Licensure:

Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Virginia
Commission on Licensure to Practice the Healing Art #19393

Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977

Education:

B.A. with High Honors (History)
University of Virginia
College of Arts and Sciences
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
June 1964

M.D.
University of Virginia
School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
June 1968

Internship and Residency (Internal Medicine)
Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
1968-1970 - Chief of Medicine, Lawrence Kyle, M.D.

Fellowship (Pulmonary Medicine)
Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
1972-1974 - Chief of Service, Sol Katz, M.D.

Professional Experience:

Private Practice, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Internal Medicine
Pulmonary and Medical Associates of Northern Virginia, Ltd.
1400 South Joyce Street, #126
Arlington, Virginia 22202
July 1974 to present

Clinical Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care
Clinical Faculty, Department of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
October 1974 to present

Military Service:

U.S. Navy Medical Corps, 1970-1972
General Medical Officer, Outpatient Clinics
Rank - Lt. Cdr.
Bureau of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1971-1972
U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, 1970-1971

Honors and Awards:

The Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
   Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1998
Distinguished Internist of the Year
   Virginia Society of Internal Medicine, 1995

Special Recognition Award
   American Society of Internal Medicine, 1992

Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia, 1964

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977

Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1979

Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians, 2004

Volunteer of the Decade Award
   American Lung Association of Northern Virginia, 1983

Professional Societies and Activities (partial list):

American College of Physicians
Member Services Committee, 1999-2003
American College of Physicians-Virginia Chapter
Governor's Council for Virginia, 1981-1984
American College of Chest Physicians
American Medical Association
RUC Committee, 1996-1999
American Society of Internal Medicine
Chairman, Computer Services Committee, 1987-1990
Chairman, Member Services Committee, 1982-1987
Meetings Committee
Representative to AMA/RUC
American Thoracic Society
Arlington County Medical Society
Editorial Advisor, Medical Bulletin of Northern Virginia
Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services/Pulmonary Lab
Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Chairman, Institutional Research Board, 1988-2001
Medical Advisor, Employee Health Office
Executive Committee of Medical Staff, 1981-1992
Associate Chairman, Department of Medicine, 1986-1991
Secretary, Department of Medicine, 1981-1986
Department of Human Services Chest Clinic, Arlington, Virginia
Consultant
Federal Aviation Administration
Consultant
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Physician Consultant, Employee Health Office, 1975-2002
Harvard School of Public Health, Physician Payment Relative Value Study,
Pulmonary and Internal Medicine, Technical Consultative Panels
The Journal of Respiratory Disease
Reviewer
Medical Society of Virginia
NAMDRC: Physician Advocacy for Excellence in the Delivery of Pulmonary and Critical Care
President, 2003-2005
Treasurer, 1999-2001
Secretary, 1997-1999
Board of Directors, 1994-1997
National Hospital for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Co-Director, Respiratory Therapy Department, 1984-1988
Northern Virginia Academy of Internal Medicine
President, 1982-1983
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Member, Advocacy Committee, 2001-
Virginia Society of Internal Medicine
President, 1981-1982
Virginia Thoracic Society
President, 1989-1991

Public Service:

Virginia Hospital Center
Board of Directors, 1999-present
Arlington Health Foundation
Board of Directors, 1998-1999
American Lung Association of Virginia
Board of Directors
American Lung Association of Northern Virginia
Board of Directors and Executive Committee
President, 1984-1986
Arlington County Career Center, Professional Advisory Committee
Northern Virginia Community College, Curriculum Advisory Committee
Arlington County, Virginia
Chairman, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council to the Arlington County Board, 1989-2000

Faculty, Clinical Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
October 1974 to present

Publications:

Yeager, Jr., H., Zimmet, S.M., Schwartz, S.L. Pinocytosis by Human Alveolar Macrophages. Comparison of Smokers and Nonsmokers. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 54 (2), August 1974, p. 247-251.

Zimmet, S.M., Beekman, J.F., Kaufman, L.Z. Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy. American Family Practice, 10 (2), August 1974.

Beekman, J.F., Zimmet, S.M., Chun, B.K., Miranda, A.A., Katz, S. Spectrum of Pleural Involvement in Sarcoidosis. Archives of Internal Medicine, 136, March 1976, p. 323-330.

Enos, W.F., Beyer, J.C., Zimmet, S.M., Kiesel, J.A. Unilateral Lobar Pneumonia with Empyema Due to Neisseria Gonorrhoea. Southern Medical Journal, 73 (2), February 1980.

Landis, G., Zimmet, S.M. Arterial Thrombosis on Combined Clonidine and Propranolol Therapy. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 140, January 1980.

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Pulmonary and Medical Associates
of Northern Virginia, LTD.

Pentagon City Office Pulmonary, Sleep and Internal Medicine 1400 South Joyce St. Suite 126 Arlington, VA 22202 Tel: 703.521.6662 Fax: 703.521.5991 view map» Located in the Potomac Building/River House. Free parking in front of the building.

Virginia Hospital Center Office Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine 1625 N. George Mason Dr. Suite 355 Arlington, VA 22205 Phone: 703.521.6662 Fax: 703.528.3408 view map» Located in the Virginia Hospital Center. Park in the Blue Parking Garage on the hospital campus.