RichardSZimmermanMD

Neurosurgery • Phoenix, AZ

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Surgery, Pain, Skull Base

Professor, Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

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Office
5777 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ 85050

Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 1989 - 1990
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1983 - 1989
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1989 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Mayo Distinguished Educator Mayo Clinic, 2022
Diamond Quality Fellow Lifetime Achievement Award Mayo Clinic, 2014
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

RNS® System Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
RNS® System Pivotal Study Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Commentary: Fully Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression of the Trochlear Nerve for Treatment of Medically Refractory Superior Oblique Myokymia: Technical Case Instruc...
Amirhossein Akhavan-Sigari, Maria José Pachón-Londoño, Marie A Di Nome, Richard S Zimmerman, Bernard R Bendok
Operative Neurosurgery. 2024-12-16
1 citations
The use of Microsurgical Exploration of the External Carotid Artery for Removal of a Retained Microcatheter After Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization Using Live Fluor...
Miles Hudson, Devi P Patra, Brooke Halpin, Satish Prabu Samiappan, JoDee Winter
World Neurosurgery. 2024-05-01
2 citations
Quantifying intra-tumoral genetic heterogeneity of glioblastoma toward precision medicine using MRI and a data-inclusive machine learning algorithm.
Lujia Wang, Hairong Wang, Fulvio D'Angelo, Lee Curtin, Christopher P Sereduk
Plos One. 2024-01-01

Press Mentions

A Panel Discussion of the Latest Health Care HeadlinesApril 2nd, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: What Is a ‘Brain Pacemaker?’February 21st, 2022
After More Than Two Decades, Ellen Bids Devastating Facial Pain GoodbyeMarch 2nd, 2020
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Committees

Chair, MCA Education Committee

Professional Memberships