• Name:    Richard J. Fischer, M.D.
• Residence: West Seneca, New York 14224

• Industry:  Health Care  
• Job Role: Medical Doctor (Psychiatrist)

 

                                                                                  About My Life Work:

 

• B.A., Biology, Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA), June 1963.
• M.S., Microbiology, Graduate School, Division of Natural Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, August 1966.
• M.D., School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, May 1970.
• Psychiatric Residency, Edw. J. Meyer Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, NY, 1970-1973.
• Child Psychiatry Fellowship, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974-76.
• Worked mainly with inpatient and outpatient children and adolescents (first 14 years post-residency);  subsequent 9 years:  in adult forensic psychiatry (inpatient), then in adult outpatient and continuing treatment services.
• Retired from New York State Department of Mental Hygiene in June 1996.
• Retired completely from private practice in December 1999.