Nicholas Fisk (academic)
Professor Nicholas Fisk (academic)[edit]
Professor Nicholas Fisk is an Australian academic, medical doctor, researcher, and obstetrician; and an expert in the fields of maternal-fetal medicine and prenatal development. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).[1] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW[2]. Professor Fisk has a sustained record of clinical innovation and community outreach & engagement as an obstetrician/fetal medicine specialist. He has pioneered significant advances in understanding fetoplacental disease and its treatment, including characterising early human fetal stem cell populations, documenting “fetal pain” and its blockade by opioid analgesia, and unravelling the vascular basis of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.[1] Professor Fisk has been an advocate of women's choice in relation to mode of delivery[3][4][5], and invented the “natural caesarean” operation, now also referred to as the “family centred caesarean section”[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
In a professorial career spanning more than 20 years, Professor Fisk has lectured widely in clinical education forums and advocated strongly for national/state guideline development.[1] He is the author of more than 450 publications[14], notably in the area of twin pregnancy, fetoplacental stem cell biology, fetal stress, and methods of prenatal genetic diagnosis. His research on fetal pain has been quoted by both sides of the abortion debate.[15][16][17][18][19] He has served in leadership roles in a number of international and national organisations, including as President of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and Chair of the Group of Eight Universities’ Deans of Medicine Committee. He is a past board member of the Metro North Hospital and Health Service, the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, and Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners.[20] Professor Fisk currently chairs the Steering Committee of the Association of Academic Health Centers International[20] and is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of New South Wales, a research intensive university and member of the Group of Eight, based in Sydney[21]
Career[edit]
After graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney, Nick undertook clinical training in Sydney, Durban, Aberdeen and London. Professor Fisk was awarded a PhD from University College London in 1992 and an MBA from Imperial College London in 2008.[22][20]
From 2000-2001 Nick served as President of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society.[23][24] Between 1992 and 2007, he was Professor of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Imperial College London and Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, where his laboratory and clinical research program achieved an international reputation[25][26][27][28][29] in fetal diagnosis and treatment.
In 2008 Professor Fisk became the inaugural Director of the University of Queensland's $70 million Centre for Clinical Research, and from 2010-2016 Nick was Executive Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland[30][22][20]. He was elected to Fellowship of the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2014. From 2016-2018 Nick was the Chair of the Association for Academic Health Centers (AAHCI) International Steering Committee, the highest elected academic position in AAHCI.[31][32]
Professor Fisk assumed the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in August 2016. This role provides strategic support to the UNSW Vice-Chancellor and President in the generation of external research income and improving the University’s research performance.[33]
Areas of Expertise[edit]
Professor Fisk's areas of expertise are obstetrics and obstetric surgery, antenatal care, fetal screening, monitoring, diagnosis and damage, perinatal medicine, medical genetics, medical negligence and Regenerative Medicine (incl. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering). His research focuses on the developmental ontogeny of fetal and perinatal mesenchymal and endothelial stem cells and their contribution to maternal and fetal tissue repair. In particular, how stem cell populations can be optimised and delivered to maximise the therapeutic effect, focussing on bone repair and intrauterine transplantation models in congenital disorders.[14][34]
External Links[edit]
Professor Nicholas Fisk's research profile at the University of New South Wales
Professor Nicholas Fisk's Google Scholar profile
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences - search term: Nicholas Fisk".
- ↑ "Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW - all Fellows".
- ↑ Revill, Jo (6 March 2006). "Why mothers should be offered caesareans". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Natural birth 'puts twins at risk". BBC News World Edition. 1 November 2002.
- ↑ "Should all women have caesareans? UK obstetrician predicts 50% will". Australian Medical Association. 15 March 2001.
- ↑ "ESA (European Society of Anaesthesiology). Natural Caesarean section is safe, popular and feasible and is not encouraging maternal requests for C-section births". Science Daily. 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Every bit as magical". The Guardian. 3 December 2005.
- ↑ Capogna, G. and de Boer, H. (2017). “Humanization of Cesarean Section” In: Anesthesia for Cesarean Section. Cham: Springer International Publishing Switzerland. pp. p. 185.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: Extra text (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Armbrust, R., Hinkson, L. von Weizsacker, K., Henrich, W. (2016). "The Charite cesarean birth: a family orientated approach of cesarean section". The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 29(1): pp. 163–168.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
- ↑ Posthuma, S., Korteweg, F.J., van der Ploeg, J.M., de Boer, H.D., Buiter, H.D., and van der Ham, D.P. (2017). "Risks and benefits of the skin-to-skin cesarean section – a retrospective cohort study". The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 30(2): pp. 159–163.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
- ↑ Narayen, I.C., Mulder, E.E.M., Boers, K.E., van Vonderen, J.J., Wolters, V.E.R.A., Freeman, L.M., and Te Pas, A.B. (2018). "Neonatal Safety of Elective Family-Centered Caesarean Sections: A Cohort Study". Frontiers in Pediatrics. 6(20).CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Schorn, M.N., Moore, E., Spetalnick, B.M., and Morad, A (2015). "Implementing Family-Centred Cesarean Birth". Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. 60(6): pp. 682–690.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
- ↑ Smith, J., Plaat, F., and Fisk, N.M. (2008). "The natural caesarean: A woman-centred technique". BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 115(8): pp. 1037–1041.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Nicholas M Fisk FAHMS FRSN PhD MBA MBBS FRCOG FRANZCOG CMFM DDU GAICD". Google Scholar.
- ↑ Polman, Dick (22 July 2015). "Scott Walker Versus Science". The Moderate Voice.
- ↑ Agresti, James D. (2 June 2015). "Media Promotes Junk Science on Fetal Pain". Crisis Magazine.
- ↑ Towalski, Joe (21 April 2011). "Can an unborn child feel pain?". Catholic Hotdish.
- ↑ Dermer, Hon Ed (18 March 1998). "CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT (ABORTION) BILL - SECOND READING". Parliament of Western Australia.
- ↑ Ronan, Alex (23 February 2017). "The Pro-Choice Movement has a Science Problem". The Outline.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Professor Nicholas Fisk". Research Australia.
- ↑ "Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research". UNSW Sydney - Governance.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Professor Nicholas Fisk". Paediatrio Registered Charity. 2016.
- ↑ "2001 Annual Meeting". International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (IFMSS). 2018.
- ↑ "International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society - History". International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (IFMSS). 2018.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Elizabeth (4 April 2007). "A warehouse for stem cells offers hope for families, at a price". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Stem cells could treat brittle bone disease in children". Daily Mail Australia. 28 January 2008.
- ↑ "Mother tells of 'horror' at giving birth to stillborn twins". The Independent (Ireland). 18 November 2004.
- ↑ Connor, Science Editor, Steve (30 July 2002). "Stem cell discovery raises prospect of treating genetic disorders in the womb". The Independent (UK).
- ↑ Stepney, Rob (18 February 1997). "The issue of foetal pain is being highlighted by anti-abortionists. But its implications extend beyond their agenda - to the process of birth itself". The Independent (UK).
- ↑ "Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine" (PDF). UniQuest. 2014.
- ↑ "Nicholas Fisk Appointed AAHCI Steering Committee Chair and to AAHC Board of Directors". Globe Newswire. 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "AAHC Board of Directors & AAHCI Steering Committee". Association of Academic Health Centers. 2018.
- ↑ "Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)". UNSW Sydney - 2025 Strategic Initiatives.
- ↑ "Professor Nicholas Fisk". Cell Reprogramming Australia.
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