Zimmerman, Andrew W., M.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Medical Neuroscience, Center for Autism and Related Disorders

Main Office Address

Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205

Phone: 443-923-9151
Fax: 443-923-9155

E-mail: zimmerman@kennedykrieger.org

Administrative Assistant

Michael Malin
Phone: 443-923-9128
E-mail: malin@kennedykrieger.org

Education and Government Service

Professional Interests

Autism and behavioral neurology, with special focus on immunology, excitotoxicity, and biomarkers in autism.

Selected Publications

Comi AM, Zimmerman, AW, Frye VH, Law PA, Peeden JN:  Familial clustering of autoimmune diseases and evaluation of medical risk factors.  J Child Neurol 14:388-394, 1999. 

Zimmerman AW. Commentary: Immunological treatments for autism: In search of reasons for promising approaches.  J Autism Devel. Disorders 30:479-482, 2000 

Zimmerman AW, Gordon B.  Neural mechanisms in autism. In: Autism: Clinical and Research Issues.  Ed. Pasquale Accardo et al, York Press, 2000.  Belsito KM, Law PA, Kirk KS, Landa RJ, Zimmerman AW:  Lamotrigine therapy for autistic disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.  J of Autism and Developmental Disorders 31:175-181, 2001 . 

Zimmerman AW, Tyler JD, Matteson KJ.  Increased incidence of HLA-B60 and maternal DR4 in autism.  Ann Neurol 50:S122, 2001