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
- Animal Bite Of The Hand
- Avascular Necrosis Of Scaphoid
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Fingers
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Hand
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Lunate
- Avascular Necrosis Of The Wrist
- Basal Joint Arthritis
- Boutonniere Deformity
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Bursitis Of The Elbow
- Bursitis Of The Hand
- Bursitis Of The Wrist
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Carpometacarpal Boss
- Cat Bite Of Hand
- Claw Hand
- Colles Fracture
- Congenital Hand Deformities
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain Tendinitis
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Hand
- Developmental And Congenital Hand Deformities
- Developmental Hand Deformities
- Digital Mucous Cysts
- Distal Biceps Tendon Problem
- Dog Bite Of Hand
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Ectrodactyly
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Bone Spur
- Elbow Dislocation
- Elbow Fracture
- Epicondylitis
- Extensor Tendon Laceration
- Felon Infection
- Finger Abscess
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Deformity
- Finger Fracture
- Finger Osteoarthritis
- Finger Pain
- Finger Sprain
- Frostbite Of Finger
- Gamekeeper's Thumb
- Ganglion Cyst
- Giant Cell Tumor Of Tendon Sheath Of Hand
- Glomangioma
- Glomus Tumor
- Gout Of The Hand
- Gout Of The Wrist
- Gymnast Wrist
- Hand Arthritis
- Hand Fracture
- Hand Infection
- Hand Injury
- Hand Mass
- Hand Osteoarthritis
- Hand Pain
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Hand Tendonitis
- Hand Wound
- Human Bite Of The Hand
- Humerus Fracture
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Lesion Of Ulnar Nerve
- Lunate Fracture
- Madelung Deformity
- Mallet Finger
- Malunion Fracture Of The Hand
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Median Neuropathy
- Melanoma On Finger
- Melanoma On Hand
- Monteggia Fracture
- Mp Joint Arthritis
- Nail Injury
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Wrist
- Oligodactyly Hand
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Hand And Wrist
- Osteonecrosis Of The Hand
- Palmar Fasciitis
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Polydactyly Foot
- Polydactyly Hand
- Postraumatic Radioulnar Synostosis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Radial Club Hand
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Radial Nerve Neuropathy
- Radial Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Symbrachydactyly
- Syndactyly
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Tendinitis Of The Wrist
- Tenosynovitis
- Tenosynovitis Of Hand
- Thumb Dislocation
- Thumb Fracture
- Thumb Hypoplasia
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Ulnar Claw
- Ulnar Club Hand
- Ulnar Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve Injury
- Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
- Ulnar Pseudo Arthrosis Non Union
- Ulnar Variance
- Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
- Upper Extremity Neuropathy
- Wrist Arthritis
- Wrist Dislocation
- Wrist Fracture
- Wrist Instability
- Wrist Pain
Procedures I perform
- Amputation Of The Finger Surgery
- Amputation Of The Thumb Surgery
- Arthroplasty Wrist
- Arthroscopy Of Elbow
- Arthroscopy Of Wrist
- Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
- Benign Tumor Removal Of The Hand
- Bursectomy Of Hand
- Cancerous Tumor Removal Of The Hand
- Carpal Sequestrectomy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery
- Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
- Correction Of Syndactyly
- Cyst Removal
- Digital Nerve Repair
- Elbow Injection
- Elbow Joint Replacement
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Extensor Tendon Repair
- Fasciotomy Of Hand
- Finger Injection
- Finger Reattachment
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Hand Steroid Injection
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Hand Tendon Transfer
- Joint Surgery Of Hand
- Joint Surgery Of The Wrist
- Metacarpal Sequestrectomy
- Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
- Microsurgery Of The Hand
- Microsurgical Replantation Of The Hand
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Hand
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Of The Wrist
- Nail Bed Surgery
- Nerve Reconstruction
- Pollicization
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hand
- Repair Mallet Finger
- Replantation Of Extremities
- Surgery For De Quervain Tenosynovitis
- Synovectomy Of Wrist
- Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Thumb Reattachment
- Thumb Surgery
- Trigger Finger Surgery
- Trigger Thumb Surgery
- Ulnar Nerve Decompression
- Ulnar Nerve Surgery
- Wrist Fusion
- Wrist Reconstruction
- Wrist Surgery
Practice locations
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844 Washington Road Suite 201 Westminster, MD, 21157
410-296-6232miles away
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Fellowship Program: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (1988)
Residency Program: University of Chicago Medical Center (1987)
Internship Program: University of Chicago Medical Center (1983)
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine (1982)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc, 2017, 2016, 2022