Richard K Zimmerman MD MPH
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 StPittsburgh, PA 15206
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Summary
- 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.
Education & Training
M Health FairviewResidency, Preventive Medicine, 1989 - 1991
University of Minnesota MPH, Epidemiology , 1989 - 1991
OhioHealth/Grant Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
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
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 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
Clinical Trials
- Randomized Trial of Alternative Quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination Schedules in a University Setting Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- Randomized Trial of Alternative HPV Vaccination Schedules in Males in a University Setting Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
- 4 Pillars Toolkit for Adolescent Vaccination Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An agent-based model of the effects of limited vaccination on novel respiratory infections.Mary G Krauland, Alexis J Mandell, Katherine V Williams, Richard K Zimmerman, Mark S Roberts
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2026-04-01 - Influenza vaccine effectiveness against outpatient acute respiratory illness with laboratory-confirmed influenza, United States, 2024-25 season.Jessie R Chung, Ashley M Price, Stacey L House, Jamie Mills, Karen J Wernli
Medrxiv. 2026-03-26 - Severity of Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in Hospitalized Adult People With Influenza by Type and Subtype, United States-2017-2020.Seana Cleary, Nathaniel M Lewis, H Keipp Talbot, Yuwei Zhu, Emily T Martin
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026-03-17
Press Mentions
New Strain of Flu Invades Western Pa. Amid Concerns Over Vaccine EfficacyNovember 25th, 2025- What Is Thimerosal? Here’s a Primer on the Argued-over Vaccine IngredientJuly 2nd, 2025
- How to Get Better Faster When You Have the Flu, According to ScienceOctober 30th, 2024
Grant Support
- RFA-IP-22-004, Evaluating respiratory virus vaccine effectiveness in a large, diverse healthcare systemUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2022–2027
- RFA-IP-22-004, Evaluating respiratory virus vaccine effectiveness in a large, diverse healthcare systemUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2022–2027
- Uncovering latent factors underlying weak and robust responses to influenza vaccine in healthy and obese older adultsUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2022–2027
- 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
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