Dr. Gary Zimmerman, MD is a neurosurgery specialist in Bridgeport, CT and has been practicing for 21 years. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine in 1990 and specializes in neurosurgery.
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- MultiPlan
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Top Care Areas
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Traumatic Brain Injury
very high
more than 91% of peers
Low Back Pain
normal
more than 75% of peers
Spine Disorders
normal
more than 60% of peers
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Care Philosophy
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1 Specialties
- Neurosurgery
1 Board Certifications
- NeurosurgeryAccredited by: American Board of Neurological Surgery*
50 Conditions Treated
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Aneurysm
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Disorders
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Disorders
- Broken Neck
- Cancer
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Cranial Trauma
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Ear Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Fracture
- Herniated Disc
- Hydrocephalus
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningiomas
- Myelopathy
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Pathological Spine Fracture
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignancies
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hemorrhage
- Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
- Thrombosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Disease
Less
15 Procedures
- Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
- Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
- Brain Surgery
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
- Neuroplasty
- Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
- Spine Fracture Treatment
Background Check
1 Malpractice Claim
- Settlement : 2/23/2015Amount or Range: Above AverageState: Connecticut
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 1990
- Cornell U/New York HospitalResidency Hospital | Completed 1996
- University Cincinnati/Mayfield Neur InstituteFellowship Hospital | Completed 1997
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
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Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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