Mary Insana Fisher

Mary Insana Fisher PT, PhD, Board-certified Clinical Orthopedic Specialist and Certified Lymphedema Therapist, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Dayton. She graduated from Boston University with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy and earned her PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Kentucky. Additionally, she received her initial and advanced lymphedema training at the Foeldi Clinic in Germany. She has more than 30 years of clinical practice experience ranging focused on orthopedics and oncology rehabilitation. She serves on the Miami Valley Hospital Premier Health Oncology Committee, is past Secretary of the Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association, and is Editor-in-Chief of Rehabilitation Oncology. Dr. Fisher has been teaching physical therapy over 20 years and serves in an advisory capacity to physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs. Dr. Fisher’s current r