What is Bernard Fisher (scientist)?
{{Infobox medical person |name = Bernard Fisher |image = Nci-vol-8226-300 bernard fisher.jpg |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1918|8|23}} |birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|10|17|1918|8|23}} |death_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |profession = Physician |work_institutions = University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine }} '''Bernard Fisher,''' MD, FACS (August 23, 1918 – October 16, 2019) was an American surgeon. He was known for his works in the biology and treatment of [[breast cancer]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's who in World Jewry|author1=Schneiderman, H.|author2=Carmin, I.J.|year=1972|publisher=Pitman Publishing Corporation|issn=0511-9138}}</ref> He was Chairman of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project at the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?imageid=8226|title=NCI Visuals Online: Image Details|publisher=visualsonline.cancer.gov|access-date=October 14, 2014}}</ref> His work helped spot that early-stage breast cancer could be treated better by [[lumpectomy]], in combination with [[radiation therapy]], [[chemotherapy]], and/or [[Hormonal therapy (oncology)|hormonal therapy]], than by [[radical mastectomy]].<ref name=onco>{{cite web|title=Bernard Fisher at 95|date=August 9, 2013|work=Oncology Practice|url=https://www.mdedge.com/hematology-oncology/article/77043/breast-cancer/bernard-fisher-95|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> suiiiii ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Bernard}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:Scientists from Pittsburgh]] {{US-bio-stub}}