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Richard Kent Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor

Richard Kent Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the Graduate School of Public Health. After graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in medicine, Dr. Zimmerman completed first a residency in Family Practice followed by a residency in Preventive Medicine and a fellowship in Academic Family Medicine and Clinical Investigation. and is board certified in both Family Practice and Preventive Medicine. As an active educator, Dr. Zimmerman coordinates the Indian Health Service Clerkship in Family Medicine and precepts the Ambulatory Care Course and Community Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship. His major area of interest is immunizations in both children and adults and currently serves as a voting member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Center for Disease Control, which establishes the national immunizations schedules. Dr. Zimmerman is also the Principal Investigator of two federally funded research projects on immunizations and has authored numerous publications and teaching materials on this subject.


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Richard Kent Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H.
3518 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-383-2354
412-383-2361 (fax)
zimmer@pitt.edu