Gregory W. Fischer, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY 10029

Dr. Gregory Fischer received his medical degree from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. After graduation he completed his residency in Anesthesiology and Critical Care in major medical centers throughout Switzerland. After successfully completing a fellowship program in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at The Mount Sinai Medical Center he join our staff. Dr Fischer has been an attending cardiac anesthesiologist at Mount Sinai since 2004. Additionally, Dr Fischer shares his time as a critical care physician in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit.

Dr Fischer’s clinical interests include: trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE), in which he is board certified by the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE). Recently, he has focused his attention on the upcoming field of real-time 3-dimentional TEE. Additionally, Dr. Fischer is investigating neuro-cognitive outcomes after cardiac surgery and the utility cerebral oximetry in patients on cardio-pulmonary bypass.

Dr Fischer is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, the New York State Society of Anesthesiology and a diplomat of the European Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care.