SherriAZimmermanMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Cary, NC

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Office
1001 Crescent Green Dr
Cary, NC 27518
Phone+1 919-467-3211

Fax+1 919-461-8179
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Summary

Dr. Sherri Zimmerman, MD is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Cary, North Carolina. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina and Texas. She is affiliated with WakeMed Cary Hospital and UNC REX Health Care.

Education & Training

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1994 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1993 - 1995
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

Hydroxyurea to Prevent Stroke in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia and Elevated TCD Flow Velocity Start of enrollment: 2003 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Prevalence of iron deficiency in children with Down syndrome.
Natalia Dixon, Blythe G. Crissman, P. Brian Smith, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Gordon Worley, Priya S. Kishnani> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Dec 1
70 citations
A pilot study of hydroxyurea to prevent chronic organ damage in young children with sickle cell anemia.
Courtney D. Thornburg, Natalia Dixon, Shelly Burgett, Nicole A. Mortier, William H. Schultz, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Melanie J. Bonner, Kristina K. Hardy, Agustin Calatro...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2009 May 1
15 citations
Partial splenectomy for children with congenital hemolytic anemia and massive splenomegaly.
Diana L. Diesen, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Courtney D. Thornburg, Russell E. Ware, Michael A. Skinner, Keith T. Oldham, Henry E. Rice> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2008 Mar 1
15 citations
Hydroxyurea therapy for management of secondary erythrocytosis in cyanotic congenital heart disease.
Ulrike M. Reiss, Pamela Bensimhon, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Russell E. Ware> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2007 Aug 1
155 citations
Hydroxyurea therapy lowers transcranial Doppler flow velocities in children with sickle cell anemia
Sherri A. Zimmerman, William H. Schultz, Shelly Burgett, Nicole A. Mortier, Russell E. Ware> ;Blood. 2007 Aug 1
14 citations
Severe factor V deficiency presenting with intracranial haemorrhage during gestation.
Sarah Ellestad, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Courtney D. Thornburg, T. E. Mitchell, Geeta K. Swamy, Andra H. James> ;Haemophilia. 2007 Jul 1
18 citations
The U.S. Thrombosis and Hemostasis Centers pilot sites program
Nicole F. Dowling, Michele G. Beckman, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Kathryn L. Hassell, Claire S. Philipp, Lisa A. Michaels, Stephan Moll, John A. Heit, J. Penner, Roshni...> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 2007 Feb 1
49 citations
Quantitative analysis of Howell-Jolly bodies in children with sickle cell disease.
Virginia L. Harrod, Thad A. Howard, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Stephen D. Dertinger, Russell E. Ware> ;Experimental Hematology. 2007 Feb 1
26 citations
Clinical manifestations of hematologic and oncologic disorders in patients with Down syndrome.
Natalia Dixon, Priya S. Kishnani, Sherri A. Zimmerman> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics. 2006 Aug 15
3 citations
Pelger-Huët anomaly in a child with 1q42.3-44 deletion.
Theodosia A. Kalfa, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Barbara K. Goodman, Marie T. McDonald, Russell E. Ware> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2006 May 1
128 citations
Childhood ITP: 12 months follow-up data from the prospective registry I of the Intercontinental Childhood ITP Study Group (ICIS).
Paul Imbach, Thomas Kühne, D. Müller, Willi Berchtold, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Mohsen Saleh Elalfy, George R. Buchanan> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2006 Mar 1
116 citations
Prevention of secondary stroke and resolution of transfusional iron overload in children with sickle cell anemia using hydroxyurea and phlebotomy
Russell E. Ware, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Pamela B. Sylvestre, Nicole A. Mortier, Jacqueline S. Davis, William R. Treem, William H. Schultz> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2004 Sep 1
233 citations
Sustained long-term hematologic efficacy of hydroxyurea at maximum tolerated dose in children with sickle cell disease
Sherri A. Zimmerman, William H. Schultz, Jacqueline S. Davis, Chrisley V. Pickens, Nicole A. Mortier, Thad A. Howard, Russell E. Ware> ;Blood. 2004 Mar 15
11 citations
Acute parvovirus B19 infection mimicking congenital dyserythropoietic anemia.
Shannon L. Carpenter, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Russell E. Ware> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2004 Feb 1
6 citations
New developments in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): cooperative, prospective studies by the Intercontinental Childhood ITP Study Group.
Paul Imbach, Thomas Kühne, Sherri A. Zimmerman> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2003 Dec 1
13 citations
Local and Cultural Aspects of Childhood Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Summary of Statements from the 12 Countries Worldwide (see Appendix)
Paul Imbach, Sherri A. Zimmerman> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2003 Dec 1
32 citations
Childhood autoimmune cytopenia secondary to unsuspected common variable immunodeficiency.
Matthew M. Heeney, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Russell E. Ware> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2003 Nov 1
189 citations
A prospective comparative study of 2540 infants and children with newly diagnosed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) from the intercontinental childhood ITP stu...
Thomas Kühne, George R. Buchanan, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Lisa A. Michaels, Regina Kohan, Willi Berchtold, Paul Imbach> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2003 Nov 1
20 citations
Subclinical parvovirus B19 infection in children with sickle cell anemia.
Sherri A. Zimmerman, Jacqueline S. Davis, William H. Schultz, Russell E. Ware> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2003 May 1
31 citations
UGT1A promoter polymorphisms influence bilirubin response to hydroxyurea therapy in sickle cell anemia.
Matthew M. Heeney, Thad A. Howard, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Russell E. Ware> ;The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 2003 Apr 1
77 citations
Influence of bilirubin uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A promoter polymorphisms on serum bilirubin levels and cholelithiasis in children with sickle cell ...
Rebecca G. Passon, Thad A. Howard, Sherri A. Zimmerman, William H. Schultz, Russell E. Ware> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2001 Oct 1
57 citations
Genitourinary complications of sickle cell disease.
Dieter Bruno, Delbert R. Wigfall, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Philip M. Rosoff, John S. Wiener> ;The Journal of Urology. 2001 Sep 1
31 citations
Hydroxyurea therapy for pediatric patients with hemoglobin SC disease.
Michelle K. Miller, Sherri A. Zimmerman, William H. Schultz, Russell E. Ware> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2001 Jun 1
6 citations
Effects of inherited thrombophilic mutations in an adolescent with antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Eric Higginbotham, Sherri A. Zimmerman, Thad A. Howard, Laura E. Schanberg, Deborah W. Kredich, Russell E. Ware> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2001 Feb 1
2 citations
Thrombophilic DNA Mutations As Independent Risk Factors for Stroke and Avascular Necrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia.
Sherri A. Zimmerman, Thad A. Howard, Matthew R. Whorton, Wendell F. Rosse, Andra H. James, Russell E. Ware> ;Hematology. 2001 Jan 1
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Grant Support

Etiology Of Stroke In Children With Sickle Cell DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2004

Hospital Affiliations

UNC REX Health CareRaleigh, North Carolina
WakeMed Cary HospitalCary, North Carolina