Specialty Interests
Adrenal disorders, Androgen Excess, Diabetes, diabetes and diabetes complications, diabetes mellitus, endocrinology, Flushing Syndromes, Gastric Bypass Surgery, general and adolescent endocrinology, general endocrinology, growth hormone in adults, hair loss in women, Hirsutism, hirsutism thyroid disorder, hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk prevention, Lipid Disorders, Male Infertility, Metabolic Syndrome, metabolism, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, Obesity, Osteoporosis, parathyroid and calcium disorders, pituitary and adrenal disorders, pituitary disease, Prolactin Excess States, thyroid, thyroid cancers, thyroid disease, thyroid disorders, thyroid nodules, type 1 diabetes
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate
with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 10/20/2008, Dr.
Zimmerman has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting. Dr. Zimmerman receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck & Co., Inc.
Novartis
Pfizer Inc.
