Dr. Andrea Zimmern
Overview
"Andrea Zimmern, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is a board-certified colorectal surgeon at Northwell Health, treating a wide range of diseases and disorders of the small intestine, colon, rectum and anus. This includes hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, diverticulitis and colorectal cancer.
""Most of what I treat isn't life-threatening but affects people's quality of life-they start to feel better almost immediately after surgery.
Dr. Zimmern is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Levator Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Rectal Prolapse, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
900 Northern Boulevard, Suite 100, Great Neck, NY 11021
106 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Suite B, Uniondale, NY 11553
36 Lincoln Avenue, 2nd Floor, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Zimmern has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
North Shore Medical Group Of The Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Mala Balakumar is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Garden City, New York. Dr. Balakumar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Levator Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Anal Fissure, Hemorrhoids, and Levator Syndrome.
North Shore Medical Group Of The Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Dean Pappas is a Colorectal Surgeon in Garden City, New York. Dr. Pappas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Levator Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Hemorrhoids, Levator Syndrome, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Pappas is currently accepting new patients.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Surgical Specialties At Great Neck
"Marc Lehrer Greenwald, MD, is the chief of colorectal clinical services and surgeon-in-chief at North Shore University Hospital. He is a double board-certified colorectal surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive and sphincter sparing techniques to treat a wide range of diseases and disorders of the small intestine, colon, rectum and anus. This includes diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer.""I'm really fortunate to work with an amazing team at North Shore. Dr. Greenwald is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Levator Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Anal CancerDr. Zimmern isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Zimmern isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- EncopresisDr. Zimmern isAdvanced. Learn about Encopresis.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Zimmern isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Gastrointestinal FistulaDr. Zimmern isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Fistula.
- HemorrhoidsDr. Zimmern isAdvanced. Learn about Hemorrhoids.
- Experienced
- Anal FissureDr. Zimmern isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- CellulitisDr. Zimmern isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Zimmern isExperienced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Colorectal PolypsDr. Zimmern isExperienced. Learn about Colorectal Polyps.
- ColostomyDr. Zimmern isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Zimmern isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.