Donald R. Fischer

Donald R. Fischer, MD, MBA, is an independent health care consultant who was the senior vice president of health affairs and chief medical officer at Highmark, Inc. from 2004 through 2015. Among his responsibilities were clinical strategy, medical management and policy, care management services, utilization management, quality management and preventive health services. He practiced pediatric cardiology at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for many years, and served as the Medical Director of the Children’s Hospital from 1996-2000.