Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, is Chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine and current Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He is Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Zimmerman has been chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Children’s Hospital Clinical Research Center since its inception and is a member of the Steering Committee for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research. He is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and a charter member of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. With Bradley Fuhrman, Zimmerman is co-editor of the current premier textbook for the field, Pediatric Critical Care, now in it’s 4th edition. Additionally, Zimmerman serves on the editorial boards for Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and is book review editor for both journals. He also provides ad hoc review for a number of other journals. Zimmerman is interested in the disequilibrium between the systemic ind¬‚ammatory response syndrome and compensatory anti-ind¬‚ammatory response syndrome that occurs as an important aspect of pathophysiology in critical illness. He is interested in the integrated role of neurological, endocrinologic and ind¬‚ammatory cross-talk, particularly involving reactive oxygen species and fatty acidâ€"derived mediators and their effect on metabolism. Zimmerman was chosen as a charter principal investigator for the recently established Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network.
Dr. Jerry John Zimmerman, MD
- Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- 46 years of experience
- Seattle Childrens Hospital 4800 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98105
- (206) 987-2000
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine & Public Health - 1979
Location & Hours
- Seattle Childrens Hospital
- 4800 Sand Point Way Ne, Seattle, WA 98105
Specialties Treated
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Procedures Performed
- Lumbar Puncture
Insurance Accepted
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- Molina Healthcare
- Golden Rule
- Medicaid
- PacificSource Health Plans
- Moda Health
- Aetna
- Kaiser Permanente
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