Biography
Curriculum Vitae
Bruce E. Fishman, MD, MPH, FICS
Orthopedic Surgery Occupational Medicine
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 500, Encino, CA 91436
Phone 818.808.2828 Fax 818.788.0386
Additional Office Location: 412 West Avenue “J”, Suite “D”, Lancaster, CA 93534
Additional Office Location: 2080 Century Park East, Suite 1111, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Licensure Department of Health Services, State of California X-Ray & Fluoroscopy
Supervisor and Operator License
The Board of Medical Quality Assurance
State of California, February 7, 1983
Workers’ Compensation Available for Agreed Medical Exams
Undergraduate Education Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan
Degree: 1974-Bachelor of Science
Major: Biology and Psychology- Graduate with Distinction
Honors: Awarded the “Exceptional Accomplishment in Psychology Superior Academic Performance
Graduate Education 1975 Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan
Sections of Anatomy and Physiology
Medical School Education Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Michigan
Degree: 1979 – Doctor of Medicine -Graduate of Distinction
Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha; National Honor Medical Society
Excellence in Academic and Clinical Achievement
Instructor: Physical examination skills course. Taught to first year medical students
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Degree: 2004-Masters of Public Health
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Clinical Fellowship 1978-1979 Sinai Hospital, Department of Surgery, Detroit, Michigan
Cardiothoracic Surgery Section
Residency Post Graduate Medical Training
1979-1983 Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery
Certifications/Memberships Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Preventive Medicine
Board Certified Occupational Medicine
Fellow International College of Surgeons
Fellow American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopedic surgery
Fellow American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
Certified Disability Impairment Evaluator
Certified Medical Review Officer
Member California Orthopedic Association
Member International Spinal Injection Society
Member American College of Sports Medicine
Member American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Research Grants 1981 Henry Ford Hospital Orthopedic Surgical Research Grant
“Mechanism of Injury in Calcaneal Fractures”
Awards Wayne State University School of Medicine 2004 Medical Alumni
Distinction in Medicine Award for 25 years of Medical Service
Inductee – Guide to America’s Top Orthopedists
Consumer Research Council of America 2011
Inductee- The leading Physicians of the World, North America 2012
Orthopedic Section
Hospital-Surgical Staff Sherman Oaks Hospital – 4929 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA
Mission Community Hospital – 14850 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama City, CA
Regency Surgical Center – 16055 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA
Century Park Ambulatory Surgery Center – 2080 Century City Park
Suite 1111., Los Angeles, CA
Interventional Ortho-Biologics Cell Surgical Network Annual Affiliate Convention – June 2015
Cell Surgical Network Training and Accreditation Conferences – July
2015 and 2016
Select Biosciences and Cell Surgical Network, Clinical and Surgical
Utilization of Adult Stem Cells – 2015
3rd Annual Cell Surgical Conference – June 3-4, 2016
4th Annual Cell Surgical Conference – June 1-4, 2017
Lecturer/Panelist Orthopedic WPI Rating Controversies under Almaraz/Guzman Decision.
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
March 28, 2008, Raising the Bar
Rating Complex Orthopedic injuries under Almaraz/Guzman
California Workers’ Compensation Association Annual meeting
October 2009
Orthopedic Injury Analysis Utilizing the AME Guidelines under
Almaraz/Guzman Decision.
California Orthopedics Association QME course.
Lake Tahoe, April 15-18, 2010
When and How to Utilize the Almaraz-Guzman line of cases, and
What Constitutes a Complex or Extra-Ordinary Injury
California Worker’s Compensation Defense Attorneys Association –
November 2015
Apportionment of Orthopedic Work Related Permanent Impairment
to Non- Industrial factors – Council of Self Insured Public Agencies –
March 2016 General Meetings
New Guidelines for Prescribing Opioid Medication in the Worker’s
Compensation System – California Self Insured Association – fall
2017 Newsletter
Stem Cell Based Therapies: Challenges and Opportunities –
November 2017