PHILIPPE E. ZIMMERN, M.D., PROFESSOR, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY. Born and raised in Paris, France. Trained at Necker Hospital in Paris, France from 1973-1980. After completing his doctoral thesis and a urology residency training program, Dr. Zimmern spent a fellowship year at UCLA with Dr. Shlomo Raz. This year was a turning point in Dr. Zimmern’s career as he elected to take the FLEX Examination and redo his urology training in the United States. After graduating from UCLA in 1988, Dr. Zimmern joined Dr. Gary Leach at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Los Angeles, where he assumed the position of Co-Director of the Urodynamics Laboratory and Director of the Urology Research Program for the next seven years. After the 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake, which demolished part of his home, Dr. Zimmern moved to Dallas, Texas, where he joined the faculty at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is currently a Professor of Urology at the University and Director of the Bladder and Incontinence Treatment Center. Dr. Zimmern is the recipient of the 1997 Paul Zimskind Urodynamic Society Award. He has been visiting professor in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Canada. He assumes journalistic responsibility with journals of urology in France and the United States. He has co-authored over 140 publications and 30 book chapters, and edited a book on "Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery" with Dr. Stanton.
