Dale Andrew Fisher FRACP (born 1960) is an Australian physician who specialises in Infectious Diseases and is a Senior Consultant in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (2004 -), the chair of the National Infection Prevention and Control Committee through the Ministry of Health, Singapore (2013 -), and chair of the steering committee of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (2017 -) hosted by the World Health Organization.
Fisher has written numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical journals. In addition, he is involved in numerous international medical committees and groups dealing with infectious diseases and outbreak response. He has published on various diseases, including melioidosis, Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT), Severe Acute Respiratory Disease (SARS), infection control in hospital settings especially as it relates to multi-drug-resistant pathogens and most recently COVID-19.
During the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic, which began in China, Fisher was part of the World Health Organization's team that visited China to understand about the virus, and to guide the global response to the pandemic.
Academic Qualifications:
DTM&H, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London
FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasia
MBBS, University of Tasmania, Australia
Appointments:
Professor, Department of Medicine
Senior Consultant, Division of Infectious Disease, University Medicine Cluster, National University Hospital
Administrative Appointments:
Group Director, Medicine, National University Health System
Chair of Infection Prevention and Control at NUHS
Joint Appointments:
Chair of the National Infection Prevention and Control Committee, MoH
Chair of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, WHO
Chair of the OPAT workgroup of the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Senior Consultant, MOH Part Time Professional Scheme
Awards:
- Courage Medal (SARS), Courage foundation Singapore March – May ‘03
- RACP John Sands Medal for outstanding contribution to College Affairs (May 2006)
- NUS School of Medicine Faculty Teaching excellence award – 2008 & 9
- RACP Excellence in mentoring Award – 2008 & 2009
- PS21 ExCEL Award; Outstanding Activist certificate of recognition – Nov 2011
- NUHS-Mochtar Riady Pinnacle Excellence Award 2013
- National Clinical Excellence Team Award (infection prevention lead) 2013 (Ministry of Health)
- Healthcare Humanity Award, Courage Foundation, Singapore 2015
- Public Service (Health) Living the Values (Team) Award, 2015
Featured Research:
Scenarios to Manage the Demand for N95 Respirators for Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
November 2020 Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Yinxiaohe Sun, Hirono Otomaru, Sharon Esi Duoduwa Quaye, [...], Borame L Dickens
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A Safe and Efficient, Naturally Ventilated Structure for COVID-19 Surge Capacity in Singapore
June 2020 Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Natasha Bagdasarian, Ian Mathews, Ng Jet Yue Alexander, [...], Dale A Fisher
Responding to COVID-19: How an academic infectious diseases division mobilized in Singapore
June 2020 BMC Medicine
Sophia Archuleta, Gail Cross, Jyoti Somani, [...], Dale A Fisher
High Yield of HIV Testing in Dengue-Like Febrile Illness in Singapore
July 2018 Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Ayesha Verrall, David Lye, Surinder Pada, [...], Sophia Archuleta
Prophylactic platelet transfusion plus supportive care versus supportive care alone in adults with dengue and thrombocytopenia: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, superiority trial
March 2017 The Lancet
David Lye, Sophia Archuleta, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, [...], Yee Sin Leo
