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Scott Zimmer, MD

Scott Zimmer, MD

(4.8) , 118 Reviews
  • Specialty: Orthopedic Hand Surgery
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  • Primary Location: 13170 Ravenna Rd (21 mi.)
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  • 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
216-844-2273

Biography: Scott Zimmer, MD

Expertise

  • Arthritis
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Fracture Care
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Hand, Arm, Elbow, Shoulder Problems
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Shoulder Impingement
  • Shoulder Replacement
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Trigger finger
  • Ulnar Nerve - Cubital Tunnel
  • Upper Extremities

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

4.8 out of 5
- based on 390 Ratings
(5)
10/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is the ONLY doc I will see for my hands and wrists. LOVE HIM!!

(5)
10/1/2024

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.

(5)
10/1/2024

I was very happy with my visit. I would recommend Dr. Zimmer to all my family and friends.

(5)
10/1/2024

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.

(5)
10/1/2024

Good

(5)
10/1/2024

All good.

(5)
10/1/2024

There a good group

(5)
10/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is an outstanding doctor

(5)
10/1/2024

Dr zimmerman and his staff members are very caring and good at solveing the health problem

(5)
10/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer and his staff are the best!!

(5)
10/1/2024

Excellent care by the Doctor and staff. I felt that I was in good hands.

(5)
10/1/2024

I had an excellent experience

(5)
9/1/2024

Dr Zimmer and staff are EXCEPTIONAL! Kind, polite, attentive and well informed, I would tell my loved ones to go to see him

(5)
9/1/2024

He tells it like it is, explains the fix & what to expect... I'm good with that.

(5)
9/1/2024

Best office system I've ever experience. No wait time for any step of the way

(5)
9/1/2024

Super Physician, attentive staff, excellent appointment

(5)
9/1/2024

Very good plan to go back next year.

(5)
9/1/2024

Dr . ZIMMER AND HIS STAFF HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RESPECTFUL, FRIENDLY AND IMFORMATIVE!!

(5)
9/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is upbeat and encouraging about the procedures and your outcome.

(5)
9/1/2024

Very pleased with the medical staff and the end results from my visits.

(5)
9/1/2024

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.

(5)
9/1/2024

Excellent doctor and staff!!!

(5)
9/1/2024

The staff and Dr are excellent. I would recommend this office.

(5)
9/1/2024

Great doctor and staff.

(5)
9/1/2024

I would recommend Dr. Scott Zimmer. He is very pleasant and makes you feel at ease. He answered any questions I had.

(5)
9/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is a wonderful doctor very caring. Shelley his PA is awesome too.

(5)
9/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is excellent -- detail oriented, conscientious and easy to work with. I would highly recommend him.

(5)
9/1/2024

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.

(5)
8/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is amazing

(5)
8/1/2024

I was very happy with all the services I was provided !!!

(5)
8/1/2024

Very good

(5)
8/1/2024

Excellent care.

(5)
8/1/2024

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.

(5)
8/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer was caring and comcerned.

(5)
8/1/2024

Excellent doctor, busy but informative and knowledgeable.

(5)
8/1/2024

Great experience both with Dr.Zimmer and *** his PA.

(5)
8/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer and his staff are excellent!!

(5)
8/1/2024

I would recommend Dr. Zimmer to anyone I know who is in need of his services.

(5)
7/1/2024

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.

(5)
7/1/2024

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.

(5)
7/1/2024

Very Professional

(5)
7/1/2024

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.

(5)
7/1/2024

The Doctor was fantastic! He really took the time and made sure I understood everything .

(5)
7/1/2024

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.

(5)
7/1/2024

Very good experience

(5)
7/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer has been amazing and I feel I'm getting the absolute best care from him.

(5)
7/1/2024

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.

(5)
6/1/2024

Very personable doctor

(5)
6/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer and his staff are great.

(5)
6/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is very kind, courteous, straight to the point, honest, and customer service oriented. I would definitely highly recommend him.

(5)
6/1/2024

Aside from an extended wait of 25 minutes, v. good care.

(5)
6/1/2024

Good

(5)
6/1/2024

Great Doctor With great personality Makes you feel at ease

(5)
6/1/2024

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

(5)
6/1/2024

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.

(5)
6/1/2024

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.

(5)
6/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is excellent and always concerned. Explains everything completely.

(5)
5/2/2024

Dr. Zimmer and his PA are excellent!

(5)
5/1/2024

The doctor is great. ***

(5)
5/1/2024

Excellent doctor, excellent team would refer all friends and family.

(5)
5/1/2024

Dr Zimmer and staff are the best !!!

(5)
5/1/2024

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.

(5)
5/1/2024

Excellent doctor and his team and his physical therapy team

(5)
5/1/2024

Good experience Dr. Zimmer was great and explained my medical needs with easy ter.s you could relate to.

(5)
5/1/2024

Totaly impressed

(5)
5/1/2024

Dr. Zimer is the best I been an Ironworkers for 45 years I have recommended Dr. Zimer to many coworkers we all love him.

(5)
4/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is an outstanding physician! Please get more like him!

(5)
4/1/2024

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!

(5)
4/1/2024

When seeing the doctor th e visit was good. But it took me over a month to get an appointment.

(5)
4/1/2024

All the staff were excellent.

(5)
4/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is my go to dr for my arm/shoulder problems...love him.

(5)
4/1/2024

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.

(5)
4/1/2024

AWESOME DOCTOR. SHOWED ME EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON IN MY SHOULDERAND THE COURSE OF FUTURE ACTION.

(5)
4/1/2024

Excellent care given by Dr Zimmer and all staff .

(5)
4/1/2024

The whole staff, and Dr Zimmer were great!

(5)
4/1/2024

Outstanding staff Excellent physician-just talked too fast

(5)
4/1/2024

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.

(5)
4/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is an excellent doctor who I have of respect for, has never give me bad information always good advice.

(5)
4/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer has been very helpful and concerned.

(5)
4/1/2024

Great doctor and awesome team

(5)
4/1/2024

Absolute best doctor and staff I have ever dealt with!

(5)
4/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer and staff are superb!

(5)
4/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer is an awesome doctor!

(5)
3/1/2024

He is excellent doctor. He did surgery 10 and 12 years ago which is another reason for returning to see him for this problem.

(5)
3/1/2024

Rate Dr Zimmer and staff a10. ***

(5)
3/1/2024

Always very professional! Best of the best!

(5)
3/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is one of the best doctors I have ever seen.

(5)
3/1/2024

Zimmer is the best around

(5)
3/1/2024

Good

(5)
3/1/2024

Excellent

(5)
3/1/2024

Great doctor!

(5)
2/1/2024

Excellent doctor

(5)
2/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is a very caring doctor. I would highly recommend him to anyone

(5)
2/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer and staff were wonderful.

(5)
2/1/2024

Experience was acceptable under the current state of volume at that time. It was concise and efficient

(5)
2/1/2024

Great service, great Dr

(5)
2/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is an amazing doctor very caring his PA Shelly is awesome

(5)
2/1/2024

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.

(5)
2/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is awesome - and I've recommended him to several of my friends

(5)
2/1/2024

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.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is the best around

(5)
1/1/2024

Very pleased with everyone involved . They were all very knowledgeable and helpful

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer was excellent one of the best doctors that I've seen in years. Thorough, actually read my chart and knew about my appointment and why I was seeing him. Extremely knowledgeable about my condition and took the time to explain everything that he did on that visit and about upcoming appointments. Would highly recommend him to anyone.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr.zimmer and staff have taken extra steps for me with my insurance company to help me get procedures done in a quick manner by call the insurance an asking to follow through with allowing procedures.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer was friendly, pleasant Dr. He explained to me what was going on with my medical concern. He was an outstanding Dr.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer's PA saw me not him but he is amazing as well as all his staff. The office is the best I have ever experienced and you feel like family when you go. Although Dr Zimmer did not examine me this time he did talk to me in the hall and was very professional yet kind, caring and even funny. I wish all my care was like this.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer and his clinic staff were nothing short of amazing during the course of my treatment for a wrist fracture. They are friendly, caring and knowledgeable; I couldn't have asked for any better care than that which I received. Thank you Dr. Zimmer.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr Zimmer is amazing. Already referred a family member to him.

(5)
1/1/2024

Dr. Zimmer, his PA and all his staff is awesome. They are professional, knowledgeable and very helpful weather I am in for a visit, procedure or just calling to schedule something. His bedside manner is awesome because he assesses your level of knowledge first then talks to you on that level.

(5)
1/1/2024

Overall it was a good visit! The staff were in good spirits, as if they loved their job. I feel safe under Dr. Simmer's care.

(5)
1/1/2024

My experience was very good every one was so nice.

(5)
1/1/2024

Scott Zimmer is thorough , intelligent, and caring. I consider myself very fortunate to have him as one of my doctors.

(5)
12/1/2023

Dr. Zimmer and the staff at this office are amazing! I feel confident with how we will move forward with my hand issues and how quickly care was provided and will be provided. Dr. Z 'doesn't beat around the bush' with his explanations but is also very caring and explains things in a manner that is understandable and thorough. I'd recommend him and his staff to anyone who needs help with the health of their hands!

(5)
12/1/2023

Awesome doctor!!!

(5)
12/1/2023

Dr Zimmer & his staff are super competent, ultra efficient, and without question they are the best orthopedic practice I have ever been to!

(5)
12/1/2023

Dr Zimmer is the greatest! It just seems like he's in a very big hurry. I know he has many patients.

(5)
12/1/2023

Dr Zimmer was awesome he talked to me like a friend not like a doctor, which I like because it makes you comfortable to ask questions and get an answer I can understand. I would recommend him to anyone.

(5)
12/1/2023

My whole experience was very good

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As of December 31, 2016, Scott Zimmer did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.