Ronald Fischer

Operating Room Attendant
Outpatient Surgery Center

First UTSW job: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Patient Care Tech.

Best part of my job: My UT Southwestern family.

What energizes me at work: My co-workers – they are family and outstanding.

How co-workers describe me: Dependable.

Recipe for success: Persistence. My parents taught me to never give up.

Best UTSW memory: When my daughter was born at the former St. Paul University Hospital 20 years ago.

I wish I were an instant expert at: Cancer, so I could find a cure.

I’m really good at: Horticulture.

Hobby: Fishing.

Claim to fame: My parents.

Surprising fact: My twin brother, Donald, and I were born at St. Paul and both work at UT Southwestern.

Final note: My nurse managers have been great. In the last 30 years, I have had many, but the one I have now – Julie Merchant – is the best ever.