John Fisher (biomedical engineer)

John Fisher, CBE, FREng, FMedSci is a British biomedical engineer who was director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering until he stepped down from the role in summer 2016.^[1] He remains a professor of mechanical engineering and deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Leeds.^[2][3]

Birmingham University

Fisher graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc in physics in 1976.^[4] He invented the revolutionary ceramic-on-metal hip replacement.^[5] He is leading the research initiative "50 active years after 50", which is investigating tissue-regeneration technology and developing new medical devices and therapies.^[6]

Fisher was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to biomedical engineering.^[7] He was awarded the honorary degree of DEng by the University of Birmingham in 2013.^[4] 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.^[2][3]

Fisher has published over four hundred peer-reviewed papers and won over £100 million of grant funding.^[2]