Donald Zimmerman, MD

Specialties

• Endocrinology

  Treats endocrine disorders, diabetes, growth disorders, pubertal development, adrenal and thyroid disorders. A multidisciplinary team cares for patients with diabetes mellitus. Learn more »

• Diabetes

  Diabetes is a condition in which either the body’s immune system damages or destroys the cells that make insulin (type 1, most commonly found in children or adolescents) or the cells in the body become resistant to insulin (type 2, most commonly found in adults). Insulin is a hormone that helps the body's cells make energy from the food that is eaten. In recent years, type 2 has begun to occur at an alarming rate in children and teens. Learn more »

Special interests

Diabetes mellitus, type I diabetes, thyroid diseases, pituitary problems, growth disturbances, calcium and bone abnormalities and puberty disorders

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Health care plans accepted

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• Aetna (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• Beech Street (PPO)
• Best Doctors (PPO)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (HMO, POS, PPO)
• CCN (PPO)
• CIGNA (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• Employer Coalition on Health (HMO)
• First Health (PPO)
• Great West Health Care (PPO)
• Harmony Health Plans of Illinois (HMO)
• Health Alliance Medical Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
• HealthNetwork - Wellmark (PPO)
• HFN Inc. (EPO, PPO)
• Humana Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
• Illinois Health Connect (HMO)
• Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
• Multiplan (PPO)
• National Preferred Provider Network (PPO)
• Preferred Plan (PPO)
• Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
• Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
• UniCare (HMO, PPO)
• United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
• WEA Insurance Group (PPO)

Certifications

Pediatric Endocrinology; Pediatrics; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Internal Medicine

Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Zimmerman's publications

Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.