Dr. Fisher is Cardiome's Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Fisher has over 20 years of experience in clinical research trials and Phase I to IV drug development. He was most recently divisional Vice President of Global Pharmaceutical Development at Abbott Laboratories Limited, responsible for the global development of pharmaceuticals, biologics and drug coated medical devices. Prior to Abbott Laboratories Limited, he was an Executive Director and Clinical Research Fellow at Eli Lilly & Co. During his time with Eli Lilly & Co., he was responsible for developing business strategy for critical care, cardiovascular, inflammation and bio-products, therapeutics areas, identification of disease state targets, and business development. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Fisher had a distinguished career as Professor and Head of Critical Care Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has personally designed, conducted and executed over 20 clinical trials as Principal Investigator. From 1977-1997 Dr. Fisher held various professor and director positions at the University of Manitoba, the University of California at Davis Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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