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Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
Patient Education
Patient Education
Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
Medical Professionals
Medical Professionals
Referrals made easy

Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

David Fischer

David Fischer

David Fischer

MD, PhD

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Board Certifications

United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry/Neurology-Psychiatry, Neurology
Fellowships

University of CA at San Francisco - Neurology GME, Behavioral Neurology
Residencies

University of Alabama School of Medicine - GME, Neurology
Internship

University of Alabama School of Medicine - GME, Neurology
Degree

MD, Michigan State Univ - College of Human Medicine

Selected research

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Celebrating neuropathology's contributions to Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
October 2025
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Sex Differences in Associations of Lewy Body Disease with Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline.
Annals of neurology
July 2025
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BDNF Val66Met polymorphism moderates associations between physical activity and neurocognitive outcomes in older adults.
Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)
June 2025
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Saving future lives

500+ UCSF investigators are researching cures for hundreds of childhood and adult diseases.