Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

Mary Insana Fisher PT, PhD, Board certified Clinical Orthopedic Specialist and Certified Lymphedema Therapist, is an associate professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Dayton. She graduated from Boston University with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy, and earned her PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Kentucky. Additionally, she received her initial and advanced lymphedema training at the Foeldi Clinic in Germany. She has more than 25 years of clinical practice experience ranging from acute care to orthopedics and oncology rehabilitation. She serves on the Miami Valley Hospital Premier Health Oncology Committee, is past Secretary of the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, and is Senior Editor of Rehabilitation Oncology. Dr. Fisher has been teaching physical therapy over 20 years, and serves in an advisory capacity to physical therapy and physical therapists assistant programs. Dr. Fisher’s current research interest focuses on the field of oncology rehabilitation in terms of functional return, cancer-related fatigue and quality of life, as well as measurement issues. She was presented with the Univeristy of Dayton School of Education and Health Sciences Teaching Award in 2013 and Scholarship Award in 2017. She has been awarded over $30,000 in grant funding for her oncology research. She has presented her work nationally and internationally, and published in such peer-reviewed journals as Rehabilitation Oncology, Physical Therapy, Supportive Care in Cancer, the Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, and Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, among others.

Presentation(s):

• Screening and Assessment of Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Clinical Practice Guideline from APTA Oncology, an Academy of the American Physical Therapy Association (856417)

  Wednesday, October 21, 2020
  12:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST