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Eric Zimmermann, MD, General Surgery, Astoria, OR

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General Surgery Astoria, OR

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  • Office

    CMH-OHSU Health General Surgery Clinic
    2055 Exchange St, Suite 270
    Astoria, OR 97103
    Phone+1 503-338-4670
    Fax+1 503-338-4671

Summary

  • OHSU general surgery associate faculty serving the Astoria community at Columbia Memorial Hospital.

    My family and I are humbled and thrilled to join this community in 2023 and look forward to seeing how we can help the people who live here grow and remain healthy!

Education & Training

  • New York-Presbyterian/Queens
    New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2023
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Oregon Health & Science UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2018 - 2020
  • New York-Presbyterian/Queens
    New York-Presbyterian/QueensInternship, Surgery, 2015 - 2016
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2023 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Presentation for Basic Science (state level) Region 10 Committee on Trauma, 2019
  • UTHSC Community Healthcare Challenge 2nd Place Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA), 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Successful Staged Approach for Treatment of Concomitant Mitral Insufficiency and Mycotic Aneurysm  
    Zimmermann E, Ogami T, Dayal R, Avgerinos D, JTCVS: Techniques, 12/10/2019
  • Atrial Septal Defect Repair in the age of Transcatheter Devices  
    Zimmermann E, Hussain H, Avgerinos D, Vessel Plus, 9/5/2019

Abstracts/Posters

  • Asian Patients Require More Blood Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
    Ogami T, Zimmermann E, Zhu R, Lamonica A, Petrie J, Mack C, Lang S, Avgerinos D, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Naples, FL, 9/2019
  • A Successful Staged Approach for Treatment of Concomitant Mitral Endocarditis and Mycotic Aneurysm
    Zimmermann E, Ogami T, Zhu R, Dayal R, Avgerinos D., 68th Congress for European Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons, Gronigan, Netherlands, 5/2019
  • Large Animal Model for Cardiac Tamponade: ECMO for PEA arrest in emergency preservation and resuscitation
    Zimmermann E, Bonnano A, Graham T, Thomas D, Raman J, Ross J, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Surgical Congress, Telford, England, 5/2019
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Other

  • A Safe Stepwise Approach to the Critical View of Safety During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 
    Bellorin O, Zimmermann E, Saldinger, P
    https://shar.es/1CaAf8
    2016

Press Mentions

  • Reusing Patient’s Own Blood During Heart Surgery May Improve Outcomes
    Reusing Patient’s Own Blood During Heart Surgery May Improve OutcomesJanuary 29th, 2019

Grant Support

  • Postdoctorial Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)National Institute of Health2018–2020

Research History

  • NRSA Post-Doctoral Scholar, Research Fellow in Cardiothoracic SurgeryCardiovascular chemical imaging and functional histopathology2018 - 2020