Faculty
Richard T. Fiser, M.D.
- Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Sections
- Critical Care Medicine
Specialties
- Critical Care/Intensive Care
Contact Information
Email: FiserRichard@uams.edu Phone: 501-364-1479 Fax: 501-364-3667 Address: Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way Little Rock, AR 72202
Education
- B.A - Magna cum Laude, Honors in English, Duke University, 1987
- M.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1991
- Internship - Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1992
- Residency - Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1994
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1997
Licensure and Board Certification
- American Board of Medical Specialties, Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Medical Specialties, Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Clinical & Research Interests
- Clinical Research, Outcomes Research, Factors affecting outcomes of ECMO patients; anticoagulation during mechanical cardiac support; use of simulation for training in ECMO
Recent Honors
- Best Doctors in America, 2007
- Educator of the Year Award, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2007
- Best Doctors in America, 2008
- Red Sash Award, UAMS College of Medicine Senior Class, 2010
- Residency Educator Award, UAMS College of Medicine, 2010
Recent Publications
- Journal Article, Prodhan P., Fiser RT., Cenac S., Bhutta AT., Fontenot E., Moss M., Schexnayder S., Seib P., Chipman C., Weygandt L., Imamura M., Jaquiss RDB., Dyamenahalli U. Intrahospital transport of children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: indications, process, interventions, and effectiveness. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010 March; 11(2):227-33.
- Journal Article, Clement KC., Fiser RT., Fiser WP., Chipman CW., Taylor BJ., Heulitt MJ., Moss M., Fasules JW., Faulkner SC., Imamura M., Fontenot EE., Jaquiss RDB. Single-institution experience with inter-hospital extracorporeal membrane oxygenation transport: a descriptive study. . Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010 11(4):509-513.
- Journal Article, Prodhan P., Fiser RT., Dyamenahali U., Gossett J., Imamura M., Jaquiss RDB., Bhutta A. Outcomes after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) following refractory pediatric cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit. Resuscitation 2009 October; 80:1124-1129.
- Journal Article, Fiser RT., Morris MC. Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Refractory Pediatric Cardiac Arrest. Pediatr Clin N Am 2008 August; 55(4):929-941.
- Journal Article, Tamburro RF., Barfield RC., Shaffer ML., Rajasekaran S., Woodard P., Morrison RR., Howard SC., Fiser RT., Schmidt JC., Sillos EM. Changes in outcomes (1996-2004) for pediatric oncology and HSCT patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Ped Crit Care Med 2008 May; 9(3):270-277.
- Journal Article, Sachdeva R, Fiser RT, Morrow WR, Cava JR, Ghanayem NS, Jaquiss RD. Ruptured tricuspid valve papillary muscle: a treatable cause of neonatal cyanosis. Ann Thoracic Surg 2007; 83:680-2.
- Journal Article, Stroud MH, Okhuysen-Cawley R, Jaquiss R, Berlinski A, Fiser RT. Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe necrotizing pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus Aureaus. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2007; :282-87.
- Journal Article, Fiser RT, West NK, Bush AJ, Sillos EM, Schmidt JE, Tamburro RF. Outcome of severe sepsis in pediatric oncology patients. Ped Crit Care Med 2005; 6:531-6.
- Journal Article, Fiser RT. Use of laryngeal mask airway in pediatric cardiac arrest. Circulation 2005; 112:167-187.
- Journal Article, Robertson BD, Bautista MA, Russell TS, Naclerio AL, Porisch ME, Sorrells DL, Fiser RT. Fibrosing mediastinitis secondary to Zygomycosis in a 22-month-old child. Ped Inf Dis J 2002; 21:441-42.



