Dr. Richard S Zimmerman M.D.
Neurosurgeon
5777 E Mayo Blvd Phoenix AZ, 85054About
Dr. Richard Zimmerman practices Neurological Surgery in Phoenix, AZ. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Zimmerman prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1983
Boston University School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neurocysticercosis: nursing perspectives.
- Questions for the consultant: seizures and epilepsy.
- Hospital capacity, productivity, and patient safety--it all flows together.
- Seizure prophylaxis in patients with brain tumors: a meta-analysis.
- Use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (insulin pump) therapy in the hospital setting: proposed guidelines and outcome measures.
- Diabetes care in hospitalized noncritically ill patients: More evidence for clinical inertia and negative therapeutic momentum.
- Occipital nerve stimulation: technical and surgical aspects of implantation.
- Percutaneous occipital stimulator lead tip erosion: report of 2 cases.
- Through the looking glass: what epilepsy tells us about the future of medicine.
- Occipital nerve stimulator lead pathway length changes with volunteer movement: an in vitro study.
- Understanding and improving management of inpatient diabetes mellitus: the Mayo Clinic Arizona experience.
- Occipital nerve stimulator placement via a retromastoid to infraclavicular approach: a technical report.
- Iatrogenic seizures during intracranial EEG monitoring.
- The Modern Neurosurgical Leader as a Cure for Team Burnout.
- Matching Complexity and Educational Goals in Simulation-Based Education.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Aneurysm
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
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