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Nancy Fisher, RN, MD, MPH
 Representing
the Health Care Authority
Date Appointed: August 2006
Dr. Nancy Fisher is the Medical Director for the
Health Care Authority. In 2003, she brought with her to this position,
a broad background in health care being a registered nurse in coronary
care; completing residencies in pediatrics, clinical genetics, and
preventive medicine. She has board certification in pediatrics and
clinical genetics, and received certification from the University of
Washington in Health Care Ethics.
At the University of Washington, she is a Clinical
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and active with the Institute for
Public Health Genetics of the School of Public Health and active with
the School of Medicine. Dr. Fisher founded the first genetics clinic in
a Public Health Department, served on the 5-year planning committee for
the National Human Genome Project, served nine years on the Secretary of
Health (HHS) Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, and previously was
the Medical Director for Medicaid for the state of Washington.
Because of her work with individuals from Southeast
Asia, Dr. Fisher was invited by the Johns Hopkins University Press to
edit a book on cultural influences in genetic decision making and health
disparities. She is a founding member of the American College of
Medical Genetics, member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the
American Academy of Physician Executives. Locally she is active in the
Washington State Medical Association and she is a member of the King
County Metro Board of Directors, the American Heart Association, and 10
State Affiliate Board's Strategic Planning Committee. This year she was
named Physician of the Year by the AHA King County Metro Board.
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676 Woodland
Square Loop SE
PO Box 42701
Olympia, WA
98504-2701 |
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(360) 923-2709 |
| E-mail: |
nancy.fisher@hca.wa.gov |
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