Richard S Zimmerman MD
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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5777 E. Mayo BoulevardPhoenix, AZ 85050
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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
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Clinical Trials
- RNS® System Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- RNS® System Pivotal Study Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
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 citationsThe 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 citationsQuantifying 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- Join now to see all
Committees
- Chair, MCA Education Committee
Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
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