Scott Zimmer, MD
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Specialty: Orthopedic Hand Surgery
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Primary Location: 13170 Ravenna Rd (21 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Office Locations
UH Lake West Geauga Medical Office Building (21 mi.)
13170 Ravenna Rd
Ste 200
Chardon, OH 44024
216-844-2273
UH Beachwood Medical Center (6 mi.)
25501 Chagrin Blvd
Ste 200
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-844-2273
UH TriPoint Physician Pavilion (22 mi.)
7580 Auburn Rd
Ste 214
Concord, OH 44077
216-844-7200
Biography: Scott Zimmer, MD
Expertise
Titles
- President of the Medical Staff, UH Beachwood Medical Center
Certifications & Memberships
- Hand Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Hand Surgery - Orthopaedic
Hand Surgery - Orthopaedic - Shands At The University Of Florida (2003 - 2004)
Residency | Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Mount Carmel Medical Center (1998 - 2003)
Medical Education
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine (1998)
Undergraduate
Miami University (1994)
About
Scott M. Zimmer, MD, provides expert care for all disorders of the hand, elbow and shoulder from fracture care to joint replacement, including the latest arthroscopic treatments.
Dr. Zimmer completed his undergraduate studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with honors. He graduated first in his class from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio, and advanced training in surgery of the hand, elbow and shoulder at the University of Florida, Shands Hospital.
Dr. Zimmer is a board-certified member of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and a fellow of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, a select group of top hand surgeons in the US.
Dr. Zimmer has been a leading hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgeon in Northeast Ohio for more than a decade. He has been named one of Cleveland's best orthopedic and hand surgeons for the last several years by his peers in the medical field. Dr. Zimmer serves as President of Medical Staff at UH Beachwood Medical Center.
Patient Experience Reviews
Dr . Zimmer has been terrific in getting me relief. He provided good understandable advice.
Dr Zimmer and his staff are wonderful at what they do.
Dr. Zimmer and team are the best!
Excellent experience
Excellent physician, excellent care from Scott Zimmer
Dr. Zimmer was a life saver. I went into the ER at *** in terrible pain and unable to move my shoulder. The ER doctor texted Dr. Zimmer and Dr. Zimmer quickly responded and was able to squeeze me in to treat my shoulder.
I really like Dr Zimmer, he is patient, friendly, and explains everything he is going to do. I have a needle phobia, and he made sure I was comfortable and calm. He has already taken care of two trigger fingers, and both were very pleasant and calm. I would recommend Dr Zimmer to anyone who needed his expertise.
Everything is always good with Dr. Zimmer. Fantastic orthopedic Dr. Absolutely love him
Good Dr. Was careful, concerned, and understanding. Explained the problem and gave options.
Very good, helpful visit
Dr Zimmer and his entire staff are the best. The entire team is so pleasant and kind, and so responsive to any questions or concerns.
Dr Zimmer and staff are top notch- I will recommend him to friends and family for sure
Dr Zimmer is extremely knowledgeable and I have complete confidence in him. Excellent doctor and I feel very blessed to have him as my physician. Great results with my surgery would highly recommend.
Great provider & nurse all around!!!!
The doctor and Care team were always so courteous knowledgeable caring informative. Always made me feel secure and confident this the overall situation.
Excellent staff
Good
Overall great care and patient experience
Very good exam
Dr. Zimmer is very polite,attentive and thorough! I'm extremely comfortable with Dr. Zimmer and his staff! I'm Blessed to have Dr. Zimmer as my Doctor!
Very nice staff and doctor. Was made to feel very comfortable.
Best provider! He is funny, kind and remembered me from my last visit. He enjoys his work and loves to talk with his patients.
I would NEVER consider anyone but Dr. Zimmer for any orthopedic problems. He and his staff are professional, friendly and ALWAYS on time! I have never waited longer than 15 minutes past my scheduled appointment time and I've probably had at least 20 visits. He's simply a great doctor with a great staff. They have gone out of their way to accommodate me, including seeing me without an appointment for injections due to severe arthritic pain.
Good
Very good
Dr Zimmer is an excellent surgeon and physician
Excellent staff and facility
Dr. Zimmer's PA saw me on 9/10. She greeted me with a smile, and introduced herself as she entered the room. She answered all my questions pleasantly, and explained the surgery in more detail. She was patient with me as I asked questions about post op expectations, and intraoperative anesthesia
Excellent care
Excellent visit
Seems like good doctor
I went to the Geneva, ER and the doctor there was able to text Dr. Zimmer and Dr. Zimmer squeeze me in because I was in excruciating pain. I was so impressed with his knowledge and bedside manner.
Doctor was fantastic and the receptionist was as sweet and thoughtful as could be. ***
Dr Zimmer and his entire staff are fantastic
I've always had a wonderful experience with this medical practice.
Awesome ***
lucky to have such a great surgeon. The entire office is outstanding and I am greatfull, trust Dr zimmer with decisions and outstanding out comes, he has put my family and myself back together several times Thank God for him! Dr zimmer and his team are just wonderful!
Dr Zimmer is the ONLY doc I will see for my hands and wrists. LOVE HIM!!
I absolutely love Dr. Zimmer. He is quick, efficient, listens to my questions and takes the time to answer. He is by far my favorite doctor that I see. When I have asked about his opinions of other physicians or if he knew of a good Dr. In another specialty, he was able to offer suggestions. I love how personable he is too. He always has a smile and is able to answer my questions. I would highly suggest him to anyone.He has done both of my shoulders, my carpal tunnel surgery and soon will be fixing my tennis elbow. It is apparent I trust him.
I was very happy with my visit. I would recommend Dr. Zimmer to all my family and friends.
I always get remarkable care when I see Dr. Zimmer and his staff. I have complete confidence in all of them. I have an upcoming surgery that he's going to do in the near future and I'm very optimistic of the outcome.
Good
All good.
There a good group
Dr Zimmer is an outstanding doctor
Dr zimmerman and his staff members are very caring and good at solveing the health problem
Dr. Zimmer and his staff are the best!!
Excellent care by the Doctor and staff. I felt that I was in good hands.
I had an excellent experience
Dr Zimmer and staff are EXCEPTIONAL! Kind, polite, attentive and well informed, I would tell my loved ones to go to see him
He tells it like it is, explains the fix & what to expect... I'm good with that.
Best office system I've ever experience. No wait time for any step of the way
Super Physician, attentive staff, excellent appointment
Very good plan to go back next year.
Dr . ZIMMER AND HIS STAFF HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RESPECTFUL, FRIENDLY AND IMFORMATIVE!!
Dr. Zimmer is upbeat and encouraging about the procedures and your outcome.
Very pleased with the medical staff and the end results from my visits.
Dr Zimmer is a wonderful caring doctor I would recommend him to anyone. He did surgery on my son 25 plus years ago reconstructed his hand from a football injury Dr Zimmer was wonderful then he did great things for my son's hand and he still caring and compassionate.
Excellent doctor and staff!!!
The staff and Dr are excellent. I would recommend this office.
Great doctor and staff.
I would recommend Dr. Scott Zimmer. He is very pleasant and makes you feel at ease. He answered any questions I had.
Dr. Zimmer is a wonderful doctor very caring. Shelley his PA is awesome too.
Dr. Zimmer is excellent -- detail oriented, conscientious and easy to work with. I would highly recommend him.
My overall experience with Dr Zimmer and his team had been nothing but great. It's a huge change from dealing with the people at Concentra.
Dr. Zimmer is amazing
I was very happy with all the services I was provided !!!
Very good
Excellent care.
I feel very comfortable and confident with Dr. Zimmer and his staff. Always kind and offer a lot of information and options about my conditions.
Dr. Zimmer was caring and comcerned.
Excellent doctor, busy but informative and knowledgeable.
Great experience both with Dr.Zimmer and *** his PA.
Dr. Zimmer and his staff are excellent!!
I would recommend Dr. Zimmer to anyone I know who is in need of his services.
Dr. Zimmer is very professional but also able to relate to the patient, and make the Individual feel comfortable and at ease. He shows more interest overall and is exceptionally able to educate patients in the problem, its solution or other options. I feel he is one of the best, if not the best, orthopedic surgeons I have been to as a patient, or worked around over the years. Strongly recommend him for anyone needing upper extremity surgery.
Everyone in this office is wonderful. I did feel the PA wasn't patient when I was asking questions. But even she is usually very nice. I think this was just an off day.
Very Professional
This was a wonderful experience. The only thing I would have liked to be better is to have had an appointment sooner than I did but I understand the doctors are very busy.
The Doctor was fantastic! He really took the time and made sure I understood everything .
Dr Zimmer was friendly, easy going and did a great job of explaining treatment options. He told me how many of the surgical procedures in question he had performed. He explained how my age, degree of arthritis, recovery regimen, length of anesthesia could affect my overall satisfaction. We opted to do a shoulder injection, track outcome via diary, and hope very an improvement to avoid surgery.
Very good experience
Dr. Zimmer has been amazing and I feel I'm getting the absolute best care from him.
Dr.Zimmer is a hand surgeon. I was sent to him by my provider at marathon health. Many questions did not pertain to me since I only had the one visit to UH.
Very personable doctor
Dr. Zimmer and his staff are great.
Dr. Zimmer is very kind, courteous, straight to the point, honest, and customer service oriented. I would definitely highly recommend him.
Aside from an extended wait of 25 minutes, v. good care.
Good
Great Doctor With great personality Makes you feel at ease
Love Dr and his staff. Make me feel like I'm important. Kept me in the loop with what was going on at all times
Visit was for injury on my finger caused by arthritis. He explained what was going on and told me if there were any changes to call him.
Dr. Zimmer is an excellent doctor and an asset to the UH organization. He Is the best In his field and I always promote him to friends and family.
Dr. Zimmer is excellent and always concerned. Explains everything completely.
Dr. Zimmer and his PA are excellent!
The doctor is great. ***
Excellent doctor, excellent team would refer all friends and family.
Dr Zimmer and staff are the best !!!
Dr. Zimmer was very affable and my experience with him and his staff has been one of the best in my recent encounters with medical personnel. I was able to make appointments directly with his office without having to navigate deplorable labyrinths of a scheduling bureaucracy and my waits for appointments were within a couple of weeks instead of months. During my last appointment I came in with a request for some paper work from him which his office filled promptly. While I was there I also asked for a follow-up steroid injection for a painful rotator cuff injury which he treated several months earlier. After testing for the location and intensity of the pain he complied. My appointment was at 9:30 and I was in my car heading home at 10:00.
Excellent doctor and his team and his physical therapy team
Good experience Dr. Zimmer was great and explained my medical needs with easy ter.s you could relate to.
Totaly impressed
Dr. Zimer is the best I been an Ironworkers for 45 years I have recommended Dr. Zimer to many coworkers we all love him.
Dr Zimmer is an outstanding physician! Please get more like him!
Experience was great. Dr Zimmer helped with my wrist injury a while ago as well and from previous experience I expected nothing less from him and his team. That is the reason I would always trust and see this provider for Orthopedic care. Thank you Dr. Zimmer!
When seeing the doctor th e visit was good. But it took me over a month to get an appointment.
All the staff were excellent.
Dr Zimmer is my go to dr for my arm/shoulder problems...love him.
Dr. Zimmer is an excellent physician. I made my appointment with him because of the excellent experience my husband had with him with a shoulder replacement. I trust him completely.
AWESOME DOCTOR. SHOWED ME EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON IN MY SHOULDERAND THE COURSE OF FUTURE ACTION.
Excellent care given by Dr Zimmer and all staff .
The whole staff, and Dr Zimmer were great!
Outstanding staff Excellent physician-just talked too fast
Dr. Zimmer and everyone on his staff have been nothing short of exceptional. One of the best experiences I have ever had at a Dr officegenuinely! His positive demeanor and knowledge are top notch.
Dr Zimmer is an excellent doctor who I have of respect for, has never give me bad information always good advice.
Dr. Zimmer has been very helpful and concerned.
Great doctor and awesome team
Absolute best doctor and staff I have ever dealt with!
Dr. Zimmer and staff are superb!
Dr. Zimmer is an awesome doctor!
He is excellent doctor. He did surgery 10 and 12 years ago which is another reason for returning to see him for this problem.
Rate Dr Zimmer and staff a10. ***
Always very professional! Best of the best!
Dr Zimmer is one of the best doctors I have ever seen.
Zimmer is the best around
Good
Excellent
Great doctor!
Excellent doctor
Dr Zimmer is a very caring doctor. I would highly recommend him to anyone
Dr. Zimmer and staff were wonderful.
Experience was acceptable under the current state of volume at that time. It was concise and efficient
Great service, great Dr
Dr Zimmer is an amazing doctor very caring his PA Shelly is awesome
Dr. Zimmer listened to my concerns and observed the issues I was having with my wrist. He provided clear explanation of treatment and ways to decrease the pain and prevent further injury.
Dr Zimmer is awesome - and I've recommended him to several of my friends
I want to personally Thank Dr. Zimmer and the staff at the office. They are very professional but yet, they treat you like family,make everyone comfortable.I have recommended them to many families and friends.
Industry Relationships
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As of December 31, 2016, Scott Zimmer did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.