RichardKZimmermanMDMPH

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Vice Chair for Preventive Medicine Research, Professor of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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6023 Harvard St
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone+1 412-661-2802

Fax+1 412-661-8020

Dr. Richard Zimmerman is a family physician and also a preventive medicine/public health specialist in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and of the Infectious Disease Society of America. He has more than 300 publications and over 500 citings. He leads the Pittsburgh site of the US Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network and a liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He is the Vice Chair for Preventive Medicine Research in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

PA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1987 - 2007
MN State Medical License 1989 - 1995
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015

PubMed

15 citations
Racial Disparities in Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Indications and Pneumococcal Hospitalizations in the U.S.
Mary Patricia Nowalk, Angela R. Wateska, Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, William Schaffner, Lee H. Harrison
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2019-06-03
4 citations
Societal Cost of Racial Pneumococcal Disease Disparities in US Adults Aged 50 Years or Older.
Shoroq M Altawalbeh, Angela R Wateska, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Chyongchiou J Lin, Lee H Harrison
Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 2024-01-01
137 citations
Spread of Antigenically Drifted Influenza A(H3N2) Viruses and Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States During the 2018-2019 Season.
Brendan Flannery, Rebecca Kondor, Jessie R Chung, Manjusha Gaglani, Michael D. Reis
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020-01-01

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Core_plus Option_a_c_influenza Surveillance And Vaccine Effectiveness In A LargeNational Center For Immunization And Respiratory Diseases2011
From Innovation To Solutions: Autodialers, Use Of Early Autumn Physicals And VACNational Center For Immunization And Respiratory Diseases2010–2011
Office Barries &Facilitators To Overcoming Disparities In Elderly VaccinationsNational Center For Immunization And Respiratory Diseases2005–2006
Influenza Vaccination Of Healthcare Workers In A Diverse Hospital NetworkNational Center For Immunization And Respiratory Diseases2005–2006
Predictors Of Cancer Screening In Diverse PracticesNational Cancer Institute2004–2005
Core -- Immunization And Pneumonia Disparities ResearchNational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2002
Eliminating Disdparities In Adult Immunization RatesAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2000–2002
Determining/Understanding Barriers To Adult ImmunizationAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1999–2001
Immunization Barriers:A Study Of Pediatric Nurse PracticAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1997
Immunization BARRIERS: A Study Of Generalist PhysiciansAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality1994–1996