About me
Dr. Zimmerman earned his medical degree at the Abraham Lincoln College of Medicine, at the University of Illinois. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center and a fellowship in hand surgery at the Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Zimmerman is a clinical instructor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an attending hand surgeon and consultant for surgical cases with the residents and fellows and is actively involved in direct surgical education and didactic lectures. His special interests lie in electronic media and their application to the practice of medicine. He leads a popular class for the fellows entitled "Getting Ready for Practice, The Nuts and Bolts of the Practice of Medicine."
Awards
Dr. Zimmerman was named a 2017 “Top Doc” by Baltimore Magazine for Hand Surgery and also recognized in 2016.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Amputation Of Fingers
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bursopathy
- Crush Injury Of The Hand
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dislocation Of The Metacarpophalangeal Joint
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Finger Laceration
- Finger Tendon Rupture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Blood Vessel Injury
- Forearm Fracture
- Gout
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Infected Prosthetic Joint In The Hand
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Radial Artery Injury
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist
- Thumb Arthritis
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Deformity
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Ganglion Cyst
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Amputation With Direct Closure
- Anodal Galvanic Stimulation
- Arm Osteotomy
- Arthroplasty
- Bicipital Tendinitis Release
- Bone Graft
- Bone Transport
- Capsulectomy
- Capsulotomy
- Cartilage Graft
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Cubital Tunnel Release
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Elbow Dislocation Reduction
- Elbow Ligament Repair
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Excision Of Tendon Sheath Or Joint Capsule Lesion
- External Fixation
- Fat Grafting
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Finger Contracture Release
- Finger Phalangeal Joint Fusion
- Galvanic Stimulation
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hand Fracture External Fixation
- Hand Replantation
- Interferential Current Therapy
- Intramedullary Nailing
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacement
- Ligament Release
- Madelung Deformity Reconstruction
- Medial Epicondylitis Release
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Metacarpal Fracture Fixation
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Mini-Open Carpal Tunnel Release
- Möbius Syndrome Reconstruction
- Morton's Neuroma Injections
- Muscle Grafting
- Nerve Grafting
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pec Implants
- Percutaneous Pinning
- Pfeiffer Syndrome Reconstruction
- Phonophoresis
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Preiser's Disease Reconstruction
- Proximal Phalanx Osteotomy
- Radius And Ulna Fracture Fixation
- Rehabilitative Technology
- Revascularization
- Scar Revision
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Skin Reconstruction
- Snac Wrist Reconstruction
- Syndactyly Reconstruction
- Tendon Division
- Tendon Lengthening
- Tendon Transplantation
- Thumb Amputation
- Thumb Index Web Space Deepening
- Tissue Expansion
- Transcutaneous Auditory Nerve Stimulation
- Ulnar Impaction Syndrome Reconstruction
- Undescended Testes Correction
- Visian Icl
- Vulvodynia
- Wrist Instability Reconstruction
- Wrist Manipulation
Practice locations
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201 E. University Pkwy. Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2000miles away
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (1988)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (1987)
Internship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (1983)
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago (1982)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2017, 2016, 2022