FranklinHZimmermanMD

Cardiology • Briarcliff, NY

Preventive Cardiology, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiac Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Cardiology Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

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Office
465 North State Road
Briarcliff, NY 10510
Phone+1 914-762-5810

Fax+1 914-762-4223

Summary

Dr. Zimmerman is a graduate of Brown University Medical School and trained at Columbia University, St. Luke’s Hospital in New York. He is a Senior Attending Cardiologist and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, New York and Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Hofstra University/Northwell. He has previously served as Medical Staff President, Director of Critical Care and Director or the Phelps Center for Occupational Medicine and Public Safety Services (COMPASS).
Dr. Zimmerman has retired from clinical medicine, but remains actively involved with preventive cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation and teaching. He has authored numerous research articles and three textbooks of electrocardiography. He is a frequent presenter and has chaired symposia at national meetings. He was a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Medicine and Sports and is a reviewer for leading cardiology journals including Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, the British Medical Journal, the International Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Dr. Zimmerman is the founding, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning national consumer heart-health newsletter, Heart & Health Reports. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, the Hypertension Education Foundation and is the founding Director of the Heart and Health Education Foundation.
Dr. Zimmerman’s current research interest is preventing cardiovascular disease in police and fire department personnel.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/BronxCareFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1986
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1981 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2024
Westchester Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2024
Fellow (FAACVPR) American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Exercise as a therapeutic intervention in patients with stable ischemic heart disease: an underfilled prescription.
William E. Boden, Barry A. Franklin, Kathy Berra, William L. Haskell, Karen J. Calfas
The American Journal of Medicine. 2014-10-01
2 citations
Vascular and heart diseases in the incumbent presidents and vice presidents of the United States of america: a medical-historical perspective.
William H. Frishman, Franklin H. Zimmerman, Robert G. Lerner
Cardiology in Review. 2013-01-01
120 citations
Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in law enforcement personnel: a comprehensive review.
Franklin H. Zimmerman
Cardiology in Review. 2012-07-01

Journal Articles

Nitroglycerin prescription and potency in patients participating in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation.
Zimmerman FH, Fass AE, Katz DR, Low M, Franklin BA., J Cardiopulm Rehabil 2009;29:376-379.
Erectile dysfunction, sexual health, and the cardiac patient.
Zimmerman FH., Am J Med Sports 2002;4:456-458.
Emerging risk factors for coronary heart disease: implications for primary care physicians.
Zimmerman FH., Am J Med Sports 2002;4:312-313.
Coronary heart disease patients enrolled in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs frequently lack or carry outdated nitroglycerin.
Zimmerman FH, Fass AE, Katz DR, Low M, Franklin BA., Circulation 2001;104:II-800.
Characterization and 16 year prognosis of coronary heart disease in young adults (CASS registry).
Zimmerman FH, Cameron A, Fisher L, Ng G., Circulation 1995;92:I-673.
Myocardial infarction in young adults: angiographic characterization, risk factors and prognosis (CASS registry).
Zimmerman FH, Cameron A, Fisher L, Ng G., J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:654-61.
Practical use of pulmonary artery catheterization.
Zimmerman FH., Postgraduate Medicine 1991;89:169-176.
Characteristics and prognosis of new onset angina (CASS Registry).
Pollak EM, Cameron A, Cain K, Zimmerman FH., Circulation 1988;78:II-332.
Characterization and prognosis of myocardial infarction in young adults (CASS Registry).
Zimmerman FH, Cameron A, Fisher L, Ng G., Circulation 1988;78:II-468.
Ruptured chordae tendinae and acute pulmonary edema induced by exercise: occurrence in a young man with mitral valve prolapse.
Zimmerman FH, Mogtader AM., JAMA 1987;258:812-813.
Recurrent myocardial infarction associated with cocaine abuse in a young man with normal coronary arteries: evidence for coronary artery spasm culminating in thrombosis.
Zimmerman FH, Gustafson GM, Kemp HG Jr., J Am Coll Cardiol 1987;9:964-968.
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Books/Book Chapters

ECG Core Curriculum
Franklin H. ZimmermanMcGraw-Hill, New YorkEdition 1,2023
Dying for the Job: Police Work Exposure and Health.
Chapter: Cardiovascular disease in law enforcement personnel
Page 41 - 56Zimmerman FHEditors: Violanti JM ed..Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois2014
Clinical Electrocardiography: Review and Study Guide
Zimmerman FH.McGraw-Hill., New York.2004
Clinical Electrocardiography: Pre-Test Self-Assessment and Review.
Zimmerman FH.McGraw-Hill, New York.1994
Heart and Brain: Interaction of Cardiac and Neurologic Disease.
Chapter: Electrocardiographic abnormalities in central nervous system lesions.
Page 163 - 169Fass AE, Zimmerman FH.Editors: Weintraub M, and Fass AE eds.PMA Publishing Corporation, Santa Ana, California1991
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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