Dr. Alan R. Fisher graduated from A.L.H.S. in 1970.  He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine.  He served in the American Medical Association, the Iowa Medical Society, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Board of Family Practice.  He was treasurer for the Pottawattamie-Mills County Medical Society and a previous board member and district representative for the Iowa Academy of Family Practice.  From 1981 – 1988, Dr. Fisher worked at Midlands Family Medicine in Council Bluffs.  From 1988 – 1993, he was a staff physician at Mercy Hospital emergency room, and from 1994 to the present he has been working as a family physician at Midlands Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Dr. Fisher was licensed in both Iowa and Nebraska since 1979.  He was an instructor for basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and trauma life support.  His honors include:  Phi Beta Kappa (Iowa chapter), Chief Resident at Lincoln Family Medicine program in 1981, and a Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians in 1985.  Dr. Fisher served as Quality Improvements Committee chairman, Alegent Health Professional Leadership Council, and Chief of Staff of Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.  He also served on the Mercy Center Board of Directors, YMCA Board of Directors, Visiting Nurses Advisory Board, Visiting Nurses Hospice Medical Advisory Board, and Council Bluffs Airport Commission.  He was president of the local chapter of the American Health Association.  He served as a physician at the Doctors of the World Kosovar refugee camp in Senakos and the Macedonia camp.  He currently serves on the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County Boards of Health.  Dr. Fisher and his wife have three daughters and currently reside in Council Bluffs.