Clinical Interests:
Fracture injuries, reconstructive microsurgery, sports related injuries to the upper extremity including hand, wrist and elbow.

Board Certification: 
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1989
Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, September 1990

Education:
MD: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis , Indiana

Internship:
General Surgery, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle , Washington
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle , Washington

Fellowship:
Hand Surgery, The Indiana Hand Center , Indianapolis , Indiana
AO International, Martin Algoewer, MD, Berne , Switzerland
Traveling Fellowship, Germany
Hand and Microsurgery, Duke University Medical Center , Durham , North Carolina

Publications:
Dr. Fischer is the author of more than 21 peer-reviewed journal articles

Honors, Awards and Recognitions:
Outstanding Off-Campus Teaching Award, presented by Indiana University Orthopedic Residency Program, 2004/2010.
Voted as one of America 's "Top Doctors" by his peers in 2003, 2005, and 2011. Research conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

Current Academic Appointments:
1995 - Clinical Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis , Indiana

Current Offices Held
2006 - Chairman, Department of Hand Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services
Examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s Oral Examinations
AO International Hand Expert Group
Butler University - Board of Trustees

Appointment Scheduling:
317-875-9105 or toll-free 1-800-888-HAND.

1. Systemic Responses to Tourniquet Release in Children", Lynn AM, Fischer TJ, Brandford HG, and Pendergrass TW. Anesth Analg 65:865-72, 1986.
2. "Farming Injuries; A Hand Surgeon's Perspective", Fischer TJ. MANUS, Vol. 2, No. 2, November, 1986.
3. "Use of a Minicondylar Plate for Metacarpal and Phalangeal Periarticular Injuries", Buchler U, and Fischer T. Clin. Orthop. 214:53-8, 1987.
4. "Summertime Hand Trauma", Fischer TJ. MANUS, Vol. 3, No. 2, August, 1987.
5. "Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis Using the Herbert Bone Screw", Fischer TJ, Strickland JW. Orthopaedic Transactions 12(1):7, 1988.
6. Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis Using the Herbert Bone Screw", Fischer TJ, Strickland JW. J Hand Surg 13A:306, 1988.
7. It's No Accident To Keep Hands Safe", Fischer TJ. Daseke Insurance Safety Newsletter , Spring, 1989.
8. "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome", Fischer TJ. Bell Communications Research Ergonomics Newsletter , May, 1989.
9. "Soft-Tissue Reconstruction in Severe Lower Extremity Trauma", Gorman PW, Barnes CL, Fischer TJ, McAndrew MP, Moore MM. Clin. Orthop. 243:57-64, June, 1989.
10. "Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Current Concepts in Management", Fischer TJ, Idler RS, Creighton JJ. Indiana Medicine , May 1991.
11. "Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release", Fischer TJ, Hastings H. St. Vincent Research Report, Vol.1 - No. 2, Spring, 1991.
12. "Clinical Results of Vessel Repair by the 3M Mechanical Anastomotic Coupling Device". Steichen JB, Fischer TJ, Kleinman WB, Hastings H, Idler RS, Creighton JJ. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 7(3):264-5, 1991.
13. "Preoperative factors and outcome after lunate decompression for Kienböck's disease", Condit DP, Idler RI, Fischer TJ, Hastings H. The Journal of Hand Surgery , 18A:691-696, July, 1993.
14. “Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Using the Chow Dual Portal Technique: a Multicenter Prospective Study of 1291 Cases”, Fischer, T. J., Chow, J. C. Y., Nagle, D., Harris, G., Hastings, H., Osterman, L., Palmer, A., Viegas, S., Whipple, T.  Orthop. Trans. 17(4):1067-8, 1993.
15. "Thumb replantation: the Duke experience", Urbaniak, J.R., Fischer, T.J., Lourie, G.M., The Hand and Upper Limb , Vol. 11, 115-129, 1994.
16. Phalangeal Fractures", Fischer, T.J., ASSH Hand Surgery Update , Volume 1, 1-8, 1994.
17. "Patterns of injury associated with radial styloid fractures", Graham, T.,Condit, D., Culver, J., Fischer, T., Idler, R. Presented at the 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Helsinki , Finland , July 3-7, 1995.
18. "Patterns of injury associated with radial styloid fractures", Graham, T., Condit,        D., Culver, J., Fischer, T., Idler, R.  In: Vastamäki, M. et al.,  eds., 6th Congress     of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH),     Helsinki, Finland, July 3-7, 1995.  Bologna, Italy: Monduzzi Editore.  1995.  157-    160.
19. Repair of the Distal Biceps Tendon Using Suture Anchors and an Anterior Approach", Lintner, S., Fischer, T.. Clin. Orthop . 322:116-119, 1996.
20. "A Multicenter Prospective Review of 640 Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Releases Using the Transbursal and Extrabursal Chow Techniques", Nagle, D., Fischer, T., Harris, G., et al. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Vol 12, No. 2, 139-143, April 1996.
21. Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release, Chow Technique" Fischer, T., Hastings , H. Hand Clinics, Volume 12, No. 2: 285-297, May 1996.
22. "Phalangeal Fractures", Fischer, T.J., in: American Society for Surgery of the     Hand.  Manske, Paul R., ed.  Hand Surgery Update.  Rosemont, IL: American     Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  1996.  1-9.
23. Disorders of the Forearm Axis", Graham, T., Fischer, T., Hotchkiss, R., Kleinman, W., Hand Clinics, Volume 14, No. 2:305-316, May 1998.
24. Fischer T.J.: Thumb Injuries, In: Hand Surgery Update 2. Ed. By Terry Light, MD. Rosemont, AAOS, 1999. pg.29-34
25. “Elbow and Forearm: Adult Trauma”, Fischer, T. J., Lee, Michael L., Rosenwasser, M. P., Strauch, R. J.  In: Beaty, James H., ed.  Orthopaedic     Knowledge Update 6; Home Study Syllabus.  Rosemont, IL: American Academy       of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  1999.  323-335.