Miriam Bridget Zimmerman

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Biostatistics
Clinical Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2003
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Biostatistics
Biostatistics Consulting Center
DirectorAppointed: 1999

Mailing Address

Department of Biostatistics
C22-E GH
200 Hawkins Dr.
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5022
Fax: (319) 384-5018
bridget-zimmerman@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/academics/faculty/m_bridget_zimmerman.html

Qualifications

Ph.D., Iowa State University, Statistics and Industrial Engineering, 1987.
M.S., Iowa State University, Statistics, 1984.
M.S., University of the Philippines at Los Banos, Statistics, 1982.
B.S., University of the Philippines at Los Banos, Statistics, 1978.

Expertise and Research Interests

I am interested in collaborating with health science researchers in the design and analysis of clinical trials, and case-control studies.

Research Interests:
1. Sample size and power.
2. Longitudinal data analysis.
3. Logistic regression models.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Biostatistics, Statistics.

Additional Terms:

Biostatistics, Statistics.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Tagalog (Philippine Language): (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Statistical Association

Honors and Awards

1984, Mu Sigma Rho, Statistics Honor Society, Iowa Alpha Chapter, Iowa State University
1978, Cum Laude, B.S., University of the Philippines at Los Banos

Previous Positions

2003-2003, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Biostatistics
1999-2003, Associate Research Scientist, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Biostatistics
1995-1999, Associate Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Biostatistics
1990-1999, Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Biostatistics, Biostatistics Consulting Center
1988-1995, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics
1981-1982, Teaching Assistant, University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Statistics
1987-1988, Department of Statistics, University of Iowa, Visiting Assistant Professor
1982-1987, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Graduate Research Assistant
1979-1981, Department of Statistics, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, Instructor

Funding Received

  • NIH: Biostatistician, General Clinical Research Center, Robert Kelch, PI, $21,083,313, Mar 1, 2003 to Feb 28, 2008.
  • NIH: Biostatistician, Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements, Diana Birt, PI, $7,156,941, Jul 1, 2002 to Jun 30, 2007.
  • NIH: Co-I/Biostatistician, Neonatal Anemia: Pathophysiology and Treatment, John Widness, PI, $1,446,621, 2006 to 2011.
  • NIH (NIA Small Business Technology): Co-Investigator, Medication Dispenser MD.2: Improving Health Outcomes, Anil Sahai, PI, $133,493, 2004 to 2004.
  • NIH: Biostatistician, Biobehavioral-Cytokine Interactions in Ovarian Cancer, Susan Lutgendorf, PI, $269,284 (year 1), 2003 to 2008.
  • NIH: Statistical Consultant, Lay CHD Representations and Women's Self-Referral for MI, Rene Martin, PI, $1,005,680, 2000 to 2003.

Publications

  • Bradley CS, Zimmerman MB, Wang Q, Nygaard IE (May 2008) Vaginal descent and pelvic floor symptoms in postmenopausal women: A longitudinal study., Obstetrics and gynecology, 111 (5), 1148-1153 Abstract
  • Wallace RB, Gryzlak BM, Zimmerman MB, Nisly NL (May 2008) Application of FDA adverse event report data to the surveillance of dietary botanical supplements., The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 42 (5), 653-60 Abstract
  • Strauss RG, Mock DM, Johnson KJ, Cress GA, Burmeister LF, Zimmerman MB, Bell EF, Rijhsinghani A (2008) A randomized clinical trial comparing immediate versus delayed clamping of the umbilical cord in preterm infants: short-term clinical and laboratory endpoints, Transfusion, 48 (4), 65865 Abstract
  • Tanaka MJ, Gryzlak BM, Zimmerman MB, Nisly NL, Wallace RB (Apr 2008) Patterns of natural herb use by Asian and Pacific Islanders., Ethnicity & health, 13 (2), 93-108 Abstract
  • Lutgendorf SK, Lamkin DM, Degeest K, Anderson B, Dao M, McGinn S, Zimmerman B, Maiseri H, Sood AK, Lubaroff DM (2008) Depressed and anxious mood and T-cell cytokine expressing populations in ovarian cancer patients, Brain Behav Immun
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB (Feb 2008) Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: natural history of visual outcome., Ophthalmology, 115 (2), 298-305.e2 Abstract
  • Choi YK, Kraft N, Zimmerman B, Jackson M, Rao SS (Jan 2008) Fructose Intolerance in IBS and Utility of Fructose-Restricted Diet. Abstract
  • Rao SS, Seaton K, Miller MJ, Schulze K, Brown CK, Paulson J, Zimmerman B (2007) Psychological profiles and quality of life differ between patients with dyssynergia and those with slow transit constipation, J Psychosom Res, 63 (4), 441-9
  • Rao SS, Seaton K, Brown K, Zimmerman B, Stumbo P, Schulze K (2007) Reply, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 5 (9), 1119
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB (2007) Incipient nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, Ophthalmology, 114 (9), 1763-72
  • Gryzlak BM, Wallace RB, Zimmerman MB, Nisly NL (Sep 2007) National surveillance of herbal dietary supplement exposures: the poison control center experience., Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 16 (9), 947-57 Abstract
  • Dornfeld K, Simmons JR, Karnell L, Karnell M, Funk G, Yao M, Wacha J, Zimmerman B, Buatti JM (2007) Radiation doses to structures within and adjacent to the larynx are correlated with long-term diet- and speech-related quality of life, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 68 (3), 750-7
  • Rao SS, Mudipalli RS, Remes-Troche JM, Utech CL, Zimmerman B (2007) Theophylline improves esophageal chest pain-A randomized, placebo-controlled study, Am J Gastroenterol, 102 (5), 930-8
  • Shuba LM, Doan AP, Maley MK, Zimmerman MB, Dinn RB, Greenlee EC, Alward WL, Kwon YH (2007) Diurnal fluctuation and concordance of intraocular pressure in glaucoma suspects and normal tension glaucoma patients, J Glaucoma, 16 (3), 307-12
  • Bardia A, Nisly NL, Zimmerman MB, Gryzlak BM, Wallace RB (2007) Use of herbs among adults based on evidence-based indications: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 82 (5), 561-6
  • Bradley CS, Zimmerman MB, Qi Y, Nygaard IE (2007) Natural history of pelvic organ prolapse in postmenopausal women, Obstet Gynecol, 109 (4), 848-54
  • Hayreh SS, Jonas JB, Zimmerman MB (2007) Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and tobacco smoking, Ophthalmology, 114 (4), 804-0
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB (2007) Incipient nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, Ophthalmology
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB (2007) Fundus changes in central retinal artery occlusion, Retina, 27 (3), 276-89
  • Rao SS, Seaton K, Miller M, Brown K, Nygaard I, Stumbo P, Zimmerman B, Schulze K (2007) Randomized controlled trial of biofeedback, sham feedback, and standard therapy for dyssynergic defecation, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 5 (3), 331-8
  • Dinn RB, Zimmerman MB, Shuba LM, Doan AP, Maley MK, Greenless EC, Alward WL, Kwon YH (2007) Concordance of diurnal intraocular pressure between fellow eyes in primary open-angle glaucoma, Ophthalmology, 114 (5), 915-20
  • Wagoner MD, Al-Swailem SA, Sutphin JE, Zimmerman MB (2007) Bacterial keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty incidence, Microbiological profile, graft survival, and visual outcome, Ophthalmology
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB (2007) Optic disc edema in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
  • Dickson ME, Zimmerman MB, Rahmouni K, Sigmund CD (2007) The -20 and -217 promoter variants dominate differential angiotensinogen haplotype regulation in angiotensinogen-expressing cells, Hypertension, PMID: 17200439
  • Herwaldt LA, Cullen JJ, Scholz D, French P, Zimmerman MB, Pfaller MA, Wenzel RP, Perl TM (2006) A prospective study of outcomes, healthcare resource utilization, and costs associated with postoperative nosocomial infections, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 27 (12), 1291-8
  • Samuel I, Mason EE, Renquist KE, Huang YH, Zimmerman MB, Jamal M (2006) Bariatric surgery trends: an 18-year report from the International Bariatric Surgery Registry, Am J Surg, 192 (5), 657-62
  • Lamale LM, Lutgendorf SK, Zimmerman MB, Kreder KJ (2006) Interleukin-6, histamine, and methylhistamine as diagnostic markers for interstitial cystitis, Urology, 68 (4), 702-6
  • Quisling S, Sjoberg S, Zimmerman B, Goins K (2006) Comparison of Pentacam and Orbscan IIz on posterior curvature topography measurements in keratoconus eyes, Ophthalmology, 113 (9), 1629-32
  • Uc EY, Struck LK, Rodnitzky RL, Zimmerman B, Dobson J, Evans WJ (2006) Predictors of weight loss in Parkinson's disease, Mov Disord, 21 (7), 930-6
  • Lee AG, Boldt HC, Golnik KC, Arnold AC, Oetting TA, Beaver HA, Olson RJ, Zimmerman MB, Carter K (2006) Structured journal club as a tool to teach and assess resident competence in practice-based learning and improvement, Ophthalmology, 3 (113), 497-500
  • Guerin LA, Hoffman HT, Zimmerman MB, Robinson RA (2006) Decreased fragile histidine triad gene protein expression is associated with worse prognosis in oral squamous carcinoma, Arch Pathol Lab Med, 130 (2), 158-64
  • Rao SS, Summers RW, Rao GR, Ramana S, Devi U, Zimmerman B, Pratap BC (Sep-Oct 2006) Oral rehydration for viral gastroenteritis in adults: a randomized, controlled trial of 3 solutions, J Parenter Enteral Nutr, 30 (5), 433-9
  • Kurtz KA, Hoffman HT, Zimmerman MB, Robinson RA (2006) Decreased E-Cadherin but not beta-Catenin Expression is Associated With Vascular Invasion and Decreased Survival in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinomas, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 134 (1), 142-6
  • Ernst ME, Carter BL, Goerdt CJ, Steffensmeier JJG, Phillips BB, Zimmerman MB, Bergus GR (2006) Comparative antihypertensive effects of hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone on ambulatory and office blood pressure, Hypertension, 47, 352-8
  • Zhang Y, Rhee B, Davies LR, Zimmerman MB, Snyder D, Jones JL, Kerber RE (2006) Quadriphasic waveforms are superior to triphasic waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation in a cardiac arrest swine model with high impedance, Resuscitation, 68 (2), 251-8
  • McCarthy AM, Kelly MW, Johnson S, Roman J, Zimmerman MB (2006) Changes in medications administered in schools, J Sch Nurs, 22 (2), 102-7
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B (2005) Visual field abnormalities in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy - Their pattern and prevalence at initial examination, Archives of Ophthalmology, 123 (11), 1554-62
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B (2005) Central retinal artery occlusion: Visual outcome, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 140 (3), 376-391
  • Lott DG, Zimmerman MB, Labbe RF, Kling PJ, Widness JA (Aug 2005) Erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin is elevated with prematurity and fetal hypoxemia, 116 (2), 414-22
  • Boddicker KA, Zhang Y, Zimmerman MB, Davies LR, Kerber RE, Hypothermia Improves Defibrillation Success and Resuscitation Outcomes From Ventricular Fibrillation, Circulation, 111(24), 3195-3201, 21 Jun 2005
  • Bell EF, Strauss RG, Widness JA, Mahoney LT, Mock DM, Seward VJ, Cress GA, Johnson KJ, Kromer IJ, Zimmerman MB, Randomized Trial of Liberal Versus Restrictive Guidelines for Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Preterm Infants., Pediatrics, 115(6), 1685-91, Jun 2005 Abstract
  • Saltzman CL, Hagy ML, Zimmerman B, Estin M, Cooper R, How Effective Is Intensive Nonoperative Initial Treatment of Patients With Diabetes and Charcot Arthropathy of the Feet?, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 435, 185-90, Jun 2005
  • Lee AG, Zimmerman MB, The Rate of Visual Field Loss in Optic Nerve Head Drusen, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 139(6), 1062-6, Jun 2005
  • Widness JA, Madan A, Grindeanu LA, Zimmerman B, Wong DK, Stevenson DK, Reduction in Red Blood Cell Transfusions Among Preterm Infants: Results of a Randomized Trial With An In-line Blood Gas and Chemistry Monitor, Pediatrics, 115(5), 1299-1306, May 2005
  • Latini JM, Zimmerman MB, Kreder KJ, Association Between Valsalva and Cough Leak Point Pressures and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification in Women With Stress Incontinence, Journal of Urology, 173(4), 1219-22, Apr 2005
  • Kwon YH, Rickman DW, Baruah S, Zimmerman MB, Kim CS, Boldt HC, Russell SR, Hayreh SS, Vitreous and Retinal Amino Acid Concentrations in Experimental Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in the Primate, Eye, 19(4), 455-63, Apr 2005
  • Kurtz KA, Hoffman HT, Zimmerman B, Robinson RA, Perineural and Vascular Invasion in Oral Cavity Squamous Carcinoma - Increased Incidence on Re-review of Slides and By Using Immunohistochemical Enhancement, Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 129(3), 354-9, Mar 2005
  • Hansen WF, McAndrew S, Harris K, Zimmerman MB, Metoclopramide Effect on Breastfeeding the Preterm Infant: a Randomized Trial, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 105(2), 383-389, Feb 2005
  • Zhang W, Mason EE, Renquist KE, Zimmerman MB, Factors Influencing Survival Following Surgical Treatment of Obesity, Obesity Surgery, 15(1), Jan 2005
  • Widness JA, Madan A, Grindeanu L, Zimmerman WB, Wong D, Stevenson DK, Reduction in RBC Transfusions Among Preterm Infants: Results of a Randomized Trial Utilizing An In-Line Blood Gas and Chemistry Monitor, Pediatrics, 115, 1299-1305, 2005
  • Ault KA, Allen HK, Phillips SL, Zimmerman MB, Klingelhutz AJ, Ault KA, Allen HK, Phillips SL, Zimmerman MB, Klingelhutz AJ. Telomerase Activity As a Potential Diagnostic Marker for Triage of Abnormal Pap Smears, Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 9(2), 93-9, 2005
  • Jones KB, Maiers-Yelden KA, Marsh JL, Zimmerman MB, Estin M, Saltzman CL, Ankle Fractures in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-British Volume, 87-B(4), 489-95, 2005
  • Saltzman CL, Zimmerman B, Holdsworth RL, Effect of Initial Weight-bearing in a Total Contact Cast on Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume 86A(12), 2714-9, Dec 2004
  • Rao SS, Mudipalli RS, Stessman M, Zimmerman B, Investigation of the utility of colorectal function tests and Rome II criteria in dyssynergic defecation (Anismus), Neurogastroenterol Motil, 16(5), 589-96, Oct 2004
  • Tobacman JK, Kissinger P, Wells M, Prokuski J, Hoyer M, McPherson P, Wheeler J, Kron-Chalupa J, Parsons C, Weller P, Zimmerman B, Implementation of personal health records by case managers in a VAMC general medicine clinic, Patient Education and Counseling, 54(1), 27-33, July 2004 Abstract
  • Lutgendorf SK, Latini JM, Rothrock N, Zimmerman MB, Kreder KJ Jr, Autonomic response to stress in interstitial cystitis, The Journal of Urology, 172(1), 227-31, Jul 2004 Abstract
  • Knecht SI, Estin M, Callaghan JJ, Zimmerman MB, Alliman KJ, Alvine FG, Saltzman CL, The Agility total ankle arthroplasty. Seven to sixteen-year follow-up, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 86-A(6), 1161-71, 2004 Abstract
  • Voigt MD, Zimmerman B, Katz DA, Rayhill SC, New National Liver Transplant Allocation Policy: Is the Regional Review Board process fair?, Liver Transplantation, 10(5), 2004
  • Costello F, Zimmerman MB, Podhajsky PA, Hayreh SS, Role of thrombocytosis in diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and differentiation of arteritic from non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, European Journal of Ophthalmology, 14(3), 245-57, 2004 Abstract
  • Snetselaar L, Stumbo P, Chenard C, Ahrens L, Smith K, Zimmerman B, Adolescents eating diets rich in either lean beef or lean poultry and fish reduced fat and saturated fat intake and those eating beef maintained serum ferritin status, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(3), 424-8, 2004
  • Lowe MP, Zimmerman B, Hansen W, Prospective randomized controlled trial of fetal fibronectin on preterm labor management in a tertiary care center, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 190(2), 358-62, 2004
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B, Beri M, Podhajsky P, Intraocular pressure abnormalities associated with central and hemi-central retinal vein occlusion, Ophthalmology, 111(1), 133-141, January 2004
  • Saltzman CL, Zimmerman MB, Holdsworth RL, Beck S, Hartsell HD, Frantz RA, Effect of initial weight-bearing in a total contact cast on healing of diabetic foot ulcers, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 86-A(12), 2714-9, 2004
  • Zhang Y, Ramabadran RS, Boddicker KA, Bawaney I, Davies LR, Zimmerman MB, Wuthrich S, Jones JL, Kerber RE, Triphasic waveforms are superior to biphasic waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation. Experimental studies, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 42(3), 568-75, August 2003 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B, Management of giant cell arteritis. Our 27-year clinical study: new light on old controversies, Ophthalmologica. Journal International D'ophtalmologie. International Journal of Ophthalmology. Zeitschrift Fur Augenheilkunde., 217(4), 239-59, 2003 Abstract
  • Dyken ME, Lin-Dyken DC, Poulton S, Zimmerman MB, Sedars E, Prospective polysomnographic analysis of obstructive sleep apnea in down syndrome, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 157(7), 655-60, July 2003 Abstract
  • Brown KE, Khan CM, Zimmerman MB, Brunt EM, Hepatic iron overload in blacks and whites: a comparative autopsy study, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 98(7), 1594-8, July 2003 Abstract
  • Rao SSC, Mudipalli, Mujica, Patel, Zimmerman B, Effects of gender and age on esophageal biomechanical properties and sensation, American Journal of Gastroenterology, 98(8), 1688-95, July 2003
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmernan B, Visual deterioration in giant cell arteritis patients while on high doses of corticosteroid therapy, Neuroimage, 19(1 Part 1), 233-45, June 2003
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B, Visual deterioration in giant cell arteritis patients while on high doses of corticosteroid therapy, Ophthalmology, 110(6), 1204-15, June 2003 Abstract
  • Zhang Y, Davies LR, Coddington WJ, Zimmerman MB, Wuthrich S, Jones JL, Kerber RE, Open-chest epicardial 'surgical' defibrillation: Biphasic versus monophasic wave-form shocks, Pace-Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 26(3), 711-8, March 2003
  • Honkanen RA, Baruah S, Zimmerman MB, Khanna CL, Weaver YK, Narkiewicz J, Waziri R, Gehrs KM, Weingeist TA, Boldt HC, Folk JC, Russell SR, Kwon YH, Vitreous amino acid concentrations in patients with glaucoma undergoing vitrectomy, Archives of Ophthalmology, 121(2), 183-8, February 2003 Abstract
  • Bergamin O, Zimmerman MB, Kardon RH, Pupil light reflex in normal and diseased eyes: diagnosis of visual dysfunction using waveform partitioning, Ophthalmology, 110(1), 106-14, January 2003 Abstract
  • Herwaldt LA, Swartzendruber SK, Zimmerman MB, Scholz DA, Franklin JA, Caldarone CA, Hemorrhage after coronary artery bypass graft procedures, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 24, 44-50, 2003
  • Tobacman JK, Whitaker D, Zimmerman B, Inverse relationship between density of cutaneous hair and pigmented lesion count in patients with malignant melanoma, Melanoma Research, 13, 23-7, 2003
  • Tobacman JK, Zimmerman B, Lee P, Hilborne L, Kolder H, Brook RH, Visual acuity following cataract surgeries in relation to preoperative appropriateness ratings, Medical Decision Making, 23(2), 122-30, 2003
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB, Kimura A, Sanon A, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Retinal Survival Time, Experimental Eye Research, (in press), 2003
  • Pereira ML, Kim CS, Zimmerman MB, Alward WL, Hayreh SS, Kwon YH, Rate and pattern of visual field decline in primary open-angle glaucoma, Ophthalmology, 109(12), 2232-40, December 2002 Abstract
  • Graul TA, Kwon YH, Zimmerman MB, Kim CS, Sheffield VC, Stone EM, Alward WL, A case-control comparison of the clinical characteristics of glaucoma and ocular hypertensive patients with and without the myocilin Gln368Stop mutation, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 134(6), 884-90, December 2002 Abstract
  • Alward WL, Kwon YH, Khanna CL, Johnson AT, Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB, Narkiewicz J, Andorf JL, Moore PA, Fingert JH, Sheffield VC, Stone EM, Variations in the myocilin gene in patients with open-angle glaucoma, Archives of Ophthalmology, 120(9), 1189-97, September 2002 Abstract
  • Perl TM, Cullen JJ, Wenzel RP, Zimmerman MB, Pfaller MA, Sheppard D, Twombley J, French PP, Herwaldt LA, The Mupirocin And The Risk Of Staphylococcus Aureus Study Team, Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections, The New England Journal of Medicine, 346(24), 1871-7, June 2002 Abstract
  • Petersen LA, Lindner DS, Kleiber CM, Zimmerman MB, Hinton AT, Yankowitz J, Factors that predict low hematocrit levels in the postpartum patient after vaginal delivery, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 186(4), 737-44, April 2002 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB, Podhajsky P, Hematologic abnormalities associated with various types of retinal vein occlusion, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Fur Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie., 240(3), 180-96, March 2002 Abstract
  • Lutgendorf SK, Kreder KJ, Rothrock NE, Hoffman A, Kirschbaum C, Sternberg EM, Zimmerman MB, Ratliff TL, Diurnal cortisol variations and symptoms in patients with interstitial cystitis, Journal of Urology, 167(3), 1338-43, March 2002 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B, Kardon RH, Visual improvement with corticosteroid therapy in giant cell arteritis. Report of a large study and review of literature, Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 80, 353-67, 2002
  • Zhang Y, Clark CB, Davies LR, Karlsson G, Zimmerman MB, Kerber KE, Body weight is a predictor of biphasic shock success for low energy transthoracic defibrillation, Resuscitation, 54, 281-7, 2002
  • Kayali Z, Buckwold VE, Zimmerman B, Schmidt WN, Hepatitis C, cryoglobulinemia, and cirrhosis: A meta-analysis, Hepatology, 36(4 Part 1), 978-85, 2002
  • Lucy M, Pereira MLM, Kim CS. Zimmerman MB, Alward WLM, Hayreh SS, Kwon YH, Rate and pattern of visual field decline in primary open-angle glaucoma, Ophthalmology, 109(12), 2232-40, 2002
  • Lucy M, Pereira MLM, Kim CS. Zimmerman MB, Alward WLM, Hayreh SS, Kwon YH, Rate and pattern of visual field decline in primary open-angle glaucoma, Ophthalmology, 109(12), 2232-40, 2002
  • Zhang Y, Clark CB, Davies LR, Karlsson G, Zimmerman MB, Kerber RE, Body weight is a predictor of biphasic shock success for low energy transthoracic defibrillation, Resuscitation, 54(3), 281-7, 2002
  • Tobacman JK, Scott IU, Cyphert ST, Zimmerman MB, Comparison of appropriateness ratings for cataract surgery between convened and mail-only multidisciplinary panels, Medical Decision Making : an International Journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making., 21(6), 490-7, 2001 Abstract
  • Hunninghake GW, Zimmerman MB, Schwartz DA, King TE Jr, Lynch J, Hegele R, Waldron J, Colby T, Muller N, Lynch D, Galvin J, Gross B, Hogg J, Toews G, Helmers R, Cooper JA Jr, Baughman R, Strange C, Millard M, Utility of a lung biopsy for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 164(2), 193-6, 2001 Abstract
  • Kwon YH, Kim CS, Zimmerman MB, Alward WL, Hayreh SS, Rate of visual field loss and long-term visual outcome in primary open-angle glaucoma, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 132(1), 47-56, July 2001 Abstract
  • Tobacman JK, Wallace RB, Zimmerman MB, Consumption of carrageenan and other water-soluble polymers used as food additives and incidence of mammary carcinoma, Medical Hypotheses, 56(5), 589-98, May 2001 Abstract
  • Rothrock NE, Lutgendorf SK, Kreder KJ, Ratliff T, Zimmerman B, Stress and symptoms in patients with interstitial cystitis: a life stress model, Urology [computer File], 57(3), 422-7, March 2001 Abstract
  • Kwon YH, Taylor JM, Hong S, Honkanen RA, Zimmerman MB, Alward WL, Sutphin JE, Long-term results of eyes with penetrating keratoplasty and glaucoma drainage tube implant, Ophthalmology, 108(2), 272-8, February 2001 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B, McCarthy MJ, Podhajsky P, Systemic diseases associated with various types of retinal vein occlusion, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 131(1), 61-77, Jan 2001 Abstract
  • Jogerst G, Daly J, Zimmerman MB, Physician use of and attitudes regarding the minimum data set, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2, 4-9, 2001
  • Lutgendorf SK, Kreder KJ, Rothrock NE, Ratliff TL, Zimmerman B, A laboratory stress model for examining stress and symptomatology in interstitial cystitis patients, Urology, 51(6 Suppl 1), 122, 2001
  • Rothrock NE, Lutgendorf SK, Kreder KJ, Ratliff TL, Zimmerman B, Daily stress and symptom exacerbation in interstitial cystitis patients, Urology, 57(6 Suppl 1), 122, 2001
  • Bell EF, Strauss RG, Widness JA, Mahoney LT, Mock DM, Seward VJ, Kromer IJ, Johnson KJ, Cress GA, Connolly NW, Zimmerman MB, Hematocrit threshold for erythrocyte transfusion in preterm infants, Pediatric Research, 49, 272, 2001
  • Kwon YH, Kim CS, Zimmerman MB, Alward WLM, Hayreh SS, Rate of visual field loss and long term visual outcome in primary open-angle glaucoma, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 132, 47-56, 2001
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky PA, Zimmerman B., Ipsilateral recurrence of nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 132(5), 734-42, 2001
  • Lutgendorf SK, Kreder KJ, Rothrock NE, Ratliff TL, Zimmerman B, Stress and symptomatology in patients with interstitial cystitis: a laboratory stress model, Journal of Urology, 164(4), 1265-9, October 2000 Abstract
  • Lin JC, Strauss RG, Kulhavy JC, Johnson KJ, Zimmerman MB, Cress GA, Connolly NW, Widness JA, Phlebotomy overdraw in the neonatal intensive care nursery, Pediatrics [computer File], 106(2), E19, August 2000 Abstract
  • Trigg ME, Peters C, Zimmerman MB, Administration of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to children undergoing allogeneic marrow transplantation: a prospective, randomized, double-masked, placebo-control, Pediatric Transplantation, 4(2), 123-31, May 2000 Abstract
  • Arnold DJ, Funk GF, Karnell LH, Chen AH, Hoffman HT, Ricks JM, Zimmerman MB, Corbae DP, Zhen W, McCulloch TM, Graham SM, Laryngeal cancer cost analysis: association of case-mix and treatment characteristics with medical charges, Laryngoscope, 110(1), 1-7, Jan 2000 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky P, Zimmerman MB, Ocular and optic nerve head ischemic disorders and hearing loss, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 128(5), 606-11, November 1999 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky P, Zimmerman MB, Beta-blocker eyedrops and nocturnal arterial hypotension., American Journal of Ophthalmology, 128(3), 301-9, September 1999 Abstract
  • Tobacman JK, Scott IU, Cyphert S, Zimmerman B, Reproducibility of measures of overuse of cataract surgery by three physician panels, Medical Care, 37(9), 937-45, September 1999 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Pe''er J, Zimmerman MB, Morphologic changes in chronic high-pressure experimental glaucoma in rhesus monkeys., Journal of Glaucoma, 8(1), 56-71, February 1999 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky P, Zimmerman MB, Role of nocturnal arterial hypotension in optic nerve head ischemic disorders., Ophthalmologica, 213(2), 76-96, 1999 Abstract
  • Bale JF, Zimmerman B, Dawson JD, Souza IE, Petheram SJ, Murph JR, Cytomegalovirus transmission in child care homes, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 153(1), 75-9, Jan 1999 Abstract
  • Herwaldt L, Scholz D, Zimmerman B, Pfaller MA, Perl TM, Cullen JJ, The economic impact of surgical site infections: A prospective study of outcomes, health care utilization, and hospital costs, Surgical Forum, L680-1, 1999
  • Hayreh SS, Jonas JB, Zimmerman MB, Parapapillary chorioretinal atrophy in chronic high-pressure experimental glaucoma in rhesus monkeys, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 39(12), 2296-303, November 1998 Abstract
  • Tobacman JK, Zimmerman B, Lee P, Hilborne L, Kolder H, Brook RH, Visual function impairments in relation to gender, age, and visual acuity in patients who undergo cataract surgery, Ophthalmology, 105(9), 1745-50, September 1998 Abstract
  • Murph JR, Souza IE, Dawson JD, Benson P, Petheram SJ, Pfab D, Gregg A, O'Neill ME, Zimmerman B, Bale JF, Epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus infection: maternal risk factors and molecular analysis of cytomegalovirus strains, American Journal of Epidemiology, 147(10), 940-7, 1998 Abstract
  • Funk GF, Hoffman HT, Karnell LH, Ricks JM, Zimmerman MB, Corbae DP, Hussey DH, McCulloch TM, Graham SM, Dawson CJ, Means ME, Colwill ML, Titler MG, Smith EM, Cost-identification analysis in oral cavity cancer management., Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 118(2), 211-20, 1998 Abstract
  • Rao SS, Welcher K, Zimmerman B, Stumbo P, Is coffee a colonic stimulant?, European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10(2), 113-8, February 1998 Abstract
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky PA, Zimmerman B, Ocular manifestations of giant cell arteritis, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 125(4), 509-520, 1998
  • Tomanek RJ, Zimmerman MB, Survana PR, Morkin E, Pennock GD, Goldman S, A thyroid hormone analog stimulates angiogenesis in the post-infarcted rat heart, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 30, 923-932, 1998
  • Funk GF, Karnell LH, Ricks JM, Zimmerman MB, Corbae DP, Hussey DH, McCulloch TM, Graham SM, Dawson CJ, Means ME, Colwill ML, Titler MG, Smith EM, Cost-identification analysis in oral cavity cancer management, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 118(2), 211-220, 1998
  • Mathers WD, Stovall D, Lane JA, Zimmerman MB, Johnson S, Menopause and tear function: The influence of prolactin and sex hormones on human tear production, Cornea, 17(4), 353-358, 1998
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky PA, Zimmerman B, Occult giant cell arteritis: ocular manifestations, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 125(4), 521-6, 1998
  • Hayreh S S, Zimmerman M B, Podhajsky P, Alward W L, Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: role of nocturnal arterial hypotension [letter; comment], Archives of Ophthalmology, 115(7), 942-5, July 1997 Abstract
  • Carlson DW, Alward WL, Barad JP, Zimmerman MB, Carney BL, A randomized study of mitomycin augmentation in combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy, Ophthalmology, 104(4), 719-24, April 1997 Abstract
  • Mathers WD, Lane JA, Zimmerman MB, Assessment of the tear film with tandem scanning confocal microscopy., Cornea, 16(2), 162-8, 1997 Abstract
  • Vandeborne P, Montano N, Zimmerman B, Pagani M, Somers VK, Relatioship between repeated measures of hemodynamics, muscle sympathetic nerve activity, and their spectral oscillations, Circulation, 96(12), 4326-4332, 1997
  • Hayreh SS, Podhajsky PA, Raman R, Zimmerman B, Giant cell arteritis: validity and reliability of various diagnostic criteria, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 123(3), 285-96, 1997
  • Soffer EE, Adrian TE, Launspach J, Zimmerman B, Meal-induced secretion of gastrointestinal regulatory peptides is not affected by sleep, Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 9(1), 7-12, 1997
  • Canady J W, Wayne I, Fellows D R, Zimmerman M B, Laurenzo J F, Thompson S A, Craniofacial growth in rabbits after rigid or semi-rigid fixation of the frontonasal suture., Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 98(3), 410-7; discussion 41, September 1996 Abstract
  • Mathers WD, Lane JA, Zimmerman MB, Tear film changes associated with normal aging, Cornea, 15(3), 229-34, May 1996 Abstract
  • Mathers WD, Lane JA, Sutphin JE, Zimmerman MB, Model for ocular tear film function, Cornea, 15(2), 110-9, March 1996 Abstract
  • Tobacman JK, Lee P, Zimmerman B, Kolder H, Hilborne L, Brook R., Assessment of appropriateness of cataract surgery at ten, Ophthalmology, 103(2), 207-215, 1996
  • Culp K, Flanigan M, Lowrie EG, Lew N, Zimmerman B, Modeling mortality risk in hemodialysis patients using laboratory values as time-dependent covariates, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 28(5), 741-6, 1996
  • Laurenzo J F, Canady J W, Zimmerman M B, Smith R J, Craniofacial growth in rabbits. Effects of midfacial surgical trauma and rigid plate fixation., Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, 121(5), 556-61, May 1995 Abstract
  • Noyes R Jr, Woodman CL, Holt CS, Reich JH, Zimmerman MB, Avoidant personality traits distinguish social phobic and panic disorder subjects., Journal of Nervous and Mental Dis, 183(3), 145-53, 1995 Abstract
  • Pinkston DR, Schubkegel AJ, Zimmerman MB, Smith RJH, The effects of sinus surgery on midfacial growth in the rabbit, American Journal of Rhinology, 9, 115-24, 1995
  • Hayreh S S, Zimmerman M B, Podhajsky P, Alward W L, Nocturnal arterial hypotension and its role in optic nerve head and ocular ischemic disorders., American Journal of Ophthalmology, 117(5), 603-24, 15 May 1994 Abstract
  • Saag KG, Koehnke R, Caldwell JR, Brasington R, Burmeister LF, Zimmerman B, Kohler J, Furst DE, Low dose long-term corticosteroid therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: An analysis of serious adverse events, American Journal of Medicine, 96, 115-23, 1994
  • Tomanek RJ, Butters CA, Zimmerman MB, Initiation of cardiac hypertrophy in response to thyroxine is not limited by age, American Journal of Physiology 264. Heart and Circulatory Physiology 33, H1041-7, 1993
  • Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB, Podhajsky P, Seasonal variations in the onset of retinal vein occlusion, The British Journal of Ophthalmology, 76(12), 706-10, December 1992 Abstract
  • Pulido JS, Shires TK, Flynn HW Jr, Zimmerman MB, Folk JC, Scott MH, Intravitreal aminoglycoside toxicity revisited, Archives of Ophthalmology, 110(12), 1683-5, December 1992 Abstract
  • Pe'er J, Folberg R, Massicotte SJ, Baron J, Parys-Van Ginderdeuren R, Zimmerman B, Meyer ML, Worsey H, Clinicopathologic spectrum of primary uveal melanocytic lesions in an animal model, Ophthalmology, 99(6), 977-86, 1992
  • Smith RJ, Zimmerman B, Connolly PK, Jerger SW, Yelich A, Screening audiometry using the high risk register in a level III nursery, Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, 118, 1306-11, 1992
  • Zimmerman DL, Zimmerman MB, A Monte Carlo comparison of spatial semivariogram estimators and corresponding ordinary kriging predictors, Technometrics, 33, 77-91, 1991
  • Brown WK, Zimmerman B, Jenkins RL, Rhodes WA, Recognizing delinquents who may need special help to avoid criminal conviction in adult life, Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 24(4), 35-40, 1991
  • Sposito VA, Tirol (Zimmerman) MB, Sposito VA, Tirol (Zimmerman) MB. Computational Aspects of the Two-Way Classification Model Under L1, Computational Statistics Quarterly, 4, 289-98, 1989
  • Dyken ME, Somers VK, Yamada T, Zimmerman MB. Investigating the relationship between stroke and obstructive sleep apnea. Stroke, 27(3):401-407, 1996
  • Laurenzo J.F., Canady J.W., Zimmerman M.B. and Smith R.J.H., The effects of midfacial surgical trauma and rigid plate fixation on cranio facial growth in rabbits, Archives of Otolaryngology--Head-Neck Surgery, 121(5):556-561, 1995

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