Overview

Jay A. Fishman, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases and Compromised Host Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Associate Director of the MGH Transplant Center. Dr. Fishman is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Fishman is an internationally recognized expert in infectious diseases in individuals with abnormal immune systems including organ transplant recipients and has trained many of the leaders in this field. At the Massachusetts General Hospital he directs a leading training program in Infectious Disease of organ and stem cell transplant recipients. His research laboratory is investigating infections related to the development of swine as organ donors for humans (xenotransplantation) and the molecular biology of viruses in transplantation. He has a special interest in molecular diagnostics and biotechnology, transplant virology, and in medical education. Has held leadership roles in multiple not-for-profit organizations including service as President of the American Society of Transplantation and at the international Transplantation Society (Transplant Infectious Disease and International Xenotransplanation Association Sections), and the Board of Directors of the International Immunocompromised Host Society. He is a frequent contributor at national and international symposia. Dr Fishman has over 250 peer-reviewed publications. He has received career achievement awards from both the American Society of Transplantation and the Transplantation Society.

Biography

Jay A. Fishman, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases and Compromised Host Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Associate Director of the MGH Transplant Center. Dr. Fishman is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Fishman is an internationally recognized expert in infectious diseases in individuals with abnormal immune systems including organ transplant recipients and has trained many of the leaders in this field. At the Massachusetts General Hospital he directs a leading training program in Infectious Disease of organ and stem cell transplant recipients. His research laboratory is investigating infections related to the development of swine as organ donors for humans (xenotransplantation) and the molecular biology of viruses in transplantation. He has a special interest in molecular diagnostics and biotechnology, transplant virology, and in medical education. Has held leadership roles in multiple not-for-profit organizations including service as President of the American Society of Transplantation and at the international Transplantation Society (Transplant Infectious Disease and International Xenotransplanation Association Sections), and the Board of Directors of the International Immunocompromised Host Society. He is a frequent contributor at national and international symposia. Dr Fishman has over 250 peer-reviewed publications. He has received career achievement awards from both the American Society of Transplantation and the Transplantation Society.