Kimberly Fisher

Kimberly A Fisher, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. She holds academic positions in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine (Division of Pulmonary Medicine) and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Departments of Masters in Clinical Investigation and Population Health Sciences). Her expertise lies in patient-clinician communication, healthcare quality improvement, and chronic disease management. Fisher earned a BA in Biochemistry from Brown University and an MD from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Her research focuses on vaccine hesitancy, pandemic response strategies, and optimizing patient care through communication interventions. Notable work includes studies on late-stage COVID-19 vaccination motivations, physician-patient dialogue in lung cancer screening, and AI’s role in mental health care. She has led trials evaluating remote patient monitoring for COPD and long-COVID preparedness in primary care settings.

Publications span topics like health disparities in long-COVID care, telemedicine applications, and noninvasive ventilation outcomes in COPD. Fisher collaborates with institutions on improving healthcare communication and patient-reported care breakdowns. Her work emphasizes translating evidence into actionable strategies for healthcare systems.