John Fisher (biomedical engineer)

John Fisher, CBE, BSc, PhD, DEng, FIMechE, FIPEM, FREng, FMedSci is a British biomedical engineer who is Director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leeds.^[1][2]

Birmingham University

Fisher graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc in Physics in 1976.^[3] He invented the revolutionary ceramic-on-metal hip replacement.^[4] He is leading the research initiative "50 active years after 50", which is investigating tissue-regeneration technology and developing new medical devices and therapies.^[5]

Fisher was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to Biomedical Engineering.^[6] He was awarded the honorary degree of DEng by the University of Birmingham in 2013.^[7] Fisher is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.^[8][9]

Fisher has published over four hundred peer-reviewed papers and won over £100 million of grant funding.^[10]

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