About
Dr. Kimberly Fisher, DO, MBA, is the founder and sole physician at The Fisher Institute in Evansville, Indiana. She earned her undergraduate degree at Butler University in 2005 and her MBA from Ellis College at the New York Institute of Technology in 2008. O. at Midwestern University in 2012. Her internship, internal medicine residency, and rheumatology fellowship all took place at The Ohio State University, where she trained through 2017.
Dr. Fisher holds dual board certification from the ABIM in both internal medicine and rheumatology. She built her clinical career across California and Indiana, including positions at Huntington Health Physicians in Pasadena and Deaconess Clinic in Evansville. Her primary clinical passion centers on diagnosing and treating inflammatory arthritis. She also developed deep expertise in uveitis and hypermobility through her professional network, which includes her husband, an eye surgeon. Dr. Fisher lives with Celiac disease herself, a fact that shapes her empathy for patients navigating autoimmune conditions. She envisions every patient visit as a collaborative conversation, warm and unhurried, built on the belief that good medicine feels personal.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
Butler University, B.S., 2005
Medical School
Midwestern University, D.O., 2012
Residency
Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, 2017
Fellowship
Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, 2017
Additional Training
M.B.A., Ellis College at the New York Institute of Technology, 2008
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Fisher right for?
Dr. Fisher is a strong fit for adults and children dealing with inflammatory or autoimmune conditions. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, or connective tissue diseases benefit from her deep diagnostic focus. She also sees patients with hypermobility disorders like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and those with uveitis needing rheumatologic input. Adults seeking internal medicine care in addition to rheumatology will find both under one roof. Patients who want a thorough, listening-first approach to complex conditions will feel at home here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Fisher focuses primarily on inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune diseases. Her full list includes rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, lupus, Sjogren's, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease, vasculitis, myositis, sarcoid, gout, IBD-associated arthritis, fibromyalgia, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. She also treats uveitis and hypermobility conditions including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and benign hypermobility syndrome.
Dr. Fisher does not treat chronic pain or chronic fatigue syndrome. She does diagnose fibromyalgia when clinical findings support that diagnosis. Whether she manages fibromyalgia long term depends on each individual case, which she evaluates at the time of the visit.
Dr. Fisher performs joint injections, arthrocentesis (joint fluid removal), and lip biopsies in the office. These procedures support both diagnosis and treatment for many of the rheumatologic conditions she manages.
Yes. Dr. Fisher holds board certification in both internal medicine and rheumatology through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). She completed her rheumatology fellowship at The Ohio State University in 2017.
O. at Midwestern University in 2012. She then completed her internship, internal medicine residency, and rheumatology fellowship at The Ohio State University, finishing in 2017. She also holds an MBA from Ellis College at the New York Institute of Technology.
Dr. Fisher treats every visit as a partnership. She believes patients are the experts on their own bodies and builds care plans around each person's unique history and support system. She aims for visits that feel collaborative and unhurried rather than transactional.
Dr. Fisher sees pediatric patients for rheumatology, including children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Her internal medicine services cover adults only. Parents seeking rheumatologic evaluation for a child can reach out through the new patient intake process.
Dr. Fisher developed her expertise in uveitis and hypermobility through her professional network over time. Her husband is an eye surgeon, which gave her a strong collaborative lens for managing uveitis in the context of rheumatologic disease. She considers this expertise an organic extension of her core rheumatology practice.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026