Hometown: Yarmouth, ME
What are your favorite things to do in the Denver area? Hiking, camping, snowboarding, exploring new restaurants and breweries, going to see live music, spending time in the many parks around the city including the botanic gardens
Hobbies: Yoga, running, hiking, snowboarding, painting, cooking, traveling, trying to keep my house plants alive, spending time with family and friends
Biggest strength of the program: The biggest strengths of the program are not only the breadth and depth within each specialty and the diversity of hospitals we cover, but also the focus on continually seeking resident perspective to find ways to improve the program, and the supportive and engaged faculty, residents, and staff.
Fischman V, Wittenberg E, Song SA, et al. How Patients Choose a Laryngologist: A Pilot Stated Preference Study. OTO Open. 2021;5(1):2473974X21999601. Published 2021 Mar 11. doi:10.1177/2473974X21999601
Fischman V, Ivanovic V, Jalisi S. A Bioresorbable Fiducial for Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;163(3):554-556. doi:10.1177/0194599820921864
Patterson RH*, Fischman VG*, Wasserman I, et al. Global Burden of Head and Neck Cancer: Economic Consequences, Health, and the Role of Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. January 2020:019459981989726. doi:10.1177/0194599819897265
Riker RR, Sawyer ME, Fischman VG, et al. Neurological Pupil Index and Pupillary Light Reflex by Pupillometry Predict Outcome Early After Cardiac Arrest. Neurocritical Care. May 2019. doi:10.1007/s12028-019-00717-4
Rao S, Fischman V, Kaplan DW, Wilson KM, Hyman D. Evaluating Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates among Pediatric Inpatients. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2018;3(5). doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000102
Rao S, Fischman V, Moss A, et al. Exploring provider and parental perceptions to influenza vaccination in the inpatient setting. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2018;12(3):416-420. doi:10.1111/irv.12482
Brittan MS, Fischman V, Martin SE, Moss A, Keller D. Provider Feedback: A Potential Method to Reduce Readmissions. Hospital Pediatrics. 2016;6(11):684-688. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2016-0029
Fischman V, Getz A, Cabrera-Muffly C, Johnson A. “Toasted: Burnout in Otolaryngology Residents and Fellows Affecting Career Choices,” Poster Presentation at American Rhinologic Society Meeting at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Boston, MA. May 4, 2023.
Patterson R*, Fischman V*, Siu J, Wasserman I, Alkire B. “Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer: Comparing Macroeconomic Consequences Across Low, Middle, and High Income Countries.” Quickshot presentation at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA. October 30, 2019.
Fischman V, Song S, Franco R, Song P, Naunheim M. “How Patients Choose a Voice Specialist: A Stated Preference Study.” Poster presentation at Fall Voice Conference, Dallas, TX. October 18, 2019.
Fischman V, Patel R, Jalisi S. “Can You Hear Me Now? Personalization of Voice Using AI in Aphonic Patients,” Oral Presentation at American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. September 18, 2019.
Fischman V, Ivanovic V, Jalisi S. “A Bioresorbable Fiducial for Head and Neck Cancer,” Accepted for Poster Presentation at American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. September 17, 2019.
Fischman V, Ruiz D, Rebeiz E. “Atypical Mycobacterial Infection of the Preauricular Facial Skin,” Poster Presentation at Triological Society Annual Meeting at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Austin, TX. May 3, 2019.