About Anne Fischer
Anne C. Fischer, MD, PhD is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric general and thoracic surgeon with Palm Beach Children’s Surgical Specialists in West Palm Beach, Jupiter and Royal Palm Beach. Dr. Fischer is certified by the American Board of Pediatric Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Fischer specializes in advanced minimally invasive laparoscopy (MIS), as well as video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for lesions in the chest. Dr. Fischer also specializes in NUSS surgery, a minimally invasive surgical correction to correct severe pectus excavatum or sunken chest, as well as advancing a nonsurgical approach for an extruding chest, or pectus carinatum, via a brace made with 3D-printing technology to fit the child. For a full spectrum of care, she performs laparoscopic neonatal surgery with prenatal counseling and intervention, and complex oncologic surgery for childhood malignancies. Dr. Fischer is the Section Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and on staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Dr. Fischer is the former Surgeon-in-Chief at Beaumont’s Children Hospital and the Chief of pediatric surgery at William Beaumont Hospital located in Royal Oak, MI. Dr. Fischer was voted the Top Doctor Award in 2015 both by Detroit Magazine in their Hour Detroit section and the Ambassador Magazine. In 2014, she was named Top Doctor in Pediatric Surgery by Castle Connolly Medical Inc. and won the Top 10 Doctor Award by American Registry and in 2012 was named one of America’s Top Surgeons by the Consumer’s Research Council in their Honors of Distinction and Excellence category. For her education and training, Dr. Fischer completed her pediatric surgery fellowship training at Boston Children’s Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. She completed general surgery residency and medical school at John Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, MD where she also completed a PhD in Immunology and postdoctoral fellowship at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Most recently she has been a professor in the department of surgery at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Royal Oak, MI, and has held numerous faculty academic appointments during her professional medical career at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Johns Hopkins Medical School. Dr. Fischer is a member of numerous professional affiliations such as Fellow, of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and as Member, of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Children’s Oncology Group – Surgical Discipline, Society of University Surgeons, American Society of Gene Therapy and the Association for Academic Surgery. Dr. Fischer has been practicing pediatric surgery since 1999. For her editorial activities, Dr. Fischer serves as editor of Current Surgery Reports and associate editor of the Journal of Surgical Research. Dr. Fischer has published numerous scientific publications relating to pediatric general surgery in peer reviewed journals and medical books. For the past three decades, Dr. Fischer has also written numerous abstracts on pediatric research and participated as an invited lecturer at dozens of pediatric conferences, meetings and symposiums in both the national and international settings.
Specialties
Pediatric General Surgery
Language(s)
English
Education
Harvard Medical School - Childrens Hospital of Boston
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John Hopkins Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John Hopkins Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hospitals & Affiliations
St. Mary's Medical Center - SMH
West Boca Medical Center
West Boca Medical Center
Palm Beach Children's Surgical Specialists - Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group
Address
927 45th Street
301
Mangonia Park, FL 33407
Phone
Palm Beach Children's Surgical Specialists - Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group
Address
641 University Boulevard
105
Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone
Palm Beach Children's Surgical Specialists - Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group
Address
11551 Southern Boulevard
2
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Phone
Palm Beach Children's Surgical Specialists - Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group
Address
9970 North Central Park Boulevard
400-A
Boca Raton, FL 33428
Phone
08/27/2026
Excellent experience. Thank you!
08/27/2026
Beyond grateful for everyone caring and attentive approach.
07/29/2026
Nurse Roberta is the reason we are still with the doctor
07/24/2026
Had an amazing experience. Got there and was seen right away
07/15/2026
Excellent
07/15/2026
Very good
07/15/2026
Very good service only it takes the appointment
07/15/2026
They are very friendly
05/20/2026
The nurse was nice
03/18/2026
All very good thank you
03/18/2026
Very good
02/26/2026
Everyone was really nice.
02/26/2026
Everyone was kind and welcoming. Doctor was very thorough and made sure I was comfortable with what she was explaining.
02/26/2026
Provider was amazing and listened to my concern. She made sure I understood her and had great bedside manner
02/22/2026
They are very special
02/22/2026
Good
02/22/2026
Very good
02/22/2026
Excellent
10/05/2025
The lady that was in the waiting room and helped me check In was very nice , great customer service , and was very welcoming 10/10 experience , the lady's who were in the exam room were also great thank you
09/17/2025
Amazing care
08/21/2025
The nurses were very king and professional
08/21/2025
Care provider were wonderful
08/21/2025
Everyone was really nice took great care of my son
02/15/2025
The receptionist, nurse,and auth dept were diligent, kind, and caring. It made the visit more pleasant. The doctor might be a great doctor surgeon, not sure yet. I hope our next interaction will be better..
01/15/2025
Great care.
12/25/2024
Dr. Anne was wonderful. Her assistant was wonderful. The staff was patient.
12/25/2024
Very kind. Very clean.
12/25/2024
Staff was informative
12/25/2024
The waiting room was clean and quiet
12/25/2024
Had great conversation. We felt very informed.
12/25/2024
Love love loved her. I would love for her to be my doctor
09/24/2024
Is good
09/24/2024
Good
09/24/2024
It Is Good experience
09/24/2024
It is good
08/31/2024
Very good
08/31/2024
Not bad
04/30/2024
Very good attentions
04/30/2024
Good
10/23/2023
Everyone was great
09/28/2023
Une bonne exp?rience le docteur ?tait trs gentil et aimable
05/08/2023
The staff especially Dr. Fisher and Nurse Torres go above an beyond.
05/08/2023
Nurse Torres did a wonderful job helping to keep my toddler occupied so we can review his medical history. She showed additional concern and compassion for issues outside the scope of the visit but were still relevant to the overall physical and mental wellbeing of my child.
05/08/2023
Dr. Fisher did a great job explaining her decisions on care and made me feel welcome to call or follow up with any concerns or questions.
05/05/2023
Staff very friendly and professional
05/04/2023
Overall, everything went well.
05/04/2023
Good experience: We felt that are privacy are very protected. All the staff entered to the room, whash their Hands with soap, were gloves, and wearing ID, and introduced themselves.
05/04/2023
Very good experience: The nurse/assistant were very kind conversing to my sonl, even though he was in pain. He was happy.
05/04/2023
Good experience:Care provider was very friendly and courteous. He took time to talk and explained the procedures. Using appropriate words for a 13 year old. In sum very well mannered.I will highly recommend this care provider. We were confident
05/04/2023
That was my first time at the Good Samaritan ER. From the front office to the room, the staff was very courteous. Everyone were ready to provide care. Jael was treated with care. Overall, I had a very good experience
05/04/2023
Good experience: RegistrationThere was no delay, and there was no waiting time at the clinic.
03/02/2023
Excellent
01/09/2023
Dr. Fischer was awesome
07/28/2022
All went so well, as always.
07/28/2022
Dr. Fisher is amazing. She cares so much about her patients and is extremely friendly and efficient. We love her.
07/28/2022
We really like the staff at Dr. Fischer's office. She has a wonderful team of women working with her. They are the best!
07/28/2022
We will definitely recommend Dr. Fisher, she's the best!!
07/28/2022
No problems at all. The appointment went extremely well.
07/28/2022
Roberta is always thorough and extremely efficient.
06/23/2022
It's good
06/23/2022
Very good
06/23/2022
This is good
06/23/2022
Good
06/23/2022
This is good no complaint
06/03/2022
Dr. Fischer is an excellent surgeon. Very supportive.
05/06/2022
It's was very good.
04/13/2022
Good/ professionals
04/13/2022
Staff spoke with clarity
04/13/2022
Good
04/13/2022
Good/teamwork
04/13/2022
Awesome
02/23/2022
Dr. Fischer was great at explaining everything and answered all my questions. She made me feel very comfortable.
01/19/2022
Staff was friendly and Dr. Fischer was amazing! Very thorough, knowledgeable, and friendly.
07/15/2021
The nurse practitioner took all the history and reassured my daughter That the doctor would listen to her
07/15/2021
Both doctor and nurse practitioner were we're friendly it's only announced knowledgeable They put my daughter at ease
07/15/2021
Our experience was very good and the doctor and the doctor had to hope tattoo perform emergency surgery which is why we needed to wait for which is why we needed to wait so long. And we understood.
06/11/2021
I absolutely love the the medical staff over there. They show a genuine interest in my child and her needs. She feels completely comfortable with them which helps make the experience better.
06/11/2021
I absolutely love Dr. Fischer and her team.
04/09/2021
very friendly and relaxing
04/09/2021
nurse practitioner and dr were very helpful, considered all symptoms and tried to help us solve the riddle of my daughter's issues.
10/17/2020
I feel good
10/17/2020
good
10/02/2020
wow! she was amazing down to earth. very inviting yet very perfessinal
10/02/2020
the receptionist was super fantastic giving me directions over the phone until I reached the office
09/17/2020
every body was so polite and nice they offered raffie a ice pop with it being so hot outside that was so making him feel at ease great and amazing people
09/17/2020
they gave me options that can fit in my schedule
06/18/2020
very efficient
02/04/2020
The best doctor and the staff. Very friendly.
02/04/2020
Very good experience and I very happy.
02/03/2020
Great front office staff in Jupiter.
02/03/2020
*Roberta is fantastic!
09/05/2019
*DR. Fischer is wonderful. She has great bedside manner and makes parents comfortable.
08/21/2018
Very friendly staff.
06/02/2018
Great staff and the doctor is great
06/02/2018
I will recommend her to my friends
06/02/2018
Great staff
03/07/2018
Always called to see how my son was that made me feel good.
Palm Beach Children's Surgical Specialists - Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group
Address
927 45th Street, 301, Mangonia Park, FL 33407
Phone
Fax
561.623.4981