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​Important Notice about COVID-19
  For the safety and well-being of our patients and our staff, we are reinforcing best practices including:
  • Strict social and physical distancing measures 
    • Minimal time spent in waiting areas
    • Low patient volumes
  • Restriction of visitors (unless medically necessary) unless you are bringing a child or a patient that needs help we request that you come alone.
  • Screening of all patients and employees using non-contact infrared thermometers
  • Rigorous cleaning and disinfecting of all areas
  • All patients, employees, and visitors to be wearing masks or face coverings​
Recent Interviews by Dr. Stuart Fischer

DR. STUART FISCHER INTERVIEWS
Dr. Ben Carson

Former republican presidential candidate and current HUD Secretary​

DR. STUART FISCHER INTERVIEWS
Roger Staubach

Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback

DR. STUART FISCHER INTERVIEWS
Steve Forbes

Chair and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media
Surgical Videos by Dr. Fischer
These are orthopaedic videos which Dr Fischer has produced for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

DR. STUART FISCHER EXPLAINS
Meniscus Tears

DR. STUART FISCHER EXPLAINS
Achilles Tendon Rupture

DR. STUART FISCHER EXPLAINS
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 

DR. STUART FISCHER EXPLAINS
Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
Stuart J. Fischer, M.D.
Dr. Stuart Fischer has been practicing orthopaedic surgery in Summit since 1980.

Dr. Fischer is a native of Jersey City and graduated Newark Academy in Livingston in 1967. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of the  Jefferson Society.

He received his MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1975.

Dr. Fischer went on to complete two years of general surgery training at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at New York Orthopaedic Hospital Columbia – Presbyterian Medical Center in New York in 1980.

He currently practices at Overlook Hospital in Summit and the Center for Ambulatory Surgery in Mountainside. He also has courtesy privileges at St. Barnabas in Livingston.

Dr. Fischer is the author of “100 Questions and Answers About Hip Replacement” a 250 page guide for patients planning total hip surgery prepared in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
(Click here to be directed to "100 Questions and Answers About Hip Replacement" on Amazon)

He is a member of two prestigious surgical subspecialty societies – the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Dr. Fischer is past President of the New Jersey Orthopaedic Society and the founding President of the New Jersey Medical Liability Purchasing Alliance. He has also served as Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ.

For seven years he was Chairman of the New Jersey Orthopaedic Society Fall Symposium, the largest Continuing Education activity for orthopaedic surgeons in the state.

On a national level, he has been a member of the Council on Education, the Communications Cabinet and the Patient Education Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He also serves on the editorial board of the AAOS monthly newspaper AAOS Now.

Dr. Fischer is the editor in charge of the AAOS patient information web site www.OrthoInfo.org the largest orthopaedic patient information site in the world.

In this regard, he has written patient information articles on a wide range of orthopaedic topics including hip replacement, rotator cuff surgery, articular cartilage restoration, stem cells in orthopaedics. He has developed the Informed Patient web based tutorial series and produced the web based video Achilles Tendon Rupture.

When he is not practicing surgery, Dr Fischer enjoys time with his wife and three girls both on the beach and in the snow. He is an avid downhill and backcountry skier and is always looking for the deepest, lightest and driest powder the Rockies have to offer.