Lorenz E. Zimmerman

Lorenz Eugene Zimmerman (November 15, 1920 – March 16, 2013)[1] was an American ophthalmologist and an ophthalmic pathologist.

Lorenz Zimmerman
Born
Lorenz Eugene Zimmerman

November 15, 1920
Washington, D.C.
DiedMarch 16, 2013 (aged 93)
Towson, Maryland
Alma materGeorge Washington University (BS, MD)

Early life and education

Zimmerman was born in Washington, D.C. He received his bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 1943 and his M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in 1945.

Career

After completing his residency in general pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he was commissioned in 1950 as commanding officer of the 8217th Mobile Medical Laboratory in Korea. For his wartime service, he received the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit. In 1952 he was assigned to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, where he remained until his retirement in 2002 as emeritus chair of the Institute's department of ophthalmic pathology. He was also an associate professor from 1954–1963 and from 1963 a full professor of ophthalmology at George Washington University. From 1983 he was a professor of ophthalmology and pathology at Georgetown University.

Personal life

Zimmerman died in Towson, Maryland in 2013.[2]

Awards and honors

Selected publications
  • with Michael J. Hogan: Ophthalmic Pathology. 2nd edition, Saunders, Philadelphia 1962; 797 pages.
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References
  1. biographical information: American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. vol. 7: T – Z. Gale Group, Detroit inter alia 2004, ISBN 0-7876-7399-4.
  2. "Obituaries: Lorenz Zimmerman and Anastasia Zimmerman". Washington Post. 23 April 2013.
  3. Lorenz Zimmerman - Helen Keller Foundation (with video)
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