impact of Comorbidity on Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Veterans Healthcare System.  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.  2007;5:991-996. (2007) Abstract

Fisher DA, Johnson MR, Shaheen NJ. Fecal occult blood testing completion in a VA population: low and strongly related to race. J Clin Outcomes Management 2007;14(2):93-101. (2007)

Fisher DA. Calling a spade a spade--are we biased against "normal"? Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Aug;102(8):1588-9. (2007) Abstract

Fisher DA. The bottom line: offer the colorectal cancer screening test that you can deliver. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Apr;65(4):646-7. (2007) Abstract

Patwardhan M, Fisher DA, Mantyh CR, McCrory DC, Morse MA, Prosnitz RG, Cline K, Samsa GP. Assessing the quality of colorectal cancer care: do we have appropriate quality measures? (A systematic review of literature). J Eval Clin Pract. 2007 Dec;13(6):831-45. (2007) Abstract

Fisher DA, Jeffreys A, Coffman CJ, Fasanella K. Barriers to full colon evaluation for a positive fecal occult blood test. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Jun;15(6):1232-5. (2006) Abstract

Fisher DA. Watchful waiting after endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones: cheaper and better? Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Apr;101(4):753-4. (2006) Abstract

Garman KS, Jeffreys A, Coffman C, Fisher DA. Colorectal cancer screening, comorbidity, and follow-up in elderly patients. Am J Med Sci. 2006 Oct;332(4):159-63. (2006) Abstract

Lin S, Konstance R, Jollis J, Fisher DA. The utility of upper endoscopy in patients with concomitant upper gastrointestinal bleeding and acute myocardial infarction. Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Dec;51(12):2377-83. (2006) Abstract

Patwardhan MB, Samsa GP, McCrory DC, Fisher DA, Mantyh CR, Morse MA, Prosnitz RG, Cline KE, Gray RN. Cancer care quality measures: diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2006 May;(138):1-116. (2006) Abstract

Prosnitz RG, Patwardhan MB, Samsa GP, Mantyh CR, Fisher DA, McCrory DC, Cline KE, Gray RN, Morse MA. Quality measures for the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review. Cancer. 2006 Nov 15;107(10):2352-60. (2006) Abstract

Fisher DA, Judd L, Sanford NS. Inappropriate colorectal cancer screening: findings and implications. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov;100(11):2526-30. (2005) Abstract

Fisher DA, Dougherty K, Martin C, Galanko J, Provenzale D, Sandler RS. Race and colorectal cancer screening: a population-based study in North Carolina. N C Med J. 2004 Jan-Feb;65(1):12-5. (2004) Abstract

Fisher DA, Martin C, Galanko J, Sandler RS, Noble MD, Provenzale D. Risk factors for advanced disease in colorectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Oct;99(10):2019-24. (2004) Abstract

Sultan S, Fisher DA, Voils CI, Kinney AY, Sandler RS, Provenzale D. Impact of functional support on health-related quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer. 2004 Dec 15;101(12):2737-43. (2004) Abstract

Fisher DA, Jeffreys A, Grambow SC, Provenzale D. Mortality and follow-up colonoscopy after colorectal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Apr;98(4):901-6. (2003) Abstract

Schmulewitz N, Fisher DA, Rockey DC. Early colonoscopy for acute lower GI bleeding predicts shorter hospital stay: a retrospective study of experience in a single center. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Dec;58(6):841-6. (2003) Abstract

Fisher D, Jeffreys A, Bosworth H, Wang J, Lipscomb J, Provenzale D. Quality of life in patients with Barrett's esophagus undergoing surveillance. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Sep;97(9):2193-200. (2002) Abstract

Provenzale D, Gray RN, Fisher DA, Schmidt T. Patient-Centered Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Screening. Evidence-Based Gastroenterol 2002;3:12-25. (2002)