Dr. A. Joshua Zimm received his medical training in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at New York's finest teaching hospitals. He completed his residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He also trained at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, St. Lukes -Roosevelt Hospital, and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital.
Dr. Zimm graduated from the University of Virginia with honors in 1991 and attended the Medical College of Virginia where he graduated at the top of his class in 1995. He is board certified in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and currently resides on the attending staff at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital where he is also the Director of Emergency Services. Dr. Zimm's other hospital affiliations include Lenox Hill Hospital and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Zimm has received numerous honors and awards throughout his career. In 2004, he was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Other honors include the New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council Distinguished Housestaff Award in 2000, First Place Basic Science Research Award in 1999, Second Place Clinical Research Award in 1998, and Third Place in the Resident Research Competition in 2001. He also was selected to participate in the Massey Cancer Center Oncology Fellowship in 1993. More recently, Dr. Zimm was selected as one of "America's Top Physicians" by the Consumer Research Council of America in 2007, and as a Lifetime Member of Strathmore's Who's Who in 2004.
Dr. Zimm treats both adult and pediatric patients with Ear, Nose, and Throat problems. His areas of expertise and interests include Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Parathyroid Surgery, and Salivary Gland Surgery. He also has a special interest and expertise in the mangagement of Snoring and Sleep Apnea.
Manhattan Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery on 3rd Ave
1421 Third Ave
New York, New York 10028
Location Phone: 212-535-8300
B.A. Religious Studies
Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, NY : 1999
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY : 1997
Rotating Fellowship
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY : 2000
Publications and Presentations
“Routine Parathyroid Biopsy to Facilitate the Preservation of Functional Parathyroid Tissue During Total Thyroidectomy,” 5th Annual International Meeting on Head & Neck Cancer, San Francisco, CA, July, 2000. (Submitted for publication.)
“KGF-2 Accelerates Wound Healing in Full Thickness Wounds in a Porcine Model,” Resident Research Day, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York, NY, May, 1999.
“Otolaryngologic Manifestations of Syphilis,” Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York, NY, December, 1998.
“Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma,” Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York, NY, November, 1998.
“Parathyroid Biopsy to Facilitate the Preservation of Functional Parathyroid Tissue During Total Thyroidectomy,” Resident Research Day, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, New York, NY, May, 1998.
“Neck Masses in Children,” Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, January, 1997.
“Urologic Complications after Renal Transplantation,” General Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Conference, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, August, 1996.
Professional Society Memberships
American Medical Association
American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
New York County Medical Society
New York State Society of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
Medical Society of the State of New York- Board of Directors
American College of Surgeons
Current Hospital Affiliations
Flushing Medical Center : 2003
Jamaica Hospital : 2003
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary : 2001
Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital : 2001
Lenox Hill Hospital : 2001
